January 24, 2004

• Geez, I'm hungry.  This is a good thing    I'm "in my moon" & normally that makes me feel like shit (it really inflames my IBD), so I'll gladly take hunger 

  
  

  My day started off with a douche bag of a client.  The ass had 2 German Shepheards that he had no control over.  The male was fine, the female was clearly nervous.  The man's idea of trying to control the dogs consisted of yelling, jerking the leashes/collars, and hitting them.  It took every inch of me NOT to beat the living shit out of this turd.  I warned Zawie before he went in, I told him they were a bit to handle & that I didn't get any temps because it was impossible to do so.  We examined the male, gave him his vaccines, done, no problem.  The female was not so easy.  She freaked out as we tried to stand her up for her temp.  But because of her fight, we didn't temp her, rather Zawie just palpated her belly.  The exam was not easy & incomplete due to this dog's stuggle.  The "owner" would grab her by the face and yell at her as she squirmed.  He hit her on the snout a couple of times, too.  Total, from the time I brought him into the room until we were done, he hit both dogs quite a few times.  And, as we all know, yelling & hitting really help to calm a situation.  Anyway, at the bitter end of everything, she whips her head around & chomps.  Fortunately for me, I had my sleeves rolled.  She bit the bunch of fabric right by my elbow.  If my sleeves were down, I would not have been able to finish working.  I could feel her teeth right next to my skin.  This bitch meant business.  I feel lucky & horrible (for this dog).  I honestly do not blame her.  She was scared as hell & this mother-fucking piece of shit only made it worse for her.  She wasn't a bad dog, just a typical nervous shepheard.  This shit pisses me off so badly.  Assholes like that should not have animals.  That dog could be fine, if in the right hands.  NO being, no creature deserves to be treated like this.  I abhore this kind of behavoir from people.   That fuckin' bastard...  Then, at lunch, Selina, the tech who returned from materinity leave, was treating her VERY SWEET Rotti the same way!  This sickens me.  It really does.  I wish there was something I could do.  I am in this field to try to fix the stupid shit that humans do.  To make it up to the aniamals.  To aleviate the pain & suffering.  That's part of why I took in Akh.  No one would want a kitten KNOWING she would need major orthopedic surgery.  I am trying with every inch of my soul to do good work, to do right by the animals, but after seeing the shepheard & Selina's rotti being treated the way they were I felt so helpless.  I hurt for the animals.  It pains me to see innocent, beautiful souls being abused.  I know I can't fix it all & that eats away at my insides all the time.  I know I can make a difference, and damn it, I want to.  But sadly, not in these cases.  God, does that frustrate, anger & pain me...

  
  

  Not much else going on here, just cold    Actually,  I do want to ask everyone to send out a lot of love/positive energy/prayers to my co-worker Sandy & her dog, Cleo.  Cleo is a 5 year old Golden & she was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma today (cancer in the lympnodes).  We caught it early & Zawie started Chemo treatment today.  She should be ok, but I'm gonna cast a spell tonight.  Cleo is a sweet dog & Sandy is too.   Spell-casting is for everyone, no matter what the specie.  I just want to see the chemo take effect & to see little Cleo get better & for Sandy to enjoy & love her.  This IS treatable, so let's just ask that the treatments work, Cleo's life is extended & blessed.  They both just need love, warm, support & positive energy right now.  On their behalf, thank you.

  
  

  I hope all of you are well.  Take care & blessed be yourselves.  Much love to each of you!

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