February 23rd 2021

I was not in the mood to get up.
after being lazy and free for 4 days.. cold hard reality had to come back. 

I got up and dressed, weighed out at 143.8#
I had my breakfast, checked for chicken eggs, fed the critterbugg kitty..
then off to work I went.. with my coffee and choco protein, full canteen water, and a nutrigrain bar.

i clocked in and checked messages -- not too much to account for 👍

as our appointments started getting going, a phone call came in with an emergency.. argh..
then while we waited for them to show (took almost 3 hours) another call for another emergency.. ugh..
this is how our day will be going.. so it seems..

life wasn't all that bad.. got better.. 
the first emergency was a large friendly shepherd, and a small very UNfriendly beagle mix.. 
owners suspected they had ingested "pet-safe" rat poison -- pet safe? poison that is pet safe?
shepherd was seen bleeding from the mouth, beagle seen bleeding from the ear..
owners had recently put down rat bait but did not see the dogs eat any of it.. 
they had checked their property and basement, but found nothing bad/wrong..
dc didn't find anything bad/wrong in her exam either.. 
the beagle mix got an allergy shot..
otherwise it was just an exam, and an emergency fee for both.

second emergency was another large shepherd, fearful but friendly..
owner suspected he had something in his throat.. was doing a weird cough/wheeze..
was a client we hadn't seen since 2009.
when i tracked down profile, they were in collections. 
i advised dc of this, however when i called the collection company for balance due -- they wouldn't say..
that was 'classified' information that required client's authorization for release.. 
but isn't it our debt that they owe??
either way, it was resolved.. 
shepherd had some xrays.. but no sure cause.

a 3rd emergency came in just before our scheduled surgery started. small dog, anaphylactic shock.. 
unfortunately she did not make it.. by the time they arrived, she was d.o.a.
and no matter what dc tried, she was not revived.. 
the owners are not from this area (santa monica)
but they are related to an agent in lebec (so VERY local to the vet's office)

i pulled files for friday's appointments.. and prepared what i had found..
but was only missing 2 that dc has for writing in..
i realized once i got home late..
i didn't date stamp most of them..
and what i did stamp, might have been the wrong date..

the afternoon was mostly non-productive otherwise. 
i started pulling saturdays files to give me an easier time on friday 
of course, i only found 2..

it was a long long day however.. 12.88 hours..
so close to 13 hours, time was really weighing on me..

but happy surprise when i (finally) got home was seeing mr grey waiting for me on the doorstop
he was meowing and purring and trilling all in one. 
i don't usually feed him when i get home from work -- not during winter
although i probably should for warmth (burning calories and such..)
but he's not typically there when i get home, only rarely do i get to see him at night
but either way, i fed him because i knew he'd be hungry..
his food from sunday morning was still there at lunch today so i KNOW it wasn't fresh.. and yet he'd eaten it,
so i gave him a fresh can of yum yum beef food..