once again, I'm off my mark

so.. yes.. the last time I wrote, we had 3 emergencies (2 of which declined due to the afore-mentioned emergency fee of $500)

little did I know.. that was the start of our streak of emergencies. we've had 1 or more every day since then! 
that Wednesday we started with an add-on surgery for possible foxtail in the nose. the owner had an appointment Monday but cancelled because the dog stopped sneezing - the vet called her back to come in for anesthesia Wednesday. 
then we had a hit-by-car Wednesday afternoon. the owners came home and found him in the street unable to walk - the owner was actually bitten in the face when he tried to help the dog up. the dog had multiple fractures on his pelvis. the owners did not have the funds to afford a surgery, nor did they have the means to accommodate for after care - the dog weighed 50# and they could not carry him in and out for potty breaks.
our first Monday emergency that had declined emergency fee - she was to come in Wednesday as a regular appointment but did not show. then she called a week later wanting an appointment for the same issue - and did not schedule anything when contacted. 

Friday we had a horrible set of emergencies - so much so, that we worked over 16 hours that day - the last 12-1/2 hours in one stretch. mid-day was a dog fight victim (owner had passed and family moved in with their dogs.. they moved out that day, but not before their 2 dogs attacked him.. an agent brought him in after finding him tied to a tree in the yard)
then that night, second to last appointment of the day was a dog with possible foxtail in the nose (we already had a surgery scheduled that morning to xray nose and biopsy sinuses for a dog with chronic nosebleeds). 

phew.. I did basically nothing the next day. after getting home Saturday morning at 1:45am.. I slept until 1:30pm - a whole day gone. 
Sunday was laundry and catching up on typical weekend things before my workweek started again. 

Monday was the start again of emergencies (remember.. there are only 2 of us working in treatments, and the 1 receptionist who can tech momentarily...)
in the afternoon we had a dog come in who had swallowed a fish hook! the owners are from Vista (186 miles away) and had just arrived at a local lake - a minute later she swallows the BAITED fish hook that someone had left on the ground. 

Wednesday we had 4 emergencies - the busiest day of all (again.. 2 techs & me)
we started with a rattlesnake bite.. a dog at a local rescue - was found limping. no one saw it happen.
then we had a dog we thought was hit by car. actually was a dog who hit the car.. injured right front leg, 'hole' on her right clavicle.. she was actually able to resist an ear exam while on morphine.. THEN, when she was finally discharged, the owners got home (20 miles away) and she was having an allergic reaction to her antibiotic injection - back for more emergency after care..
then we had a dog who had a tussle with housemates and had a puncture wound ON HER EYELID..
lastly was a dog reported to have been attacked by coyotes - they walked in before we could send them elsewhere - the vet determined she was hit by a car, not attacked by coyotes - they eventually walked out because they got tired of waiting. 

Friday - we got through 99% of the day - then a snake bite case walked in.. so close.. so close.. 
she was transferred to a 24hour facility because after 2 vials of antivenin, her swelling was not stopping.

such is summer.. hooray.. just 3 more months of double time, triple time.. 
and all the back pain and leg pain and foot pain and hand pain that comes with it..