Life at Golden Pines: Ree’s Culinary Journey

As if the uncertainty of Todd’s prognosis wasn’t sufficient on the week of November 14th, one thing occurred that absolutely took the main focus off of him. 

~Todd says if it is not about him, he is taking a nap~

It was late afternoon on Thursday the seventeenth – I keep in mind listening to ‘a noise’ however as an alternative of going to see what it was, I made a decision to disregard it. Large mistake. Big mistake!  As a result of when Carl acquired dwelling not lengthy after that, he discovered that one in every of my leather-based hand-bags had been chewed up and eaten – No matter you name it, I did not should try to determine which canine had completed it, as a result of this had Ree written throughout it. I frantically regarded for any items that will haven’t been eaten, and located none, however I used to be at the least capable of account for a lot of the brass-hardware that belonged to it. 

~What’s left of my bag~

— And that is the place I am going to add that the ‘crossbody-bag,’ a present from an excellent buddy just a few years in the past, has at all times hung in that very same place within the spare bed room when it is not getting used — Ree needed to bounce as much as get it off its hook, which is the noise I heard– No matter possessed her to do it stays a complete thriller, aside from she’s a Lab, and that is what they do. —

So, again to my story…. With no indicators of the about 6-foot deal with/strap and the total leather-based flap gone from the bag, and fearing an intestinal blockage as a result of leather-based after all does not breakdown, Ree and I have been off to the emergency vet. 

Fortunately the closest emergency vet may see her — We did not have to attend lengthy earlier than they took Ree to the again to induce vomiting and take x-rays – which was completed twice. After nearly 3 hours, Emergency Vet got here out and informed me that she thought what was left in Ree’s abdomen, even a few the small brass rivets would ‘move usually.’ 

With that information, I used to be capable of breathe just a little bit simpler, however Ree wasn’t completely out of the woods, and I used to be informed to observe her carefully, as a result of a blockage was nonetheless an actual chance. So, for the subsequent week, we watched Ree’s each transfer, inside and out of doors. I am going to spare you the graphic particulars, and simply say that regardless of all of it, we did see items of my chewed up bag once more and I am going to add that Ree was completely unaffected by all of it and was completely herself. And as for me, I used to be completely exhausted. 

It is now 9 days since Ree’s culinary journey, and he or she nonetheless seems to be no worse for put on. I am informed that there is nonetheless an opportunity that an intestinal blockage may nonetheless happen. In fact I am hoping, hoping, hoping that it will not, as I hope for a brand new Dooney and Bourke purse for Christmas. I’m wondering what Ree is hoping for?