Blogger Cindy said...

OKAY...we need a Joanne, Mike and Gidget update!!!

Hugs!

March 19, 2009 9:32 PM

Yep... you're right Cindy. I haven't been posting much. I don't know... time just seems to get away from me lately.

Well... we had a bit of excitement the other day... and NOT the good kind either. It was a beautiful day, and I had decided to take the dogs for a ride. Miss Gidget was on my shit list (for various reasons) and I wasn't going to take her but then decided otherwise. I knew she needed to get out and get some different scenery... we all did.

As she was jumping in the car, I thought she was more than halfway in, I pulled up on the leash a little, and all of a sudden... she slipped out of her collar!! At first, I thought she was just going to jump into the car, but as soon as she realized she was free, she took off like a bat out of hell. First she ran like crazy around the front yard... freedom! But then she ran right into the street. Oh my God, I was never so scared in my life. I'm screaming her name out, but she was oblivious to me... happy in her new found freedom. I live on a very busy road, and THANK GOD the driver of the SUV saw her in time to stop. Then there was another car behind him and one going the other way. My heart was beating through my chest as I watched my little girl so close to being killed.

My niece was next door and heard me yelling for Gidget and ran outside to help. By this time, she was back on the front lawn (thank You Jesus). Of course, we didn't chase her (that would have made it worse), but we both got down trying to lure her to us. Finally, Toni was able to get on top of her, and I grabbed her and picked her up. As I was carrying her, she was bouncing and flailing in my arms, and I knew I'd never get her in the house without her jumping out of my arms, so I got as far as the car and put her in and closed the door really fast. Once the adrenalin crashed, I broke down in tears. I got her collar and leash on her and brought her in the house. She was so proud of herself and felt so good about herself and was smiling and panting with victory. But... I couldn't deal with it anymore, so I put her in her room, washed my face, took a xanax and Mike and I went for a ride and then a walk without her. I'll tell ya what... I never want to see anything like that again. I don't think my heart could take it.

It just never stops with her. Last week, Joanne came over to give her a rabies and lepto shot and shave her butt for me (she won't let me clean her very easily, and it had to be done). Of course we had to muzzle her to be able to do everything to her, and boy was she mad... not scared... MAD. We had her on the kitchen counter, and that little girl was flopping and flailing like a fish out of water. I held her down the way Joanne told me to, but she was still able to head butt me right in the jaw... that little shit really hurt me... I was seeing stars.

We had to muzzle Mike too... to pick him up and put him on the counter, so she could check his underside and shave and treat him for his rash. Poor Mike... the only reason he had to be muzzled was because it hurts him to be picked up, otherwise, he's normally good about getting help (unless he's really raw, and then he doesn't want to be touched). Anyway, Mike was so scared while he was muzzled.... totally opposite of the anger Gidget had, he just couldn't understand why it had to be done. I just wish he was healthy and never hurt anymore.

As far as me... well, I'm doing much better. It's still one day at a time as far as the way I feel with the meds, but I'm thinking they're pretty much adjusted the best they can be. My blood pressure seems to be either close to normal or even on the low side during the day. It starts going up a little at night before my nighttime pills, but not to a dangerous level, and then I take my night pills, and I seem to be ok during the night. I stopped taking one of the night pills (was taking 4 different ones), and now when I get up in the middle of the night, I'm not lightheaded, so I feel much safer in case of emergency now.

Well... that's what's been going on here. I've got to get ready for work, so I'll close this now. Thank you all so much for continuing to check up on us. We really appreciate and love each and every one of you. God Bless You All!!!

Love, Hugs, Blessings, Nose & Whisker Kisses,
Joanna, Mike & Gidget