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[ksmith]

Welp, I'll be taking King to the vet tomorrow. I noticed some spots of dried blood on the floor after the Guyz' post-dinner "Oh look-a rabbit" run. At first I thought that Mickey had licked a pad raw again, but I checked his feet and they were fine. Then I checked King, and found that he had torn the hell out of a left rear nail, to the point that I ain't touching it. I cleaned it. Tried to bandage it, but after an hour or so of restlessness, King pulled it off, eating the gauze in the bargain.

He's resting now. The thing's stopped bleeding, for now. I am hoping he leaves it alone until I can get him in to see the doc.

Not a crisis like cmpriest's Spainy-Cat (glad she'll be OK!). But messy, and probably uncomfortable for King. Not great for me, either. I'd like a week with no Dog Problem. Just a week.

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[slave2tehtink.livejournal.com]

I feel for you. I no longer gloat about the status of the Vet Savings Account in front of the dogs because Tink regards that as a challenge to drain it as quickly and creatively as possible. We've had a couple months now with No Major Vet Bills (knock on wood), I'm kinda excited about that.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I still haven't rebuilt the savings account that King gutted back in June, when his stomach went all pre-ulcerous on me. I was going to start this week. King must've picked up on that and decided to get a jump on the funding.

I hope they don't have to remove the nail.