Posted by Teacher on July 12, 2003 at 15:04:34:
Well, ladies, I'm about to have to run for a while, but I just wanted you all (whoever's here this weekend) to know what happened this morning.
I was outside painting the little shelves for the nursery (yes, it was a well ventilated area) when all of a sudden my dog started crying and squirming. I looked up and she was COVERED with wasps/jellow jackets. Since I have a MAJOR fear of these insects I got up to run, but being in my 8th months I couldn't get going. I fell over twice scraping up my knee and my hangs. I was screaming and screaming, "OH NO! OH NO!" I felt so helpless unable to get to my dog (only 13 lbs) and she was really hurting. As soon as I finally got up off the ground and inside she came running after me--bringing the wasps with her. DH came running out of the study slamming closed the door and checking to see if I was okay--but I was just crying and screaming over our dog who looked like she could hardly walk. She was really hurting--and I was afraid she was dying. We called the vet hospital and they said to bring her in immediately (apparently a dog in the area died recently from multiple bee stings). By the time we made it to the vet her right eye was extremely swollen and she was having a difficult time walking. :o( The vet gave her three injections. I know that two were benadryl and a steroid, but I'm not sure what the other one was. They said she'd be sore for a while and they wanted to hear from me on Monday. They gave us the emergency hospital number incase we have to take her in tonight.
My dog is almost 16 years old, now. For those of you who have had a pet for this long, you know how near and dear they are to you. It didn't even occur to me that I needed to be checked, as well, until I started cramping through my abdomen and feeling a little sick in my stomach. I called my doctor's emergency number and she told me that as long as I didn't fall directly on my abdomen while trying to get up and as long as I wasn't bleeding or having bad abdominal cramps, it was okay. Also, she was pleased to hear that I was feeling her move around in there. She said that was a good sign.
Anyway, it was a very scary morning. I think the excitement just all got to me. I don't have a lot of energy now--I just want to do absolutely nothing the rest of the day. VERY scary!
I hope you are all having blessed weekends and I'll see you all later on! I've gotta go for now.
Tight hugs,
~Teacher
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