Re: I'm exhausted

Thanks Kitty and Zem. I just went outside (before the shower) and beat the
bushes. Moved some pots around for less "cranny" space and moved some
things from the back of the house. I've still got to do more. If I had been
at work she probably would have died. I don't know, maybe I'm being
dramatic. But who knows? I'm so thankful I was here. 

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/11/2005 11:50:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm exhausted
>
> Andrea, Thank goodness you were there when it happened. No location is
> completely safe. My sister's dog (a Lab mix) was allergic to bee stings
> and kept medication on hand. But what if they had been at work when it
> happened?
>
>
> My cat Mick apparently (my vet doesn't agree with the clinic's
> diagnosis) got bitten by a tick that gave him some sort of blood problem
> that almost killed him. He gave no indication of a problem until one
> Sunday as he walked toward me, he keeled over. I rushed him to the
> clinic barely in time; they thought he was a goner. Required a complete
> blood tranfusion at about $300. Total ended up at nearly $800, but he's
> fine now. What if this had happened on a weekday while I was at work?
>
>
> I'm so glad Gracie will be ok. You're right, you have to take
> precautions as long as you know you have that kind of wildlife
> possibility. That sort of clean up comes before you do anything else.
> People say my cats should be indoors, they'd be safer. But I think they
> have a richer life being indoor/outdoor and I get them all the possible
> safeguards I can.
>
>
>
> --
> Kitty 
> neIN, Zone5
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
> > and it's only 10:30 in the morning. Was out drinking my coffee on the 
> > porch this morning and two of the dogs started raising a ruckus behind 
> > the house. Saw my Lab, Gracie jump backward and shake her head and 
> > though Oh Sh--, it's a snake. It was, she got it in the nose three 
> > times. Copperhead. I've spent the morning at the vet with her. Raced to 
> > another vet to get antivenom as mine was out due to this being his
third 
> > dog/snake bite in less than a week. Fortunately, I had just given her 
> > benadryl for breakfast for allergies. So, he pumped her full of 
> > steroids, more benadryl, antivenom, antibiotics, and fluid. I've got to 
> > take her back this afternoon for another round of fluid. She's resting 
> > in her crate right now. 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm getting ready to go clean all the crap out from around the back of 
> > the house. Pots, shelving, etc and mow down some of the more prolific 
> > jungle in which they can hide. By the time I got the dogs into the
house 
> > and went back out with shovel in hand it had disappeared, of course. 
> > Normally, I don't go after things with a shovel, but I would have
killed 
> > it had I been able to find it. I am now probably about $600 poorer, the 
> > antivenom alone was $300. Ouch. Poor Gracie looks like a Labrador 
> > balloon. 
> > 
> > 
> > I swear I'm going to move someday. The heat, bugs, expense of living on
the 
> > coast, and now the local wildlife are making me crazy. 
> > 
> > 
> > Andrea H 
> > Beaufort, SC 
> > 
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