No pictures.... no cute graphics, nothing like that today! You'll have to form your own images (and throw in some smells along the way).
When I got home from work Thursday evening (at 7:30 - my 12 hour work day), I was told that Samantha had pooped 3 times in Brie's room... and Emile was "letting it dry" before trying to clean it up because it was runny. NICE. Just what you want to hear. Obviously something wasn't right.
Move to Friday...6am.. Samantha is going crazy in her kennel... prancing around, anxious; you could tell she really wanted out. Emile discovered vomit in the kennel as she was opening the door to take Samantha out back. Oh crap. What's next? Stupid me, I HAD TO ASK.
When I get home Friday afternoon (2:30) I can smell poop as soon as I start up the stairs. Because of the rain, we had to put Samantha back in her kennel rather than let her outside... she has a dog house, but I still like her indoors if the weather is bad. Anyway, as I approach her kennel, she looks completely forlorn, her head is dropped, ears laid back, just pathetic. And the smell is TERRIBLE. Here she had numerous accidents throughout the day and everything was a mess. I immediately took her out back where she immediately pooped in 3 more places. She really seemed miserable. When she finished she came over to me and just put her head against my arm. I felt so bad for her. Don't you hate when you can't talk to someone (child or animal) so they can tell you what's wrong?
When Emile got home from school, we took the bedding out of the kennel (as well as her dog house bedding) and walked down to the corner laundry mat to wash everything. I didn't want to wash it in my washer.... yuck. It's been at least 20 years since I used a commercial laundry. I couldn't believe how much it cost to wash a load. I used the smallest machine and it was $2.00. The other machines were $3.00 and $4.00. I'm sure thankful I have my own washer and dryer!!
After the wash, we brought everything home and put them in the dryer. Next Emile helped me give Samantha a bath. I actually gagged. She smelled so bad. NOT a pleasant experience. By the time we finished that... and blew her somewhat dry, the bedding was dry and we were ready to put everything back together.
As of this morning, I haven't found any new messes, however, I did find another old one, more than likely from Thursday evening. When I went to open blinds in my craft room, I found several messes. I'll attack that in a few minutes. Samantha does seem to be feeling a bit better. Hopefully the worse is over.
THANK YOU EMILE.... YOU WERE GREAT!! Just when I want to wring your neck, you come through and remind me of what a TERRIFIC KID you really are. You were a ton of help, and I truly appreciate everything you did to make a crappy situation a little easier to get through.
I ♥ U
4 comments:
Eww. I hate that kind of thing. Sorry.
Yeah for Em. Sometimes kids just amaze us with their compassion and understanding.
I"m glad your dog is feeling better and I'm so glad the Em helped you out, my mom sure loves her and is always talking about waht a sweetheart she is.
I'm just glad I don't have a dog... but I did have a little kid that pooped all over my house once until Candace told me to put a diaper on him while I ran around trying to clean up the previous poop... and I was pregnant too, so the whole thing made me even more nauseous than I was!!! You do lead an exciting life, tho. I'll stick to being boring and just having pet children.
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