31/08/2025
Spent the day (I’m not kidding) at BluePearl Animal Hospital in Duluth for Swanny to be seen for a very lame leg since Thursday. It was getting worse by the hour and is likely a cruciate tear along his knee. Poor guy was a champ about waiting 7+ hours to be seen and while I had hoped they would only lightly sedate for his X-rays they must have knocked him out pretty good because WOWZERS is he taking recovery hard. Including two accidents in his kennel in the drive home (has NEVER soiled his kennel before) poor guy 😢
Home with meds and instructions to rest for the next 5-7 days to see if it improves. Because of his age they won’t likely do surgery anyways.
Oh and Albus decided it would be fun to get stuck in the fence 2x today. Have you ever tried pushing a goat head the OPPOSITE way through a fence. It’s like almost impossible. I had decided to give up and wait for help and then turn around and he’s p**f(!) free.
If you ever consider multiple animals think again folks. Once you get over a threshold of 2 I’m convinced someone is either always sick or needing to be cleaned up after!!!
Ps the work those vets do at ER clinics and vet clinics is not for the faint of heart of those without patience. I saw a lot of sadness and grief in that parking lot today but also compassion. Thank you to everyone at Blue Pearl for seeing us today.
