What's scorching your groove today? - Page 57

Aliantha · 05-18-2012, 06:16 PM

I had to take Cleo to the vet yesterday. We came outside in the morning and she was drooling all over the place and teeth were chattering etc. I thought maybe either snake/spider bite having seen the same symptoms in Sheeba quite a few years ago; or possibly she'd been playing with a cane toad.

Anyway, took her to the vet, he thought cane toad and put her in the hydrobath to clean out her mouth and fill her stomach - the intention is to make them vomit and get the poison out - but while we were doing this, he noticed a bone wedged between her very back teeth. Uh-oh! So out came the pliers, and out came the bone! Result. A happy dog.

She had a temp though, and the vet said sometimes the stress of something like that can cause a temp, so maybe the same thing with Carrot.

Also, our old dog Sheeba had a 'galloped heartbeat' which was very similar to what you've described in Carrot, and she lived to the ripe old age of 13, which is pretty old for a big dog. Actually, she was classed as a giant breed because of the dane in her, so even more impressive.

So, after that long winded story, I just wanted to say, "it's probably nothing."

Undertoad · 05-18-2012, 07:54 PM

Good wishes out to baby Carrot.

Clodfobble · 05-28-2012, 09:38 PM

Goddamn laptop has suddenly started experiencing severe failure symptoms, and the extended warranty expired five damn days ago. I don't want to buy a new machine, and I really don't want to use Windows 7. Dammit.

infinite monkey · 05-29-2012, 09:24 AM

I tripped over the cleaning lady's vacuum cord, that was stretched out across the aisle way. I hit the cement floor with a layer of thin carpet hard with my left wrist and my right knee.

I'm sore but I'm old. (I feel drunk but I'm sober. I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed. I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is beat to shreds. Sorry Alanis.) My knee is giving out if I'm not careful. I wish it would have broken in two.

I should be put to pasture. I'll live with the cows. They would be nice to me. Anything. Anything but this life. Truly.

Spexxvet · 05-30-2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I tripped over the cleaning lady's vacuum cord, that was stretched out across the aisle way. I hit the cement floor with a layer of thin carpet hard with my left wrist and my right knee.

I'm sore but I'm old. (I feel drunk but I'm sober. I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed. I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is beat to shreds. Sorry Alanis.) My knee is giving out if I'm not careful. I wish it would have broken in two.

I should be put to pasture. I'll live with the cows. They would be nice to me. Anything. Anything but this life. Truly.

At least get checked out now, at their expense. Just in case something pops up later, caused by this.

infinite monkey · 05-30-2012, 11:09 AM

I saw the cord, tried to step over, felt my toe catch, and must have panicked (sp?) And went down like a rock. It simultaneously happened so fast and was in slow mo. No witnesses, it was before work (and don't want to be late ya know!)

I filed the report with campus police though. He took a pic of my shoes! I'm no shoe girl (anymore) so they can't blame my fashion sense. I think the report will be enough if something did come up but I'm really ok. I took the day off to rest all my sore parts and that is even stressful because I have so much work to do. But they've told me I need to take care of myself and take some of my vac time so I guess this day is in the realm of taking care.

limey · 05-30-2012, 02:28 AM

Sue them.

Trilby · 05-30-2012, 06:19 AM

Worker's Comp! This is your chance!

ZenGum · 05-30-2012, 06:25 AM

I can see the emotional trauma from here!

infinite monkey · 05-30-2012, 07:05 AM

Heh. No, I'm the klutz. And I'm sore but ok.

limey · 05-30-2012, 07:58 AM

Uh, no. Infi, "the cleaning lady's vacuum cord, that was stretched out across the aisle way". Was there a warning sign up?

classicman · 05-30-2012, 09:22 AM

They're right IM. That is why they carry insurance. Take care of YOU!!!!

Aliantha · 05-30-2012, 05:26 PM

Maybe they're just trying to lull you so you don't think up some nasty little law suit while you're feeling all sore and sorry for yourself.

infinite monkey · 05-31-2012, 09:44 AM

In all fairness (to me) that conversation happened in a meeting with a bigwig BEFORE the incident because I never take vacation time. I don't doubt it was more than duplicitous, in this funny little place, and I don't think for a second it was really about my welfare. More a CYA thing. Only by Y I mean T. lol

Plus, I'm all like not a thieving cheater take take take kind of person, but I wonder if I should be. 47 years of acting in the best way I know how in that realm has landed me money. Some have no qualms making their existence someone else's problem. I have qualms, hereto therefore I won't be a lying cheating waste of flesh. And boy do I feel tempted to just start being one.

limey · 05-31-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

In all fairness (to me) that conversation happened in a meeting with a bigwig BEFORE the incident because I never take vacation time. ...

I'm glad to hear that because if my boss had suggested I take a day of my holiday (=vacation) allowance to recover from an injury sustained at work it'd drive me straight into making a claim against the company. I still say get yourself checked out at their expense, just in case.

05-18-2012, 06:16 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I had to take Cleo to the vet yesterday. We came outside in the morning and she was drooling all over the place and teeth were chattering etc. I thought maybe either snake/spider bite having seen the same symptoms in Sheeba quite a few years ago; or possibly she'd been playing with a cane toad. Anyway, took her to the vet, he thought cane toad and put her in the hydrobath to clean out her mouth and fill her stomach - the intention is to make them vomit and get the poison out - but while we were doing this, he noticed a bone wedged between her very back teeth. Uh-oh! So out came the pliers, and out came the bone! Result. A happy dog. She had a temp though, and the vet said sometimes the stress of something like that can cause a temp, so maybe the same thing with Carrot. Also, our old dog Sheeba had a 'galloped heartbeat' which was very similar to what you've described in Carrot, and she lived to the ripe old age of 13, which is pretty old for a big dog. Actually, she was classed as a giant breed because of the dane in her, so even more impressive. So, after that long winded story, I just wanted to say, "it's probably nothing." __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-28-2012, 09:38 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Goddamn laptop has suddenly started experiencing severe failure symptoms, and the extended warranty expired five damn days ago. I don't want to buy a new machine, and I really don't want to use Windows 7. Dammit. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-30-2012, 02:28 AM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Sue them. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-30-2012, 06:19 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Worker's Comp! This is your chance! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-30-2012, 06:25 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I can see the emotional trauma from here! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-18-2012, 07:54 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Good wishes out to baby Carrot.

05-29-2012, 09:24 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I tripped over the cleaning lady's vacuum cord, that was stretched out across the aisle way. I hit the cement floor with a layer of thin carpet hard with my left wrist and my right knee. I'm sore but I'm old. (I feel drunk but I'm sober. I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed. I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is beat to shreds. Sorry Alanis.) My knee is giving out if I'm not careful. I wish it would have broken in two. I should be put to pasture. I'll live with the cows. They would be nice to me. Anything. Anything but this life. Truly.

05-30-2012, 11:09 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I saw the cord, tried to step over, felt my toe catch, and must have panicked (sp?) And went down like a rock. It simultaneously happened so fast and was in slow mo. No witnesses, it was before work (and don't want to be late ya know!) I filed the report with campus police though. He took a pic of my shoes! I'm no shoe girl (anymore) so they can't blame my fashion sense. I think the report will be enough if something did come up but I'm really ok. I took the day off to rest all my sore parts and that is even stressful because I have so much work to do. But they've told me I need to take care of myself and take some of my vac time so I guess this day is in the realm of taking care.

05-30-2012, 07:05 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Heh. No, I'm the klutz. And I'm sore but ok.

05-30-2012, 07:58 AM	#11
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Uh, no. Infi, "the cleaning lady's vacuum cord, that was stretched out across the aisle way". Was there a warning sign up? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-30-2012, 09:22 AM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	They're right IM. That is why they carry insurance. Take care of YOU!!!! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-30-2012, 05:26 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maybe they're just trying to lull you so you don't think up some nasty little law suit while you're feeling all sore and sorry for yourself. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-31-2012, 09:44 AM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	In all fairness (to me) that conversation happened in a meeting with a bigwig BEFORE the incident because I never take vacation time. I don't doubt it was more than duplicitous, in this funny little place, and I don't think for a second it was really about my welfare. More a CYA thing. Only by Y I mean T. lol Plus, I'm all like not a thieving cheater take take take kind of person, but I wonder if I should be. 47 years of acting in the best way I know how in that realm has landed me money. Some have no qualms making their existence someone else's problem. I have qualms, hereto therefore I won't be a lying cheating waste of flesh. And boy do I feel tempted to just start being one.

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