More Dog Drama

Late last night, he managed to destroy his plastic cone collar and open the incision, so 6 days of healing are down the tubes. He was bleeding all over, but I managed to temporarily fix his collar with tape and give him first aid and clean the blood off his legs.

I really felt horrible last night, and had trouble sleeping. I took him to the vet's and got a new collar this morning, He was waiting in the truck, and when I described the situation to the veterinary tech, and she didn't seem concerned and didn't even want to look at him. The only danger, she said, was if it got infected. I plan to put neosporin cream on his wounds and he'll just continue to wear the collar until everything has completely healed.

I'm really getting tired of all this, and can't take this endless nursing. I did six months of it with the cat, and now the dog has become high maintenance. His previous owners never dealt with it, they put him in the backyard and eventually got rid of him.

He's a sweet dog, and he loves me totally, but I'm feeling like my reserves of energy and patience are nearing the end.