5C's Que Pasa

It certainly seems like we have been at the vet's office this week almost as much as we have been at the new home.  First there was Carmeh's eye surgery last Monday, July 30th.  Then we were back because of a bubble thing over the stitches last Wednesday.  Yesterday involved two separate visits.  I noticed yesterday morning that a loop of stitch was hanging down mid eye.  The stitch had come undone.

Carmeh now muzzled and wrapped in a white cat bag.

If Dr. Susan could not retie the very very short ends of the existing stitch Carmeh would have to go under anesthetic again and be restitched from scratch.  It took 4 of us to get her into the cat bag which is suppose to imobilize her but she was still struggling….poor thing.  They did manage to retie the knot.  Stressful for all of us.

By now we had been out and about doing house stuff for 5 hours, having left at 7AM for our first appointment in Vernon with the granite people.  Back home from the vets, where Colin packed up for several hours of photography.  Today is the first day this year that meets his perfect shooting requirements for bill board type view photos.  So off he went. He has a huge list of to do's.  Meanwhile I noticed that Carmeh was blinking and blinking and shaking her head.  Now what!  Was the stitch too tight?  Was she in pain?

So I pulled out one of my 3 dog medicine baskets to see what I had on hand before calling the vet yet again!

The vet wants to see Carmeh……now!!  They are worried she might have a scratch or an ulcer!!  Great!  I have a much needed massage booked in 30 minutes.  Colin is up some hill    somewhere taking photos.  The neighbours are gone.  I pile both dogs into the car and head to the vets.  I leave them both there and get to my massage.  I did manage to relax and she did help me but I have a long way to go to fix my physical problem.  Back to the vet office.

There they are. Carmeh was trying to jump out of the cage. Caeli who I brought along to keep her company just took everything in stride.

Carmeh's eye was just fine, they put dye in and checked it ver carefully.  The office is now close till Tuesday morning and we do have an appointment to get her stitch out Tuesday afternoon so we just have to get through the next few days with no further incidents.

Colin came home about 6:30PM with a sore throat, likely my cold from last week.

I really do wonder how we get through the day!

I was doing dishes at 8PM last night so that I could have plates to put last nights meal on!!  I saw our friends Pat & Gord walk by and here we hadn't even eaten yet.  We fished eating about 9:30PM!!!

Colin is doing photography all day today, I am going to catch up on stuff here in the RV.  Have a great Saturday everyone.

PS  In 64 days I have a profit of  $5812.60 for a total of $8888.60!!  Such an easy way to make money, especially when it happens while I am sleeping:))

Tags: emergency, medical, The girls, ZEEK

….to tell you the Que Pasa!!

Not even a second to let you know that Carmeh is being a sweetheart about her collar, that she is not trying to scratch her eye.  But we are concerned about the possible lump on the outside of her eye.  We will be seeing the vet on Tuesday to take out the stitches and see what transpires then.  Oh, of course that is the very same day that the house comes!!

Not even a second to tell you how things are happening with the house…mostly good and great but the few bad things are very bad indeed and we are down to the wire on that.  Today we have to pay the final amount owing before they will deliver the house on the 7th.  We also get to go the the granite factory to see them finish the curve in the bar in the kitchen.  Should be fun.  We plan to go to the house afterwards with Tim Hortons treats & coffee for all the workers.

The bedroom leading into the hall to the bathroom and kitchen.

Not even a second to tell you how much we enjoyed the Snowbirds flying overhead and landing at the airport just past the foot of our lake.  No time to see their 45 minute free show over Lake Okanagan but got enough of a thrill as they passed over our RV a few times.

I took a several more shots including close ups but just not enough time to crop & edit! The smoke is from their first fly pass as a group of nine!

Not enough time to take a photo of the full moon over the lake….phenomenal!  But just enough time to report that I finally got to see the beaver for the first time this year.  That was a highlight.

Not enough time to respond to all your emails….I will eventually.  Nor enough time to dust or vacuum but who cares….other than my Mom but she doesn't live here so I am good to keep up the no clean policy.

Not enough space to run a business from.....

...even the kitchen is getting used! Still haven't had enough time to do the laundry........!

Not enough time to call Colin's 98 year young Mom…..she sent me the sweetest card the other day.

...she wrote that she knew I wasn't planting flowers this year so she sent me a pot of flowers in the shape of a card. Pretty cool for 98, eh!

Not enough time to eat properly nor drink much vino!!!  Now that is a switch…..just too darn busy!!!  But I managed to carve out a few moments for you my dear blog readers.  Good things coming…stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!

Tags: 319, CJPS, construction, Duck Lake, Funny, garden

Carmeh is a real trooper, she is doing very well and for the most part is tolerating her collar.  I find it difficult to get anything done as she needs to be watched constantly as she keeps getting stuck within the limited space we have in the RV and doing stairs is a bit of a scare so we carry her up and down and on and off the sofa.   It is so hard to know when she wants to drink water and taking that stupid collar off is such  a pain for her and for us.  We got some velcro yesterday and attached it to the collar, relief!!!  Much, much easier.

Snake hunting just isn't the same for her.

A new sport on Duck Lake!

We were ever so grateful to our neighbors for making us dinner last night and serving it to us here at home.

We watched the sun set, then the moon rise and then had a bit of a fire before I almost fell asleep into it…..so very very tired last night.

Today's post is late as we had a quick trip to see how things were coming construction wise and then a stop at the vet to check Carmeh's eye.  There seems to be a pocket of fluid developing on the surface of her eyelid and it has been getting bigger each day.  Verdict…watch it…..and now we get to add an eye ointment to the daily regime.  Fun, eh!

Tags: Duck Lake, food, friends, health, The girls

Our vet was an hour late……but we were not upset as she was coming in from vacation to do Carmeh's surgery.  While waiting for Susan to arrive  her daughter Jessica ( it is a husband, wife and daughter vet team ) gave Carmeh her preop.

Caeli fell asleep while Carmeh, the patient paced. Finally she settled down while Colin held her and Caeli snuggled her from behind.

I felt so bad leaving her there, I had tears in my eyes.  We are more paranoid than most as we have lost a dog on the OR table in the past but we had a meeting in Kelowna re the house so as soon as Susan arrived and took her into the surgery room we left.  Caeli surprised us by staying awake in the car and seemingly being in charge something Carmeh normally does.

Kelowna is extremely smoky. There was a fire on the Westside due to a lighting strike last Friday, it was mostly controlled by Sunday night but then the winds picked up.

...and the fire grew from a controlled 4.4 hectares Sunday evening to 27 hectares with constant winds Monday evening. 50 homes are on evacuation alert!!

After our big Kelowna meeting we went to check on the new place…..the work seems to be happening ever so slowly.  Will they be ready by the 7th?  They say they will.

I love our LR fan and you can see a hall light back there and the outline of the kitchen cabinets. The window moldings are in and look great. This will be the view someone paddling on the lake will see.

By now we thought Carmeh would be ready but not for a few more hours so we went home to so some business stuff.  Finally it was time to go pick her up.   Lots of instructions and meds to give over the next week.  She was so happy to see us, her tail never stopped wagging.  Her poor eye looked so sore.  We also had her teeth cleaned at the same time, 2 for the price of one anesthetic.  When we got to the car Caeli moved as far away as she could from Carmeh!  Once home Carmeh slept for a bit but Caeli refused and still refuses to have anything to do with her sister or even with us.  For some reason she is upset.  Maybe because she was top dog for a few hours???

Carmeh is going to drive us, well me for certain, nuts over the next 10 days!  She requires constant supervision.  I had to call the vet's office because there was no way she could drink water or eat with the collar on….they said we could take if off for that and then put it back on.  Well I may be an RN but taking that dog collar off requires skills I don't have.  Somehow we managed but she is still dopey….I dread tomorrow.

This is the closest they have got so far......

She is doing well overall so now we continue day by day.   Thanks for all your comments and expressions of support.  You really do make a huge difference.  Posted at 10PM Monday night.

Tags: construction, health, pets, The girls

……my cold is better but my head is spinning.  I know I will get through the next few weeks….somehow!  My trick is to focus on the next few hours and not what has to be done later….too scary.  I think I have taken on too many things of late.

Walter finished putting in the paving slabs on the RV side of the yard and brought in more Oyama shale for in front of the cedars where we park the golf cart. Everything looks so nice and clean and tidy. Mike, Walters's assistant is still off work following the incident with his big toe. Poor guy! Poor Walter having to do 2 peoples jobs in this heat.

Saturday we had a lovely late dinner outside and then we just sat in out lounge chairs ( me with a blanket ) till dark.  The geese have been very active and vocal lately, perhaps they are practicing for the big flight south.  As we sat there in the dark we could hear the various flocks coming home to the lake for the night.  We couldn't see them until that particular flock landed simultaneously with a large splash.  Then a few moments later another flock would land.  We felt privileged to be able to be so close to nature.

...and here they are!!!! Our friends Gord, driving their new RV and Pat coming thru the gate in the car.

We spent last winter with Pat & Gord in Stone Island near Mazatlan last winter and became good friends.  Within a few weeks of us selling our home here last April they sold their home in Vernon!  However they decided to become fulltime RVers so they headed off to Toronto to pick up a new to them Class A motorhome.  Quite a change from the 19 foot trailer they lived in last winter!!

Gord, relieved to have arrived. They did not enjoy the drive thru Canada, especially Manitoba's bad roads, although driving thru the Rockies in an RV was great they said.

At this time they have no idea what the future holds other than staying here at Holiday Park till the end of October.  They need some R & R time.  We are happy to have them just down the road.

Not quite Mexico style but close enough. They girls got their bath today.

I have to say I am dreading today…..I just don't want to leave Carmeh at the vet's.  We will sit with her till she is sedated and ready for her surgery.  She just doesn't deserve to go thru this.  I know she will be fine but still……..

Tags: Duck Lake, friends, Holiday Park, Mexico, Stone Island, The girls