Besides the fact that I've woken up what feels like a bad case of pink eye (I'm still praying it's allergies, but ouchie. Without bad luck, I'd have no luck at all these days), things are looking up this morning. At least for Annabelle that is, and right now that's all I'm worried about.

When I went to the vet yesterday, the vet told me that while the hole itself has gotten bigger, it's healing from the inside out. The hole finished necrotizing which she expected. She said there was a line (of weak flesh maybe?) and that section finally finished doing what it was doing. The whole nail area of one toe is just a gaping hole right now.

But the good news is the hole is filling in from the inside out. It's getting shallower instead of deeper which is what it should be doing. So it's healing, it's just taking it's time to do so.

When they brought her out to me, she ran down the hall to greet me. She jumped up and down, excited and full of energy. She may have a giant hole in her paw, but she's not letting it get her spirits down! The vet tech couldn't even hold her leash, she drug her down and then dropped it. Annabelle ran right up to me, happy to see me. I don't know if I've ever seen her that happy to see mer. She leaned up against me, tail wagging and kisses all around.

So I'd say that's a very good sign.

I've been sleeping with her in my room and the door shut so I can hear her if anything is wrong. My cat was being a jerk this morning and wouldn't let me sleep, which made Annabelle all happy. First she climbed up in bed with me, tail wagging and kisses to give. Then she plopped down next to me. As the cat kept coming up to bite my legs (a mean thing she does when she's bored), Annabelle would get so happy and have to kiss her kitty cat.

Last night, just as I drifted off to sleep, the cat and the dog were laying next to each other. It's so adorable about my giant dog and my tiny cat can love each other the way they do.

For a Great Dane, Annabelle is a high energy girl. She never got the memo that she's not a puppy anymore. I take her to the dog park every day when she's well... and not that I can't do that, she's got so much pent up energy. But she needs to rest. No long walks or anything. The rest of her body seems to be healed up just fine, they just need to chill out to let the hole in her foot heal up.

I hope we have her running at the dog beach here again soon, she really needs to get some playtime out of her. Though currently she's sleeping on the couch. While yes, she's an energetic girl sometimes, the rest of the time she's an overgrown couch potato.

The emergency vet called last night to check on her. I really like that guy. He cares for the animals, that much is obvious. To anyone in Orange County, I'd suggest the Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic in Garden Grove. I live closer to the one in Newport Beach, but I didn't like them. This guy (Dr. Weber) is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. He said I could bring her in for a bandage change on Monday since my vet is closed and she needs to have it done. He's also the one who saw her on Tuesday at no cost. Not to mention, unlike the Newport Beach hospital where it's $90 to just have your pet seen, at this clinic it's only $45. About the same as my regular vet honestly. And he's a nice guy and a great vet who explains the science behind everything (which I'm a science and medicine geek, so it's nice to hear how things work in a way that I can make sense of).

I'll be taking her in today for a bandage change and then the vet said it was okay to wait until Monday for the next one. Her bandages are soaked in solution and then applied, so it's not something I can do at home. Plus she has to soak her paw in an antibacterial solution for like half an hour. I'll be home with her all weekend, but she will likely be at the vet every day next week again.

Which reminds me... My boss finally got back to me about meeting to discuss the job transition (my last day is next Friday). He wants to meet at 7:30 AM on Tuesday since he's supposed to be on vacation. I have to drop Annabelle off at the vet hen they open and they don't open until 8 AM. I'm not sure what to tell him. I've been using sick time to cover the time I've been out every morning to drop her off (I don't get it paid out upon leaving and my boss is still a decent guy). So I don't know... my dog has to come first and he had every opportunity to connect with me last week, I tried reaching out to him several times only to get voicemail. I know he's busy and stuff, but dang, so am I.

Well I better be off here and see what I can do about this eye. I have to drive to the vet today and in order to do that, I have to wear my contacts. I doubt I can wear my contact unless the ickiness goes away. Fun stuff, I tell ya. I'm sure I'll figure it out and get Annabelle to the vet, even if I have to drive partially blind. Stupid eye.