Miss of Roses

“Back in my day we didn’t have any of these childhood protective things, we were smart enough not to do stupid shit on our own!” Except your little neighbour, who got the funniest idea at the age of seven, and got his skull pierced when he slipped?

“Back in my day nobody got divorced, we stuck together and fixed our problems!” What about your cousin, who was slowly killed by her husband because she had nowhere to escape him?

“Back in my day nobody had ‘mental problems’, we didn’t whine, we just toughed it out and endured life!” Hey remember that guy you used to work with, who seemed really friendly and normal, and then suddenly hanged himself ‘for no reason’?

“Back in my day we didn’t have any of this ‘gay’ or ‘transgender’ thing.” You did, but your family cut all ties with her before you were born.

Pen-dants

Owner: “He had surgery Wednesday and when we took the bandage off leg, the bone is showing!”

Me: “I see we neutered Doofers on Wednesday. Nothing was done with his leg other than a catheter. How long ago did you notice this?”

Owner: “Wednesday”

Me: “His bone has been exposed since Wednesday?”

Owner: “Yes”

Me: “I’m sorry, this sounds serious. Can you send a photo?”

Owner:

“His skin is gone”

Me: “Ok. So, his fur has been shaved for the IV catheter. But his skin is intact, is there a wound you can see?”

Owner: “You can see the bone right there. It wasn’t like this before the surgery.”

Me: “You can see the shape of his bone, yes, but his skin is still covering it. If you look at your own wrist see how you can see that bony bump? But it’s not exposed bone, it’s covered by skin.”

Owner: “His skin has been shaved off. His arm is skinny.”

Me: “His fur is shaved off. His skin is under the fur. It’s like when you get a hair cut.”

Owner: “But I can see the bone.”

Me: “Ok well let’s get him in for an appointment because that is serious. You can come right now.”

Owner: “I can’t come until Wednesday.”

Me: “We really need to see him, he could be very sick.”