Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2003. This was Mattie's first trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That day we took him on a tour of the Currituck Lighthouse. Back then, a child could ride up on a parent's back! It was a hot and humid day and Peter climbed up very narrow and winding steps of the lighthouse with Mattie on his back. Now a days, this wouldn't be allowed! If you don't walk independently, you aren't getting to the top!
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 35,001,589
- Number of people who died from the virus: 613,223
It was quite the day! Peter and I worked the whole day at the house. While I was cleaning, Sunny was in the backyard. However, it began to rain, and I figured it he should come inside the house, given I know he hates thunder and lightning. However, Sunny's new trick is he doesn't come when called. He wasn't like this in the city, but out in the backyard, he plays tricks with us. Needless to say it was pouring and I wasn't going outside to check where he was. Given he wears a GPS tracker now, I knew he was in the backyard.
When Peter got home from running to Home Depot, he went looking for Sunny! It turns out that Sunny dug several holes in the dirt and found a way to get under the shed in the backyard. Mind you this is a very small and narrow space, and Sunny is 70 pounds. A big fellow in a small hole. Peter got him out, but Sunny was covered in mud and was limping. He was an absolute mess. Given the fact that Sunny needed knee surgery in April of 2020, I panicked. I figured he injured himself again.
I called around to all pet emergency rooms. You got to love it, many of them will tell you they are full to capacity and CAN'T help you! Can you imagine a hospital doing this to a human? It shouldn't happen to any live creature who needs immediate medical attention. Any case, I called the center in Vienna who did Sunny's surgery last year and convinced them to see Sunny today on an emergency basis. They ran blood work and took x-rays, $1,200 later, we came home with pain killers and at least have the peace of mind knowing that his blood work is good and he did not break anything. Especially happy to know that the metal plate in his knee is perfectly intact! I am grateful Sunny has pet insurance! We never did this for any of our cats, but when we got Sunny a friend of mine told me pet insurance is VERY needed! She is 100% correct.
Peter and I got back to DC with Sunny after 10pm. Totally long day and did not go at all like we expected it to!
1 comment:
Sunny!! What a day you put your family through! I'm so glad you were not injured and didn't do any damage except to worry everyone. I suppose you were finding your own safe spot in the storm, huh? Next time, come inside, silly Sunny!
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