Vetted, Words I thought I would never say

Yesterday I left work early to take Elsa back to the vet to get her rechecked since it seemed she still had the UTI symptoms after the round of antibiotics were finished. They once again ran a urine sample, this time it did not show obvious signs of an infection but the vet recommended sending the sample out to a lab for further testing to see if anything turned up. I ok’d it but found out when the bill was presented that is something like $260 alone. However when I described in more detail to the vet what was going on, where Elsa will just be laying down or sleeping and “leak” she said it could be incontinence.

That idea seemed odd to me but the vet said that dogs that have been neutered at a very young age (Elsa was) can have this happen as they get older. So depending on what the lab work shows we may shift to giving her meds that help with incontinence instead. In the meantime they gave me another 7 days of antibiotic to stomp it out if this is still a UTI. I just want her back to normal.

Last night after dinner I took Elsa for a run to Petsmart, a store I have not patronized in a very long time. I wanted to get a couple things to help address Elsa’s leaking issue, some dog wet wipes to keep her clean and some spray to break down anything that gets pee’d on accidentally. While I was there I bought her first Xmas present as well. When I got home I packed up a 3D stand order, a rarity for me nowadays.

Here are some words I thought I would never say. I am glad that the yoga class resumes today. Because of some dumb scheduling thing the yoga class that I normally would attend once a week has been dormant for between two and three months. I do not think it’s a coincidence that during this lull my IT band problem came up. The class does a lot to push my hips in directions they don’t normally go and I think the absence of that has been detrimental for me. I’m hoping starting yoga again will be another cog in my wheel of recovery. The issue is with how much my IT band is irritated, doing a lot of the movements are going to be painful and/or impossible for me currently.

I again was questioning if I wanted to do any Christmas decorations in my office this year. Much like home I decided to do so but at a bare minimum level.