no more status quo.

here i was reflecting about how everything has been so status quo in my life right now and then wham! our beloved haley is in the hospital.

on our morning walk, i decided to go a different route to drop off some mail. we happened to see my better half (bh) and his friend driving on their way to the office, which made haley so excited. so excited that she began jumping around.

on a broken clear glass bottle that neither of us saw.

her paw began bleeding profusely and since we were just a block from home, she limped along home. once at home, the blood really began to gush. i took off my socks and held them there to stop it. i called my bh and asked that he come and help me. he did.

tears welled up in my eyes. but haley was just calm. she just sat there looking at me as if she was saying "i know it's going to be fine. you'll take care of me."

once they got to us, we put a towel around her paw and headed to the vet. her bloody paw prints were all over the reception area as the technician asked me, "do you have an appointment?"

hello?

luckily, her doctor was just on his way in so he was able to treat her, which made me comfortable. they saw her right away and applied a pressure bandage. she had cut a major vessel. they will have to perform surgery under anesthesia and can't do so until later this afternoon because she had already had her breakfast.

i know it's not a major thing like other people are going through in my little blogging universe, but it is major to me and the first real vet emergency we've had (except that time we spent $500 because our cat didn't seem to be breathing right only to find out that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her).

i'm home now and i've thrown away the bloody socks and the bloody towels. i've thrown her blanket in the wash and poured hydrogen peroxide on all the prints she made on the sidewalk. they fizzed up like alka seltzer and just melted away. with the whoosh of the hose, they were gone.

now i don't know what to do. i was going to go to yoga, but what if the vet calls and needs me? what if something goes wrong with the surgery while i'm in downward dog? i'm too worried to do anything but just sit here at my desk and worry.

guess i won't be wringing my hands about status quo again. will you keep haley in your thoughts today?

update: the local police just stopped by because someone called about all the blood leading to our house. hey! tax dollars at work! i like that.

update 2: her surgery went very well. she cut a major vessel, like the vet said and all of this required one suture. one. it was not a broad cut, but it was deep and the glass just hit where it hurt. she has an e-collar on now and i've already taken pictures because she looks so cute and pathetic. no long walks for two weeks for the two of us. all-in-all, she was well-behaved and even offered her bloody paw to the technician who checked her in. i'm glad it wasn't more serious.

photo credit: me.