Oh....we forgot about that
4 years ago, in rural South Africa, we had our dog spayed. Simple? No. Actually not. We used the state vet which was fine, she was great. Really helped us with our horse, chickens, sheep, cats and dogs. It gets interesting because her assistant wasn't available the day Nick took Ember for the procedure, so she asked Nick if he would assist with the anesthesia. All he had to do was push a button when she said to. Really not a big deal, just not normal for us, but of course he was up for the new experience. But...he also had Adalind with him. If you can't stand anything graphic, maybe just stop reading here. Because Ember was bleeding and the vet couldn't find the bleed. So she made the incision significantly larger, and laid our sweet girl's organs on the table to find the source while Nick and Adalind watched. Thankfully Adalind didn't pick up any of the language she heard that day. Meanwhile, I was at home getting updates that were way too spread out due to spotty ...
