Why My Vet Shouldn't Give Me Her Cell Phone Number

July 1, 2012 By Jodi

A few months back I had an eye exam scheduled. About two hours before the exam, my Dr. called me on my cell phone to tell me the office was without power and they would be contacting me to reschedule the appointment. She mentioned that she was calling from HER cell phone because the office phones were down.

As soon as we hung up I saved her number.

At the rescheduled appointment I told her I saved her number and don’t be surprised if she gets a call from me. We both laughed, but I was dead sirius.

If you call or text my cell phone, I’m saving your number. Do you hear that Mr. Obama? You better make sure to dial the right number, because you don’t want me having yours.

A few years back I got a text about a bond. I played along, asking questions. Finally the guy wised up and called me, he said he had the wrong number, and could I just delete the text. Naturally I asked him what he did, and I found out he’s a bail bondsman.

Hmmmm… good number to have just in case Mr. Obama does call my phone number by accident. I stored the bail bondsman’s number in my phone, it simply says, Bondsman.

You never know when you might need to post bond…

I like having people’s numbers in my phone. For instance, I have my State Senator’s cell number in my phone and call him when I need his thoughts or his ear. 🙂

Oh yes, I am that woman.

While I was on the phone with the vet’s office Friday night I joked with the receptionist that my vet better hope I never get her cell phone number. If I did, I imagine I would probably text her quite a bit.

It might go something like this:

Monday

Me: Hi Dr. Soutter this is Jodi Stone, I have a question for you about Sampson.

Dr. Soutter: How did you get this number?

Me: Um… I think I saw it accidentally the last time I was in your office. Anyway, Sampson threw up his breakfast this morning and I was wondering if you thought it was something I should be worried about?

Dr. S: Jodi, I know you worry, but unless Sampson is vomiting every meal, I think you should just keep an eye on him. And please, forget you got this number and call the office next time.

Me: Thanks Dr. Soutter, have a great day!!

Tuesday

Me: Hi Dr. Soutter, on our walk today the dogs, particularly Delilah kept getting chomped at by deer flies. I was wondering if you knew of anything I could give them that would repel the deer flies. Oh and gnats too!

Dr. S: Is this Jodi?

Me: Yes, yes it is!

Dr. S: If you have a question please phone the office. The receptionist should be able to help you with insect repellent questions. I would really prefer to keep our relationship professional.

Me: Ok Dr. Soutter, have a great day!

Wednesday

Me: Hey Dr. S, you know Sampson and Delilah are on the garlic tablets right? Well I forgot to give them a dose, do you think they’ll be ok? I hate to give them too much because it does make them gassy and oooh, boy you don’t want to be around for that one! LOL

Dr. S: I think they’ll be fine. Again, please call the office with your questions. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have surgery to perform.

Me: Thanks Dr. S, have a great day!

Thursday

Me: Hey Alexis, how’s it going? I forgot to mention yesterday that Delilah is gulping her water. What are your thoughts on this?

Dr. S: Jodi, call the office with your questions.

Me: OMG, you stored my cell phone info!! I’m so excited. Are you free today for lunch?

Dr. S: I’m trying to be nice and professional but you are pushing my buttons. What you are doing is bordering on harassment! And please, we are not friends, call me Dr. Soutter and NO I AM NOT FREE FOR LUNCH!

Me: Thanks Alexis! Have a great day!!

Friday

Me: Hey A, you won’t believe this, but I found two white hairs on Delilah’s back, do Chocolate Lab’s usually get white on their back?

Me: Alexis? Alexis? Are you mad at me?

Response: I’m sorry, you have the wrong number, there is no Alexis here. I just got this number today….

YEP, if she’s smart, she probably shouldn’t give me her number. 🙂

Persistence Pays Off – Just Be The Dog

June 30, 2012 By Jodi

Last week I wrote a post about Sampson and his efforts to get to the field on one of our walks so he could greet some fellow hikers. Sampson not being a projective thinker had no idea once he reached the field the hikers would have moved on.

I let him lead us to the field, but he was disappointed that they were no longer there.

What I didn’t write about was how at the end our walk, the hikers Sampson was so eager to greet were just exiting the field as we approached.

His persistence paid off.

My topic now turns to poop. Listen, if you are in my inner circle you talk poop. It’s that simple. Poop happens so you might as well talk about it, chuckle about it whatever. It’s a fact of life.

When I’m walking the dogs I keep a good eye on them while they poop. Since they are on the raw diet their poops can be really hard. Sometimes I swear it looks like Sampson is pooping sand, it’s that dry.

One of my friends who feeds raw told me her dog’s poop was so hard, it hurt Lily when she pooped. Ever since then, I’ve kept a good eye on them to make sure they aren’t uncomfortable.

Last night during our walk Delilah was trying to drop a deuce. She has a tendency to squat, drop, walk etc.

Delilah assumed the position and I saw a little gopher pop its head out, but then it went back in. She took a couple of steps and tried again but still nothing happened. She looked at her backside (I’m not sure if she was trying to scare it out or what) and tried once again.

I pulled out my cell phone and called the vet.

Luckily I got right through and the gal on the end of the line was able to send a vet tech back to speak directly with the Dr.

While I was waiting for a response, Delilah kept trying.

It took her a couple of minutes but she eventually showed that turd who was the boss. But she only passed the one.

Meanwhile the vet tech came back on the line with this juicy tidbit, Dr. Soutter said to try to run Delilah a little (it was hot as blue blazes out) and if I felt comfortable I could reach down there and pull it out.

(No thanks, I’d rather pay you $50 to do that.)

I mean if it was a matter of life and death, of course I would have done it, but she was persistent and kept at it and it paid off.

I did take her down to the field and ran for about a minute, (siriusly it was hot out) and of course I kept an eye on her to make sure she pooped. (She did this morning.)

Persistence pays off, Just Be The Dog.

Follow-Up Friday

June 29, 2012 By Jodi

For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week.

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog. Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you. Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby!

Be The Dog – Author’s Note

I think this started with Lena West’s “You can do it now or NOW.” I sat down to write a witty blog post about how Lena had motivated me and boom! There it was, “Be The Dog.”

I love it. Be The Dog.

I could see the tee-shirts, bumper stickers, speaking engagements (why not, it’s my fantasy.) 🙂

Then I checked the trademark office and the saying is trademarked.

Boo. Hiss.

I’m still working out the kinks on this one, so hold tight.

No-One Calls My Dog A Behemoth! – Author’s Note

I should have been clear in the post. Delilah came to us from a rescue. The vet who originally examined her said she was spayed. The rescue took the vet’s word because….well you should trust your vet.

As soon as I realized she was in heat, I contacted the rescue. Originally they agreed to pay $125.00 which is the normal fee they paid their vets for spaying.

Delilah’s spaying was $325.00. They told me it was so high because she was a big dog, had already had a litter of puppies and she still had a lot of the pregnancy fat that they had to go through to spay her.

Delilah’s adoption fee was $375.00 and here we were three months later shelling out another $325.00 making her a $700.00 dog. So much for rescuing I thought.

But the rescue ponied up the entire $325.00. The vet’s office faxed over the bill and we had a check in hand within a matter of days.

I was not upset with the rescue, they received the wrong information and they made it right. You can’t ask for much more than that.

As for that vet from hell, well a short time later I received a notice that the owner had sold the practice and it was under new ownership. By this time I already had my new vet who I love.

Just like the previous owner, I left that practice and never looked back.

My blog was pretty focused on “Just Be The Dog” this past week, so that’s it for my Follow-Up Friday. 🙂

Have an awesome weekend.

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