It’s Tuesday morning at 430am. I have decided to go ahead and get up since I have not been able to get back to sleep. I texted my veterinariqn last night. When I got home last night Taffy was not in good shape. I realized I needed to get her in. Fortunately, my vet is my friend. He is taking her on short notice for an all day tests and scans visit, pee and blood tests, etc. his office is in San Jose so I was gonna be up at 5am anyway. Managed to be out of rhe house by 538. No coffee. No lunch made.
I truly hate the drive to San Jose. Only 100 miles but the traffic is world class awful. I arrived at his new clinic at 815. 2 and a half hours, and before the really bad traffic hits. He did an initial exam, i signed the docs and he is going to keep her over night. Which I expected. I left for home at 840. Got back at 1030.
At 11 the vet called. He had done some tests and there was a mass in her spleen. Most likely scenario is a spleenectomy. And the usual Rx’s. Thats if the mass is only one and not in heart or liver. If thats the case, she is done. Its more straightforward for animals than for us. Vet is going to do an ultrasound and call me. Then I can call Emily.
I am at home still. I will be headed out to Auburn Bldg Dept in a few. I did not get there yesterday. Too much going on.
Drove up to Auburn, took about an hour. I have never been to the building dept there. The building is new, about 8 years old, and truly beautiful. Sadly, the people working there are the same soulless bureaucrats you find in all government offices.
Right now I am trying to just find out if I can get a yurt put up on the property. The first drone I spoke to says I cant put up a yurt as a residence. I could use a tiny house or modular building. Neither of which I want. She said yurt was not Title 24 compliant but others were. Anyhow, I asked if I could put up an auxillary structure after I built the temporary residence. Answer was yes. Could the auxillary be a yurt? Answer maybe. Could I use it as a temporary residence. Answer probably. So, after questioning, county drone employee was non-commital and did basically say, without saying, put up a modular or temp residence and I can put up a yurt. Why, in the name of god, they cant just tell you how to do this is beyond me. I hate building departments. This project is gonna be a pain.
After Auburn I drove to the office. I had a few hours to work still. Usual crap, phone calls and paperwork. Nothing of great consequence. Since I am writing this a day late it is even harder to remember what I was doing. Suffice it to say I worked while I was there.
I headed home around six. Emily and I had turkey dinner again. Yay!! After dinner she went to work on the puzzle and I went to work out. This 24/7 gym thing is nice. I can go when ever I want. Like tonight. And never very many people there. It just gets better.
Btw, I forgot to mention that the vet did call back. He performed the ultrasound and recommended surgery. The tumor was entirely inside the spleen. So I called and said do it. Raj felt that Taffy was in really good physical shape and would handle the surgery well. Raj said he would do it for his own dog in the same circumstance. We made arrangements for me to come pick her up Wednesday.
Anyhow, got home from the gym. And managed to pry Emily off the puzzle. We went up to bed. Puzzle is almost done. Thank god.
Taffy ❤️