This is Callie. She is not well. I'm scared.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2025
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I saw you made an update and I'm glad your dog is well!
Before I read the comments, I spent forever examining the floor to determine what was wrong with it. My initial theory was that you felt the pattern on the floor hid your dog.
I had to take my dog to the emergency vet once; she fell off the side of some unsafe stairs and hurt her leg. They didn't end up seeing her for a while. Eventually my wife noticed and pointed out a sign that said "Lame dogs will be seen last," which explained the wait.
I appreciate the forward nature of that sign and that it explained the wait, but in our very tired state, we briefly really thought it meant "if your dog ain't cool, we're bringing them in last." Fortunately, even when in pain, our dog was very cool.
I laughed out loud internally twice. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Yeah, dogs don't feel pain like we do. Thank you for the kind words.