Three euthanasias on Monday. That’s more than I did in the entire previous month.
All were the right thing to do, pets with terrible disease, but I don’t think I will ever get used to the morbid regularity with which the Christmas Death Spiral ruins my holiday cheer. Bah! Humbug!
On a happier note, we are having the work holiday party on Saturday and I am pretty sure I am going to win the Ugly Ornament contest. I can’t show you what I got yet since some of my co-workers read this blog, but it’s AWESOME. Better than the pink flamingo. Better than the ugly hermit crab. Better than the mermaid Village People cop ornament (though that was a close second.)
On December 08, 2009 at 8:27am, Sedna said...
“the mermaid Village People cop ornament”
Please, please tell me you have a picture of that.
On December 08, 2009 at 8:29am, Dr. V said...
Scroll down:
http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=73159&pageNo=2
On December 08, 2009 at 8:48am, Sedna said...
That is ASTOUNDING. Thank you, madam, you just made my day. I cannot wait to see what you have that can top that!
On December 08, 2009 at 8:31am, Romeo the Cat said...
Sorry about the rough week. Your ornament sounds AWESOME. Must see photos.
AND I received my Brody calendars today. LOVE LOVE and more LOVE. Thanks for putting the time and effort into it.
On December 08, 2009 at 8:38am, mrs.brent said...
So the severed head looking thing below the mermaid ornament….THAT was creepy. I had some people looking over my shoulder here at work going “WHAT is that???”
*shudder*
On December 08, 2009 at 9:05am, Lisa W said...
If your ornament beats the ones on that link, I can’t wait to see it. Sounds like a grim reaper with a Santa hat sounds appropriate. So sorry to hear that the death spiral has started.
On December 08, 2009 at 9:08am, Tammy said...
So, why is it that so many euthanasias and pet deaths happen at the holidays? I recall that from my days at the CSU Vet hospital.
I hope you post a pic of your ornament after the fact! Sounds like a fun contest!
On December 08, 2009 at 1:44pm, wikith said...
We’ve seen more cancer in the last 3 weeks than the previous 3 months. Just a couple days ago I palpated an abdominal mass in a 12-year-old golden, sweet as can be. About 3/4 the size of a basketball on rads, hanging right out between the spleen and the liver.
And then there’s the mast cell tumor, and the mammary tumor, and…
Maybe Kevin is the opposite of a bear and comes out of hibernation during the winter?
On December 08, 2009 at 1:57pm, mrs.brent said...
They should change the lyrics of the ‘purple people eater’ song to “Kevin is a beady-eyed, one-horned, sneaky no-good puppy eater”