Sketching Saved the Day

I had a terrible, scary day that included a near poisoning of my dog and other misfortunes, that left me a nervous wreck. Finally, in the evening, I spent some time in my studio sketching this cheery guy from the Museum/Sktchy app that completely changed my pissy mood and I went to bed happy. Here’s what happened:

A big slob of a PGE utility guy came to check my gas meter. When my dog barked, he threw big chunks of a leftover cookie that was in his pocket (who keeps loose cookies in their pockets?) to her over the fence.

He tried to tell me it was dog treats but I quickly saw it was pieces of an oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie. I knew chocolate was bad for dogs but I learned that 7-8 raisins or grapes are enough to cause death from kidney failure. 

I couldn’t tell how much she ate before I found the mess of chunks and crumbs and cleaned it up. The internet said it was a veterinary emergency and to immediately call the ASPCA Pet Poison Control Center. I paid $95 to spend an hour on the phone with them.

While the toxicologist and vet were consulted and I was on hold, I made an urgent care appointment to have her stomach “pumped.” Finally the Poison control doctors decided that if she ate less than 7 raisins we could watch and wait for 48 hours so I cancelled the urgent care vet appointment.

Then I made the call to PGE to report his awful behavior, AND that he put a bag of his trash including a “Brief Relief urinal bag” and wet wipes and more gross stuff in my garbage can and left trash on the ground. PGE promised to pay the $95 and any other associated costs. And to do something about that guy.

Update: good news, it’s now past 48 hours and she’s OK!