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My little dog has been sick for over a week. On Christmas day, we found out why: a fourteen-inch obstruction of tangled hair(!!!!) in her GI tract. One long drive later, we found ourselves back in NYC, sitting in the lobby of the emergency vet and waiting while they examined the dog.

Long story short, they were able to remove the blockage--without surgery, even--and we returned home. So, ok, we had to cut Christmas short, spent most of the day in a panic, and left all of our presents at ~Bailiwick's grandma's house, but hey! The dog lived, and we weren't bankrupt. Plus, we were going be driving out of town on Monday to see my family.

And then, well. Blizzard. 20 inches of snow in Central Park. Blah blah, roads a mess, horrible winds, nobody's going anywhere. The wind is still rattling our building, but it should subside by tomorrow. So maybe . . . maybe we'll get out? Maybe we'll even get to the highway without ending up in a ditch, or a drift, or being eaten by the abominable snowman.

I realize that my problems are very minor in the grand scheme of things. But this Christmas, man. Damn.
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:iconjuju-notanartist:
i live in brazil, we don't have snow... i spent my christmas in a little dress...
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:icon32-teahousemoons:
the snow was a nightmare. I'm up in hoboken, so we got about as much as you did. There's STILL snow piles laying around everywhere 2 weeks later after 50 degree weather @_x
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:iconwritergirl234:
i have to dogs we thought one ate a zipper from our pillow lol. Turns out he just ate too much grass glad your dog is ok. 20 inches i know i couldn't believe it happy new year!
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:iconartemis5096:
Snoooooowpocalypse. I didn't have to drive in (cause I'm already chilling out here => ahahah punny), but I had a friend who drove up from DC and said it took 24 hours.
And then I slipped on some black ice in the park >.<
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:iconlizzy1e:
Glad your dog is okay... things have been kind of similarly crap here. My elderly dog has a lame front leg that can't be fixed, she seems fairly okay otherwise, but is sometimes in pain and has to take medication. A few people around me are telling me I'm cruel to keep her alive like this, but I honestly can't justify putting her down when her quality of life is still pretty good otherwise. Also helping parents pack up 35 years of their life into boxes to move to a smaller place, so the holidays were put on the backburner.

Sorry, babbling... but here's hoping 2011 is way better.
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:iconsilver-sully:
Holy crap, glad to hear smalldog is alright!

Wow, you've gotten more snow than I've gotten out here in South Dakota. I would think they would be pretty on top of things in NYC, as far as clearing the roads. GUESS NOT? D:

What a mess. It especially sucks to have crappy things happen during that special time of year where lots of stress is already happening in the big rush to be ready to have fun.

Maybe by New Year's, things will settle out, eh?
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:iconsymbionia:
I'm sorry that your Christmas but I'm glad your dog is alright.
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:iconshadechristiwolven:
sounds like you've had one hell of a Christmas. hope the New Year turns out better for you :3
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:iconnashoba-hostina:
*Nashoba-Hostina Dec 28, 2010   General Artist
My goodness, I'm so glad your dog turned out okay... That sucks about the blizzard and such though. Best of luck, man...
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:iconartlover25:
You are very lucky. I work in an emergency veterinary hospital and have seen similar problems. We just had a dog that ate a rug, and a baby lab that ate a pair of socks, gloves, insulation material (?), cotton balls, and paper towels. That was gross, but he was okay. Thankfully it all turned out okay for your dog too!
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