Sookie, I am Your (Terrible) Father
Posted in Daily Life by Howard | Tags: blood, grooming, nails, sookieUgh. So I didn’t even want to tell anyone, but I feel so terrible about what happened. As you know Sookie is getting older (aren’t we all) and it was about time she got groomed, but since she doesn’t like people and just barks like crazy Pet’s Mart refused to trim her nails for me.
Instead they gave me a list of local places that do sedated grooming for about 6x the price, and takes about 3-4 hours longer because they won’t release them until they “wake up”.
I figured, well, I clip little Marla’s nails so Sookie is just going to have to learn how to sit still. And she did … for a little bit. I was able to get both front paws, and thumb nails and this is where the squirming happened. Wouldn’t you know it? The first nail I clipped on her back paw, she jerks, I clip, it bleeds! :(
Long story short, I was able to handle the situation and checked it this morning and everything is fine. I just hate glancing over and seeing her face like she is trying to say, “But Dad, why do I have to sit in the cage? I want to play too. What did I do?” Heart-breaking.
