Geesh. I'm starting off the week with some challenges - dog problems and truck problems. I believe my alternator is bad in my truck, and the battery is not charging as it should. I know I shouldn't procrastinate, but I'm trying to wait until Thursday morning to get my truck into a shop.
I know I'm taking a risk, but I'm keeping a portable charging device in the truck, that has a jump-start feature. I was successful in using it, when my truck wouldn't start when I went to leave the Costco parking lot on Sunday.
I recharged the battery overnight, and was able to get to the riding center and back, without a problem yesterday. When I got home, my dog's eyes were severly swollen. My goodness, it was a disturbing sight. I guess her 3rd eyelid was what was swelling. It blew up like bubbles around her eyeballs.
Thankfully, it was the one day of the week that her vet is open until 8:00 p.m. She had an allergic reaction to a shot she received on Friday, ironically for skin allergies. I'm happy to report that she is much better, after an application of cortisone eye drops and some Benadryl. My vet said he's been in practice for 19 years and has never seen a reaction like hers.
Luckily, I got the truck started again to get home from the vet, but a red battery symbol started to display on the dash. Hopefully, If I continue to hook up a battery charger overnight, I can make it until Thursday. I signed up for volunteering on Wednesday, and want to keep my commitment, if possible.
I wish my dog were a better patient. It's a challenge to give her pills. I haven't been successful with putting it in her food (more often than not, she eats around it, or I find it later on the floor.) I've tried a pill plunger, but haven't been successful with that. I think I'll buy some liquid antihistamine and give that a try.
I'm glad I had some healthy food prepared/ready in advance yesterday. I tend to eat things I shouldn't when I'm stressed out. I'm thankful that I didn't have to go to an emergency vet yesterday evening (would have, if it wasn't my vet's one day of the week with late hours), and that I make it home from the vet's, even if the truck barely started.
Guess I need to keep working on my strugle with procrastination. I rationalize that I have Auto Club Road Service, for the worst case scenario. Sometimes, I push the envelope a bit, and put a bandaid or chewing gum on something for a micky mouse temporary fix.
I think I'll go with alternate plans today and work out at home, instead of going to the gym. That parking lot is not a place I want to chance not being able to get my truck started. With recent crime in my neighborhood, guess, I can't really feel safe on my own property. Two weeks ago, I had a policeman come to my house and ask for access to my back yard, because they had a barricade situation in a neighbor's home. Then, I learned that two neighbors on the street had break-ins into their homes, another neighbor had a check (s) taken/reused (I think someone took outgoing mail they left at their mailbox) and someone else had a car window broken and a purse stolen. Perhaps, I can look at my German Shepherd dog as an antitheft device.