#mention no images or anything i just dont wanna surprise anyone b/c i mention dispatching

[canisitsnotlupus]

hey yall wanted to say thank you <3 farm vet is coming out tomorrow to boost everyone and check over kpop (who was the one that 'discovered' it). was quoted 180 so with what i had + the help received it was covered and my bills for the rest of the month are covered too WILL be sending back payments as soon as my check hits the first of the month. i just did not prepare well for something like this and if it hadn't been this month (which i had a procedure across state for my gastro issues and our water pump went kaplooey last month PLUS gas payments b/c cold weather. it was literally a stack. i sat down after i calmed down trying to figure out where tf all my money went and most of the extra was a 300+ propane fill up due to the sudden cold) it would have been ok. meanwhile: i can officially say i have went head to head with a probable rabid animal AND ran through a wildfire for my dogs. i also got told by the biologist and game warden that came out i had balls of steel because i captured it in a rubbermaid tote i have seen rabid animals before but they were always further along (drunk, stumbling, a worry yes but not like... quick and chasing. i've never seen one like this) so seeing one that was early on and super aggressive is something really etched in my memory (i said on unleashed it reminded me of wardancing that ferrets did, but actually, it reminds me of the rabid fox videos. relentless.). the game warden dispatched one at the reserve that is ten or so miles from me this same week according to him. it was a really weird morning with a bit of phone tag at first because no one wanted to come out this far to dispatch but, but shout out to that same local reserve whose game warden was the one that got people to come out (animal control, biologist, and himself). they were very kind and listened to my worries and stuff. i am not getting post b/c i am 100% sure it never sprayed me, scratched me, or bit me (which means my state insurance will not cover it and fuck all do i have that amount of money lol. health department is not reporting it as a possible exposure). i was proactive keeping the tub between me and it while trying to get it away from the dog's kennel (it wouldn't let me get them back into the house). i am regretting selling my gun now but honestly i would not have been comfortable moving and having to dispatch at the same time anyway. it literally would not stop chasing me down. i did not have on my glasses and was in shorts and flip flops trying to deal with this thing after having just woken up. it was a very odd day and i did not have that on my 2023 bingo card. it did, at least, let me document explicitly a possible MCAS event due to adrenaline that i've been trying to remember to document as it happens for months now as i told @notfruits (who ty so much for listening to me sob about this and calming my ass down. same with reggie! yall were a lifesaver) i am either stupider or braver than i think i am when it comes to protecting the dogs