Jumpstart the World
“Took the subway back down to the vet’s. Everybody who worked there knew I was a friend of Frank’s. So this older woman from behind the desk let me come in the back and see Toto.I don’t think they do that for just everybody.A couple of women passed us in the hall, and smiled at me like they felt sorry for me. Like they wished we could have better news.She took me into a room full of cages. The dogs were all on one side, and two of them stood up and wagged their tails at me. One pawed gently at t...he bars. I guess we all just want to go home.Toto was in a cage at about eye level. Flat out on his side. I’d never seen him looking relaxed. Well, I mean … I guess he was more than relaxed. He was unconscious. But it was still the only time I’d seen him not looking scared.He had an IV dripping into his front leg. Taped to a patch of shaved skin.“He’s still trying to sleep off the anesthesia,” she said.“The swelling is better already.”“Well, yes. But that’s easy. That’s the main infection site.MoreLess
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