Thanks everyone.We can send money to him and will now that we know his situation.We had no idea he was having this difficulty or we would have already been sending him money.He is the type that doesn't want to worry anyone.We didn't even know until a week ago what the living arrangements were.Up until a few weeks ago,(when he was suppose to get his orders and be deployed this month),they were putting him up in a Gov facility of some kind,but when they screwed up the orders this is where he had to go.I admire him for what he is doing but it scares me to death.I keep hoping the mess over there will calm down before he is deployed. I don't know how all this works but he said that he won't get back pay because he isn't "on orders".In order to get it he has to be and that got messed up.I don't know how they are suppose to live.He had a job here after he was to be deployed last August (and wasn't),but they told him not to take it because he could be deployed at any time.Even if he didn't get to work 2 days or 2 weeks or whatever,at least he would have had some money until he is deployed! I just don't get it.

The vet allowed us to put benadryl cream on our dogs (itchy allergies!) also she did recommend neosporin or something similar. So I think you would be able to use something like that to keep the area more moist and less itchy. I would give your vet a quick call first tho, just to ask. The techs would probably be able to recommend something also, if you can't talk to the vet. The stitches may be pulling the skin and the fur is probably growing back and that is itchy too, so putting on the cream may not stop her from trying to itch there. When we had our boy neutered we were able to take a few days off and watch him and make sure he wouldn't get in the habit of scratching his stitches. We also kept him occupied with things that were much more fun, like a kong or rawhide. -rj

I'll bet the dust from the remodel has got your sinus/alergies acting up. Is there any way you can vacuum up the dust without breathing it in? Are you using a mask? Go get your hair done. The rest will wait, and you'll feel better at the time, even if dust gets in it. It will be shorter and easier to wash and fix. I hope you feel better soon. Leslie

Same here and no more 90's in the 7 day forecast. I sure hope that hot summer is past us. This was the hottest summer since 2012. That was a BAD summer for us. Phew.