I O, I O, It's off to O I go...

Well, it turns out that Clomid does have an effect on me. When I detected my LH surge, I could actually feel myself ovulate this month. Normally I don't ovulate until the end of the surge, a day (and sometimes 2 days) later. But not this month, I O'd a few hours into the surge.

Unfortunately, my left ovary is killing me this month. Ever since miscarriage number 3 it's been uncomfortable, and contributing to these bouts of intestinal distress. I've consulted Dr. C about it and she seems to think it's no big deal, and not to worry. And my OB/Gyn hates me, so I don't want to call them. B is bothering me to call the specialist, but I keep thinking it will be better and seem like a whiner.

So, now I'm in the two week wait. I'm afraid that I'm not very patient, so you can start taking bets on when I will begin testing. Luckily, I live near a Dollar Tree, and their $1 tests are very reliable. At least I won't put us in the poor house by peeing all our money away. But I've found that Fact Plus (the older style, with the +/- sign) is the earliest detection you can get. And I've peed on many, many different tests. In my experience, First Response is the worst.

In other news, our dog got attacked on Saturday night. B walked her when we got home from the fair (which was good, but not great this year). He was walking past a house a couple of blocks away that has 3 large dogs. Normally, they are kept in a dog pen in the back, or in the house. But that night, they were in the front yard, which has a short, terrible fence. One of the dogs is an Akita, which is a very large, very dog-aggressive dog (they don't like other dogs). Well, our poor 30 pound beagle mix, which was harnassed and leashed, clearly angered the Akita by her mere presence on the sidewalk. The Akita ran under the fence and jumped on our dog, and bit her twice before B could wrestle it off. The owners saw the whole thing, and were very apologetic.

The next day, I noticed some matted fur on our dog, and questioned B. He told me about the attack, and I called the vet. The vet discovered two puncture wounds from the Akita biting her. So she is now on an antibiotic and a steroid. I also found a flea on her, which freaked me out since she is on Front*line, which is supposed to keep that from happening. Blech. Poor kitties had to get flea baths, flea drops, and flea collars in my panic. Dog got her Front*line a few days early, but was in too much pain for a bath. That will come in a few days.

After the vet, we went back to the house with the Akita, and requested repayment of the $120 vet bill we incurred since their dog attacked ours. (Which is not very much, right? I mean, B surmises that if I were the one walking the dog that night, I wouldn't have been able to get the Akita off, and our dog would have died. It is twice our dog's size! And our cat vet bills were in the thousands when she was sick. $120 doesn't even phase me.) The wife starts saying things like her dog is limping now, and what was B doing walking in front of their house anyway? B calmly explained that he was on the sidewalk, and that their dog left their property, off a leash, and attacked ours. If their dog was limping (which it wasn't, it was outside when we got there in the dog pen) it certainly wasn't our fault. Our dog didn't even fight back, it would have been from B throwing it off. Anway, she called her husband, who arrived and was super-apologetic and concerned about our pooch. He was mad that his friends had let the dogs into the front yard, so clearly he knew his dog is a threat. He gave us $150 cash for the vet, and we left them with a copy of the bill and some photos of her injuries. The vet wants us to call animal control, to report the incident, but I can't be responsible for another person's pet being put down. I just can't. B will now walk a differnent route to avoid them altogether.