As e slept in her stroller yesterday morning, after I finished my blog post, I went upstairs to tell E something. For quite a while now I have been careful when approaching E if Oscar is near, because he is extremely protective of her and has snapped at me several times. Some of these snaps did not actually connect with my body; others did, though never to the point of drawing blood. Until yesterday. Before I even knew he was coming he bit the middle finger on my left hand, the same place he bit e last week. Odd coincidence.
After washing and bandaging my finger, I called the Kaiser advice nurse and determined I did not need to go to the ER or urgent care clinic. Last fall I had a tetanus booster, so that is up to date, as are Oscar's shots. We probably had to take e to the ER because of her age. My bite was not deep or too long, so I put Neosporin on it and re-bandaged it. I will watch for signs of infection, but so far it looks clean.
Oscar spent the rest of the day confined in his crate in the closet and will remain confined, except for potty breaks on leash, till K's mom arrives at the end of the week and takes him home with her. His aggressive behavior towards me has escalated this year and not been dealt with adequately. After his three-week stay with K's mom in August, she suggested we implement several new tactics to remind him he is a dog and not alpha, but I guess more work is needed. Having a new baby in the house has brought many changes, and Oscar has suffered.
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