Yikes I hope your puppy will be okay!
So here's a good read for ya tonight. It's been my entertainment for the evening!
And by all means - laugh, cause I am!
So the ranch where I have my horses, has a lot of overgrown brush that my DH has been helping to clear out. Some of that brush is poison oak (not sure if you are familiar with it, but it is similar to poison ivy and sumac) anyway, it contains oils on all parts of the plant that can cause nasty allergic reactions in the form of rashes. Not everyone is affected by it, and the severity of the rash varies from person to person. The rash will usually last for about a week, and itches like crazy. I am one of the lucky few that get it, but not bad. One little bump like a bug bite and that's about it.
K, so... DH decided that he wanted to clear that brush too, and I kept telling him to leave it alone and that he should find a weed killer that he can spray on it and then get rid of it that way instead of digging it out and risk getting it. He said "oh I've never gotten a rash from it so I'm probably immune to it." Well, okay, some people are, but why risk it, but he insisted so, fine, just be careful and stay away from me until you wash the oils off you. Now, keep in mind, that the oils stay on ANY surface it comes into contact with for up to months if it doesn't get washed off. Well, about a week later, he gets a couple rashes come up on his arms, and a spot on his leg - poison oak. Then the next day he found another spot on his neck. Then two days later a few more spots on the back of knees and his waist (from pulling his shorts up while working). Now, the rash is not contagious and it does not spread from spot to spot, but it will appear in different areas of the body at different times depending on the type of skin (delicate skin reacts sooner).
Then Wednesday, he was at the ranch working some more and well, when you are away from the house or any "facilities" and "nature calls" the next best thing is finding a tree to hide behind. And he is never shy to go "water a tree". Well, guess where he had me check tonight after his shower (because apparently he didn't wash his hands BEFORE peeing!)? His who-ha has poison oak!!!!!!
So, I guess that means we are done BDing for this cycle!!
I'm sure hopin I O'd earlier this week so that we will have caught it the eggy!