Blogger's block / dog bite

Been trying to write this post since the weekend but I only managed to get as far as three sentences then that’s it…don’t know how to continue. Got hit by the blogger’s block. Er, does such term exist? Writer’s block is familiar but blogger’s block??? Oh well, never mind. Hopefully, the block is only temporary. Okay, I better explain before you get the wrong idea :) . My ‘blogger’s block’ has nothing to do with me being bitten by a dog.

Okay, last Friday, as I was getting ready to go home, I got a call from my maid. In a panic-stricken voice, she told me that the neighbour’s dog bit Vanessa. When I heard the news, I think I stopped breathing for a moment there. After I found my breath again, I asked her to calm down and explain what really happened. In a calmer but still nervous voice, “Kami pigi rumah sebelah. Dia tendang anjing yang sedang baring. Terus anjing gigit [We went to the neighbour’s house. She kicked the neighbour’s dog and was bitten],” she stammered. "Luka sikit saja, tidak berdarah, Vanessa tidak nangis [Small wound only, no bleeding, Vanessa didn’t uttered a cry],” she continued. Phew! I was relief to hear that.
When I reached home, I saw Vanessa was running cheerfully in the lawn like usual. Thank God, it was only a minor scratch. Obviously it didn’t hurt, as she did not complained about it. However, maid was scared and repeatedly apologizes for her carelessness. She was so anxious that the incident might lead her to jail. Her voice sounded like she was ready to break into tears anytime. It was pointless to go fuming at her because it won’t change anything. After explaining how dangerous it is to disturbed a napping dog, it was lucky that it wasn’t a real bite. I gave her a stern warning that she should not be careless in the future.

Although it was only a scratch, I was worried about infections. Besides, I doubted that the dog has ever gotten any immunization shots. So, hubby and I took Vanessa to see the doctor, just to make sure. First, we went to my company’s panel clinic, Klinik P. I was told that there’s nothing to worry about. Vanessa was given only paracetamol syrup, in case she gets fever. “What about antibiotic, Doc?” “It’s not necessary, there’s no sign of any infection on the wound. It’ll heal in its own within 2-3 days,” Dr. G dismissed my thought. Somehow, the 5 minutes consultation was not really convincing. Hubby decided to go to another clinic nearby.

We were already outside when Vanessa started to whine and cry. She was pointing towards the clinic. Hubby and I had no idea what she wanted. So, hubby took Vanessa back into the clinic. Pointing at the baby scale, she said “cho-cho, cho-cho…” *Slap forehead* Rupa-rupanya, she wanted to sit on the scale. When she was seated, she didn’t just sit…she lied down as well, ala-ala baby gitu….hahahaha. Everybody in the clinic laughed at her antic. After a few seconds, she was satisfied and ready to go off. :)

We went through the whole who, what, when, where and how process all over again at Klinik H. Dr K asked a brief description about the dog, its health, immunization status etc. After he examined the scratch, we were told that we have nothing to worry about. He prescribed another bottle of paracetamol syrup and antibiotic to prevent infection, just in case. Dr K was more convincing; at least he showed his concern by asking about the dog unlike the first doctor.

Now after 6 days, the scratch has healed. Only a faint scar was left of the scratch.