80* with a diminishing chance of showers today and tonight.
A follow-up on our dog's eye infection. The tests identified Rocky Mtn. spotted fever, a tick borne bacteria. The vet said there has been a good bit of that recently, to the point where there are tight supplies of the medicine in some areas. She also noted that the tick bite that infected the dog could have occurred as early as last year. Last year and this spring were bad for ticks around here. Dang ticks are killing the moose, passing out Lyme disease like party favors, and now this.
Some info. Rocky Mtn. spotted fever is carried by dog ticks which occur everywhere east of the Rockies, and by the tick it is named after.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs
I've been mostly goofing off today after a long day yesterday. The cabinet maker was here for a couple hours getting plans together for some new cabinets that will hide our mini-split lines running on interior wall surfaces. Heading to the grocery store this evening after the usual rush period. The store gets pretty quiet around 8 pm. They have so many floor displays in the aisles I hate to go when it's busy. Do I sound old?