She's Home

Sadie is home. It took way more effort to get her this morning than I thought it would. It cost me $100 to get her out and my checking account didn't have that much in it. I ended up coming home and returning a play yard thing I had bought for Bailey so that I had enough money to get her out of doggy jail. She was filthy and stinky and and scrawny so it looks like she was likely out on her own for a while. She didn't seem to recognize me either but was more than willing to come with me and get the hell out of there. Once we got home I noticed some swelling in her legs that is alarming and after bathing her I think I found the reason for it. Just on her head she has 3 ticks that are all nice and buried. Based on the ones I saw I'm guessing there are likely more that I can't see and so I'm going to shave her. She is also completely flea infested and I've found at least 3 sores on her legs. I'm thinking that with the ticks and the swelling there is a pretty fair chance that she may have lyme disease. In addition to all of this I'm sure she's been hungry. When I got her home and put some food down for her Bailey came over to smell it and she attacked Bailey. Bailey seems mostly uninjured other that some sort of laceration to her mouth and she was screaming, scared the hell out of me and the cats etc. A friend of mine is coming over to take Bailey to her house for a few days. I'm worried about the cats. I'm scared and struggling with the fact that Sadie may not be the dog who left me a year ago anymore not to mention what health problems she may have now. So I've cried a lot today, felt a lot of guilt today and am basically just having a really hard time. Hopefully though somehow things will all be ok.