Galena's Gift. Rosemary Nelson
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dog,” he said. “Hold still one more second. A shot . . . and you’re all finished.”
I put my face down close to hers. “That wasn’t so bad was it, Mitsy?” With a growl, she bared her teeth and bit me on the nose.
“Owww!” I yelled, letting go. She fled to her box in the corner, where she once again huddled in a ball, watching me clutch my nose.
Dr. Ferguson was at my side instantly. He pulled my hand away. “Let’s have a look.” He frowned, then went for the bottle of antiseptic.
“You have a couple of skin punctures. You’ll need a tetanus shot later.”
“Yuck! I hate shots!”
Dr. Ferguson chuckled. “So does Mitsy, obviously.” He frowned again as he dabbed the antiseptic on, while I winced at the sting.
“Lisa, never ever . . .”
“I know, I know,” I interrupted. “Never ever put your face down near an animal when it’s scared or in pain. I just wasn’t thinking,” I said.
“You were thinking about the animal rather than yourself,” he said with a small smile.
“Lisa?” Paul’s voice floated in through the window.
“I’m in here,” I hollered.
Dr. Ferguson winced. “Lisa, please go to the door instead of shouting. We want to heal the animals here, not traumatize them further.”
“Oh, sorry.” I headed out the door.
“What happened to you?” I could tell by the look on his face that mine looked pretty weird.
“Come on, I’ll tell you on the way. Mom will probably be home soon. I want you to meet someone,” I urged, running ahead.
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