Ellie’s POV
It had been a long day. I fixed the cranial cruciate ligament on a Labrador named Quinn this morning. There was a minor complication, nothing I couldn’t handle. But it made the operation run longer than I expected. But I didn’t care. The animal on my table would get the time she needed.
This caused my clinic to start late. Everyone with booked appointments was annoyed, but that was their problem. Should that be their pet, and I experienced a problem, they’d expect me to spend the additional time needed to address it.
Over the last few days, there has been an increase in out-of-town dog owners requesting emergency appointments. This was good for my pocket, but it caused me to finish late every day, and I was cranky. Not because I was tired, but because the woods are fu
