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Was asked yesterday if I would detail a coworker's truck for them...

It's a 2016 Z71.

I am hesitant for several reasons...

1. It's a BLACK truck, so lots of time.

2. Said coworker does NOT keep his vehicles nice, and he will only use swirl-o-matics to wash his vehicles. The only reason he's even asking me to detail it is because he just got it and wants a good layer of protection on it sometime before winter.

3. He is NOT a spender... read between the lines and that means he's cheap. So I am fairly certain the price I give him will not go over well.

That being the case, I think if I quote him a fair price and he doesn't like it then I am off the hook. I refuse to short myself just because someone doesn't understand our value as detailers.
 
DetailKitty said:
Was asked yesterday if I would detail a coworker's truck for them...

It's a 2016 Z71.

I am hesitant for several reasons...

1. It's a BLACK truck, so lots of time.

2. Said coworker does NOT keep his vehicles nice, and he will only use swirl-o-matics to wash his vehicles. The only reason he's even asking me to detail it is because he just got it and wants a good layer of protection on it sometime before winter.

3. He is NOT a spender... read between the lines and that means he's cheap. So I am fairly certain the price I give him will not go over well.

That being the case, I think if I quote him a fair price and he doesn't like it then I am off the hook. I refuse to short myself just because someone doesn't understand our value as detailers.
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Good for you, and you shouldn't. People don't know the level of effort, time, attention to detail, physical pain, and expense of products that goes into this. When you work on a car for 8 - 12 hours, there is not much one can barter for or expect a discount. The amount of effort has to equate to your hourly rate + incidentals. Business is business...
 
LSNAutoDetailing said:
Good for you, and you shouldn't. People don't know the level of effort, time, attention to detail, physical pain, and expense of products that goes into this. When you work on a car for 8 - 12 hours, there is not much one can barter for or expect a discount. The amount of effort has to equate to your hourly rate + incidentals. Business is business...
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I could be jumping the gun on this but we will see once I quote him.
 
Well not great news...

June had 2 seizures yesterday. This is at the end of the timeframe they gave us for her life expectancy since the last ones.

She is currently at the vet... she stayed overnight so they could give her fluids and monitor her.
Assuming she is stabile for 24+ hours, she will come home on a 2nd seizure med.

Sadly if this one doesn't work we know that time is here to make the call...

:(
 
DetailKitty said:
Well not great news...

June had 2 seizures yesterday. This is at the end of the timeframe they gave us for her life expectancy since the last ones.

She is currently at the vet... she stayed overnight so they could give her fluids and monitor her.
Assuming she is stabile for 24+ hours, she will come home on a 2nd seizure med.

Sadly if this one doesn't work we know that time is here to make the call...

:(
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Monica, I'm so sorry to hear this. Our thoughts are with you and June. We're pulling for her in hopes that the new meds will help. We (grey onwers) love our greys... and we do everything for them. I'm really hoping the new meds do the trick and June is chasing squirrels in the back yard in no time. Keep us posted.
 
LSNAutoDetailing said:
Monica, I'm so sorry to hear this. Our thoughts are with you and June. We're pulling for her in hopes that the new meds will help. We (grey owners) love our greys... and we do everything for them. I'm really hoping the new meds do the trick and June is chasing squirrels in the back yard in no time. Keep us posted.
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Sadly the new med will only be buying us some more time with her. The tumor isn't going away, we already know this.
But hopefully we can give her more great days of chasing some squirrels and being spoiled rotten before we have to say good-bye.
Thx for the kind words :)
 
DetailKitty said:
Sadly the new med will only be buying us some more time with her. The tumor isn't going away, we already know this.
But hopefully we can give her more great days of chasing some squirrels and being spoiled rotten before we have to say good-bye.
Thx for the kind words :)
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Praying for you guys. We have been through the exact same thing.

You struggle with trying to keep her alive with everything in your power, but second guess yourself if it is indeed the right thing to do.

Either way, making "the call" is the absolute WORST part of pet ownership.

But, good pet owners (You, Monica) know when the time is right.

Hang in there, girl. We are here for you. :)
 
Thx Paul... a lot of dog and pet owners on here so I know you all understand.

Making that decision never gets easy. Sadly I’ve had to do it several times in my life.

We will know when it’s time.

Good news is she’s home now. Hopefully she settles in and gets less wobbly. Last time it took her a week before she was completely stable.

Fingers crossed she does well on this new med and is around for a while longer.
 
DetailKitty said:
Thx Paul... a lot of dog and pet owners on here so I know you all understand.

Making that decision never gets easy. Sadly I’ve had to do it several times in my life.

We will know when it’s time.

Good news is she’s home now. Hopefully she settles in and gets less wobbly. Last time it took her a week before she was completely stable.

Fingers crossed she does well on this new med and is around for a while longer.
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Fingers are crossed.................. :xyxthumbs:
 
The downside of pet ownership, and it's a big one. Done this 5 times and it doesn't get any easier. I hope you get some quality time with her. I'm sure you've take great care of her. Remember to focus on that.
 
Sorry to hear this DK. Prayers for your family, and please keep us posted.

Dave.
 
Sorry Monica. I’ve been through this with two greys, Dreamer and Lizzy. With Dreamer we had no choice, she was on life support... With Lizzy we had to make that awful call.. her cancer had spread and I’ll never forget that day. There were times I second guessed myself and wondered if we did the right thing.

My trainer told me for every dog you lose you gain two... I didn’t know what she meant at first, but it dawned on me when we adopted Jax last Dec, and I see Khaki (soon to be 8) sleeping near Jax... makes sense.

We started with Lizzy, and now have two... and Jax is our 4th grey baby in a good home.

I also know how hard it is taking care of an ailing dog. You must be tired....

We’re here for you... us greyhound folk are all a bit kooky, but we love our dogs.


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LSNAutoDetailing said:
Sorry Monica. I’ve been through this with two greys, Dreamer and Lizzy. With Dreamer we had no choice, she was on life support... With Lizzy we had to make that awful call.. her cancer had spread and I’ll never forget that day. There were times I second guessed myself and wondered if we did the right thing.

My trainer told me for every dog you lose you gain two... I didn’t know what she meant at first, but it dawned on me when we adopted Jax last Dec, and I see Khaki (soon to be 8) sleeping near Jax... makes sense.

We started with Lizzy, and now have two... and Jax is our 4th grey baby in a good home.

I also know how hard it is taking care of an ailing dog. You must be tired....

We’re here for you... us greyhound folk are all a bit kooky, but we love our dogs.


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We had to make the call with our Rottie who was 13. The cancer was actually under control, but it was Lyphodema that got her.

About a year and a half later we finally were ready to have another dog in the house. A friend of ours fostered greyhounds a lot and always told us how wonderful they were... so we decided to go that route and visited her rescue.

We ended up bringing home not 1, but 2. Both were kind of "rejects" at the rescue. The male had been there over a year. He is gorgeous and so fun, but he was deemed cat unsafe so I guess no one wanted him?

And June was returned due to being too "anxious" by the family who adopted her.

Neither of these were true...

Sidney (the male) is terrified of our 3 cats and stays far away from them, and June just needed another dog in the house.

I'm glad we were not only able to rescue 2 greys, but 2 that no one else seemed to want.

June seems a little better today. She's still not great with her balance, but I think she is still recovering and maybe adjusting to the new med.

Thank you all again for the kind wishes and prayers/thoughts.
 
Glad to hear she’s a little better Monica. Life is precious and tomorrow isn’t promised. I know it sounds cliche, but we have to appreciate each and every day.
 
I'm glad your dog is doing better,,,it's tough watching them suffer and feeling helpless to make it better.

Thank goodness they had you to rescue them when no one else seemed to want them.
 
Well I have a good update:

June is doing better.
No seizures in over a week now.
She has her balance back but still needs to regain her sense of awareness... meaning she needs to pay attention to what is around her so she doesn't walk into things.

For now she is with us and doing well :)
 
Very good to hear, Monica.

We are constantly thinking of you all. :)
 
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