It’s definitely been a while since my last post, almost a month. The holidays kicked into full gear, then major cooties struck us, back to school, then some stitches, a tooth pulled and a spaying took place. Mama could use a massage. Ha, ha.
Lottie
Our Idaho Fuzzy Face, Lottie, has acclimated very well into our family. She’s loving, energetic and in a past life, was an owner or floor manager in a confetti factory. This girl can shred a dog bed (2 to be exact) in about 90 minutes. Anyhoo, she was recently spayed and did great. We’re to keep her physical activity to a minimum for 14 days. Today was day three. This is going to be interesting.
Some good information to know if you are going to have your dog spayed, tell your vet to only remove the uterus and to leave the ovaries. The hormones from the ovaries help with elasticity of the bladder (leakage control) and can reduce cancers.
Maggie
This fluffy Australian shepherd, Maggie, had her ACL repaired in November. When I took her in for a follow up check up, it was discovered that she’d broken a tooth from the bottom all the way to her gum. Well, that bad boy had to come out. Maggie has one hefty appetite, so even a broken tooth didn’t interfere with filling her belly. The broken tooth was absolute news to us. It was pulled and our girl kept right on truckin’. Again, she ate like a champ right away.
Allie
And because we haven’t spent enough on these doggies, Allie, our border collie, is full on border collie (obsessed with animals in the pasture) and enjoys racing the goats and donkeys along the fence while barking. It could drive you nuts. She is a super lovey girl though, so that trumps her OCD. Not only did we have Allie’s right eye rim tattooed black a few years ago to prevent the pale skin from repeatedly burning in the summer (could lead to cancer), but she can get so focused on the pasture pets, that she will pop her face through the wire fencing and every now and then, cut her face on the wire. Sometimes it’s only Band-Aid worthy. Other times, our vet has had to come by, sedate Allie and then stitch her up. Cue, palm to forehead. Mister has bought a muzzle to put on her when she’s in the pasture so she doesn’t injure herself but it’s not practical to keep it on her all the time. Luckily, we were able to mend the spots last month after Allie had cut her face for hopefully, the very last time.
Lily, our Russell Terrier mix, isn’t pictured in this post because she’s been super boring or, being a former teacher, I’d say that Lily exceeds expectations in making good choices! Go Lily!
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