Friday 16th January 2015 – I’m worried

I have to go to the vet’s this morning and I’m worried. Most things are routine and you have a fair idea before you go what the vet is going to say and what the treatment is going to be, but this is different. When I was having a cuddle with my Mistress the night before last, she noticed a lump in my neck. We’d have gone to the vet yesterday, but with her being in London it wasn’t possible so I’m going first thing this morning. It doesn’t hurt and it may just be another fatty lump, but my Mistress says it feels a little deeper than that. She is hoping it’s just my glands, which would explain how lethargic I’ve been this week, but I know she’s concerned too. I’m just hoping the vet puts our minds at rest and that it’s nothing serious. At least I’ve got my weekend away to look forward to, to take my mind off things. I hope it’s nothing infectious too as Shadow really doesn’t need to be around dogs who are ill right now and I guess if it is that Bella won’t want to see me either. Oh, I hate having things wrong with me. Getting older is bad enough without specific problems.

Things were not going well for Aida when we spoke to her yesterday. She is like her sister Annie and her season is very short and everything happens very quickly. She is going back to see the stud dog again today, but it may already be too late. We’re all rooting for you Aida, we so want it to work. This whole breeding thing is really very complicated. When you see all the unwanted puppies out there, you’d think it was easy as falling off a log, but sadly that really doesn’t seem to be the case.

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