Shadow and Aristotle both had some good news yesterday. Firstly, Aristotle\u2019s blood tests came back and the level of fat in his blood has shown some reduction. It looks like his change of diet has helped. He\u2019s got to have a repeat scan of his gall bladder in a month\u2019s time. He wasn\u2019t so happy to hear that. He said the fur was only just beginning to grow back on his tummy and he doesn\u2019t really want to have it shaved off again. To be honest, I\u2019m feeling the odd one out \u2013 of the dogs anyway. I\u2019m the only one who hasn\u2019t had my tummy shaved. Mum has said that\u2019s a good thing and if I really want to look like the others then she\u2019ll give it a go for me. I am not going anywhere near Mum when she has a sharp implement in her hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow was not happy that she couldn\u2019t have her breakfast. Oh boy can that dog howl. Anyway, once she\u2019d gone to the vet peace was restored. Her scan showed that her heart is doing fine and everything is happily controlled by her tablets. It also showed that the marks on her spleen haven\u2019t changed in the last few months and therefore do not appear to be anything we need to worry about. As if that wasn\u2019t enough good news, the vet was able to clean more of the wax out of her left ear and gave her some long acting antibiotic drops for a slight infection. Whilst she does seem to be completely deaf in her other ear, it turns out that her left one still has some hearing but was completely blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the downside, it does mean that Shadow needs the radio on again. It\u2019s not the radio that\u2019s the real problem, it\u2019s Mum dancing round the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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