Max has had some itching problem for a bit that wasn’t responding to standard flea treatments so I took him to the vet. The vet was wearing rain boots and I wonder if this is experience or forethought. Max was diagnosed with Mange, which is like finding out that your kid has lice. He insisted it wasn’t something I did wrong but I felt a little responsible even though the red foxes around my house were probably to blame.

The vet put Max on a parasite treatment and gave him a shot of steroids followed by two prescriptions to help with the itching. Max didn’t flinch at the shot. Sometimes our pets are better people that we are.

The cat came in today with a heck of a dent in its head.  Over the last few years scabs have been appearing from his frequent scrapes with owls, other cats, a small fox and in one case what looked like a wolverine.  The dent had no scab and was quite white and about the size of a dime, which is pretty big on a cat’s head.  My dad said it’d been there for a day or two and may not just be a scab and that it had a lump under it while at the same time the cat’s been far nicer than normal.  The cat had to go to the vet anyway but I started to envision the conversation with the doctor.

Me: What’s wrong?
Doctor: Your cat has one of the most adorably deadly diseases in the animal kingdom: kitty cancer.
Me: Well, what can we do?
Doctor: Well, sit by and watch him nuzzle against you as he descends a cute spiral of snuggly death.
Me: That’s terrible…
Doctor: Terribly soft and cuddly.

Our dog, Max, went in today to remove a lump on his leg and to have a giant blood blister removed from his ear.  While waiting for the post-op pick-up I saw on the wall a chart of dog silhouettes on chart to help determine if your dog was overweight.  The dogs on the chart were divided into four sizes:  Large, medium, small and wiener dogs.  After puzzling over it for about 2 minutes I’m pretty sure the pictures for the skinny, lean and fat wiener dog were the same picture.

Our dog, Max, went in today to remove a lump on his leg and to have a giant blood blister removed from his ear.  While waiting for the post-op pick-up I saw on the wall a chart of dog silhouettes on chart to help determine if your dog was overweight.  The dogs on the chart were divided into four sizes:  Large, medium, small and wiener dogs.  After puzzling over it for about 2 minutes I’m pretty sure the pictures for the skinny, lean and fat wiener dog were the same picture.