Kind thoughts

Thanks for the kind thoughts... Penny is feeling much better and is not nearly so grumpy as she was Friday... While she was in low energy mode, and while she's getting "treats" (pills covered in cream cheese), she's learning a couple new tricks.

"Bow" is downward dog on command. At this point, I still have to put the treat near the floor, but we're working on it and she's getting it.

"Ready" is harder. I don't think she understands what I want her to do. What I want ready to mean is that she faces the same way as I do, ready to go. I don't care what side that she is on, I just want her at my side. I am having difficulty with this concept, but I'm going to ask my friend Erin tomorrow.

Ouch

Poor Penny!

Rick doesn't think this needs medical attention so I've been cleaning it with soap and water and then annointing it with benadine. I don't see an improvement so I am going to take her in tomorrow.

I am also picking up medicine for a UTI she was diagnosed with. Her urine showed high white blood count and then they cultured it, revealing a staph infection.

Ugh!

Michelle's picture

Life with Penny has been pretty uneventful. She goes on walks with Amber most weekdays and once a week, she gets picked up in a van and taken to a dog park where she can run, roll in the grass, and sometimes even swim.

After such an event, she limps a bit. Her surgeon suggested I give her a pain reliever. When I took Penny to the vet for her annual checkup, I told her regular vet that she limped and he suggested she lose weight! She's already quite trim compared to immediately after surgery.

She does get to go to the massage therapist with me. I get the massage; she just lies under the table, happy and warm. She loves Michelle. Here is a picture that Michelle took in her massage office.

So, all was well until I got a frantic call yesterday from Kirstin at Ideal Pet Stop. "Penny has an owie on her cheek," she said. And sure enough, she did. Could be an insect bite or some other little wound that she's rubbed to irritation. Now, I wash her face and then swab Benedine on her owie.