Another week ended and no Friday blog.  Mother spent the night working at an emergency clinic and all Bea and I got to see was the inside of our cozy cave.  I gave the typing thing a whirl but only mother can seem to translate what I want to say into the written word.
I think everyone was busy enjoying the beautiful weather today, because the inside of our clinic was pretty empty.  The only pets that came to see us were the itchy ones.  Dad says it's cause of the pollen in the air.  Pollen doesn't seem to bother me any, or Bea for that matter.  Come to think of it, all the pets that came in today for ear problems were some form of bull dog, both english and pitt.  Looks like the tough dogs may not be so tough after all.

Since we had some free time this morning, Sweet Sally went home to get her furry children and brought them for a visit.  Their names are Gomer and Shadow.  Gomer is a complete sweetheart but Shadow always licks her lips when she looks my way, and I don't think it's to give me a kiss.
Shadow had to get some pokes and some of the red syrup taken.  Also Sally got some of Shadow's marking liquid and found that Shadow had crystals.  Sweet Sally says "having crystals in your urine is like peeing glass". Mother says "girls dogs usually only have crystals for one reason -- infection".  So poor Shadow had to go upside down while father poked her belly to get even more of the yellow liquid.  Sweet Sally whispered into Shadow's big ears the whole time. "It's ok Shadow, just one more poke, we need to see if you have an infection.  If the culture turns out negative, you get to try a special diet to make the crystals go away for good!"  You have to paw it to Sally, she finds the good side of just about any situation. 
Of course, knowing that Shadow likes to munch on little dogs, I thought seeing Shadow on her back was the good side of that situation.