We had a cute girl poodle named Adeline come in for the "nap today, make bad breath go away" treatment. She's been here every year for the treatment and this is the first year she didn't have to have any teeth removed. She was not as impressed as everyone else by the new place though. In fact, she didn't seem to think it was a new place at all. From the moment she came in, she started shaking and mumbling, "not again, not again." Adeline was much perkier when she left at the end of the day though; happy to be going home, but even happier to be going home with the same number of teeth she came in with. My mother was pleased too, last year she'd had to remove 7 of Adeline's rotten teeth, so things were much improved from last year. "Our dental products keep getting better. This year we're sending people home with the dental sealant but included in the purchase is a guarantee that we'll apply it for you every week. No more wrestling with your pet -- let us do all the work and be the bad guys," mother advised Adeline's mom. "Her mouth is so much healthier this year, if we can find something for us to use in between cleanings she may not need us to clean her teeth next year!" That was music to both Adeline and her mom's ears, and they both left with their tails wagging.
We also had a visit from Dr. Quinn, surgery woman. One of our regular visitors, Daisy, a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix was born with bad legs. My parents first met Daisy two years ago when she ripped out one of her nails. Mother noticed then that Daisy's legs didn't work right. That was before my time, but I heard Sweet Sally and Very Vocal Vonnie talking about how strange it was for a big dog's knees to pop out. The knee popping thing is pretty common for us toy breeds, but because we're small, dainty and extra tough most of us don't need surgery. Big dogs on the other paw, almost always do. That's why Daisy was here today. She'd had surgery on one knee two years ago and was in today to have the other leg done.
Our new clinic didn't fool Daisy either. She caught on right away what she was visiting today for. You have to paw it to her though, she put up with everything, even the large purple bandage on her leg. In fact, she's still at the clinic right now -- well, I guess for that matter so am I -- 10:30 at night. She's resting quietly so I think we'll be able to go home soon and rest ourselves.
So far our new clinic has been busy and filled with happy tail wagging endings. I hope it will stay that way forever!
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