The Dog

The dog's medical problems are a little easier to deal with, I guess. At five years old she started leaking. It seems someone poked a hole in the girl. They call it spaying. Now the vet tells us that spaying at the recommended age of six months leads to adult leakage. The mutt started occasionally dripping around the house. This apparently led to a urinary tract infection. About a month of antibiotic treatments and now a pill to control incontinence and all is almost well.

The biggest problem, aside from the damp mess and smell, is this ordeal sparked very frequent outside visits for the pup. Now we can’t break the dog of the habit. Every ten minutes the dog wants to go outside. Some dogs scratch, some bark, our dog knocks her nose on the doorknob. I wish I could teach her to turn it. She rattles the knob incessantly and now has taken to whining when you don’t jump right up and acquiesce to her wishes.

She’s also taken a dislike toward her food. This is due to being over-treated by the other two girls during her sickness. "Oh, the poor doggie doesn’t feel good? Here’s a cookie." Now all she wants is doggie donuts and the like. She stands next to the cabinet where the treats are kept and hangs her head low like a vulture waiting on a car to crush a critter. I’ve tried very hard for five years not to spoil the dog and in a few short months all that training went down the crapper.

Speaking of the crapper, the next post will be about our patient, Renee.