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June 18, 2007
Le Pooch
Le pooch has been worrying me a bit recently. She doesn't do so well in the heat, so has been pretty lethargic ('cept when it comes to following me from room to room and up and down the stairs and up and down the stairs and room to room and up and down the stairs) and even has been leaving some of her chow in the bowl. This is crazy-business from a dog who, quite literally, would pull one of those "I'm going to binge until I burst" goldfish things if given half the chance. And kind of has.
So, relying on my ever-expanding animal husbandry skills, I've been thinking that maybe her teeth are bugging her and making the dry food painful to choke down. She's got some seriously crazy underbite, and her gums are all swollen and nutso-looking from it (and also make her look like she's always sticking her tongue out...very dignified) so it wouldn't surprise me if they get tender. Plus, must get kind of boring to eat the same thing day in day out. Not that I'd know.
Pet problem? Enter vet tech friend. The lady told me last night to soak the food in water for a minute or so and then zap it in the microwave for 10 seconds to make it more aromatic. This morning? The Deuker GULPED it down and even ate the remnants off the floor she's been recently leaving as a special gift for my burgeoning ant colony.
Deuce! She's back! Ahhhhh! Collective sigh of relief from all and sundry. Pass the pot brownies.
Posted by Bree at June 18, 2007 08:35 AM