MollieDog's Off to the Vets Again

No flyball training this morning, too many people on holiday. Which is a bit weird, but there you go!

Should have been Newark next weekend but we’re not going now, which is probably a good thing as Mollie is off to the vets again this week. She really loves it at the vets, and they all love her because she’s such a wiggley snuggley dog, so I never get too worried about her like I do for Kim or Dylan. They are going to have to knock her out a bit though, her ear is a real mess, the wax has built up too much and then she’s clearly scratched it and so now there’s blood in it too. Poor Molby, and plus — how neglectful do we look?!

I always feel guilty when we take Mollie to the vets because they always say whatever injury/illness she’s got has been there for at least a week. The trouble is, Mollie is very stoic and just plugs on without giving any indications that she is in pain or not feeling her best. Not only that but she’s mainly black and has a very thick coat — not easy to spot cuts or blood spots. We do check her daily for things like that but unfortunately it’s easy to miss.

On the positive side, she’s lost a smidge of weight and is down to 18.50 now. (For comparison, add 7 to that for her weight when we got her in 2004) In everything except her left ear she’s looking very fit and very healthy, just very accident-prone. This is her third day-trip in 12 months (she had 12 stitches last year after a dog bite, and she had 8 stitches in her lip in August) — she’s cost us more than both the other dogs put together, good job we love her (and we have insurance!)