I’ve noticed a lot of “hot spots” on our old dog lately. That makes me kinda sad, because I know it is a sign of old age. Do you know what a “hot spot” is? It’s veterinarian lingo for “bed sore.” Our dog is spending so much time lying down that she is developing bed sores on the pressure points of her hips, knees, and ankles. Kinda perplexing because she has a nice soft dog bed to sleep on; I have a hard time imagining that she would even get bed sores. But there they are, just the same! Makes me sad to think how this is such a sign of aging, and that means that she won’t be “with us” for many more years.
Russ and Gail love to Golf Myrtle Beach. We have been neighbors for about ten years now, and every February they disappear for the entire month to take advantage of one of the many Myrtle Beach Golf Packages that they have found that allows them to play their favorite golf courses. While they are off enjoying their Myrtle Beach Golf Vacations they have my wife go and water their plants a couple of times each week, and we bring their dog and cat over to our house to pet sit for them.
We don’t mind pet-sitting, their dog is a very affectionate Irish Wolfhound with a great personality, and their cat is, well, their cat is a cat! But at least the cat doesn’t scratch up the place or spray the walls, and doesn’t keep us awake crying all night long, so that is good! Russ and Gail send us a postcard from Myrtle Beach, and they always bring back some nice souvenirs, too!
Up until recently I’ve always bought all of the medicines for our pets directly from the veterinarian. It was quick, easy and convenient. And for the most part the time frame for giving the medicines was something along the lines of “give now” and really couldn’t wait a few days to administer.
Then maintenace medications were created, and the expansion of shopping online has created the opportunity to buy heartworm products online for less money than you have to pay the veterinarian. That is well worth looking into! While my wife was looking for places to do that, she ran across a website in Australia that sells medicines online, offers locals doggy daycare, and sells spoodle puppies sydney. It wasn’t clear whether they carried the puppies in the store itself, or if they specialized in helping customers find breeders. She wanted to look at pictures of the puppies, and get more information about the puppies, but the link that was supposed to carry her to the pictures said that there were not any puppies currently available!