When Bubbles first came to live with us I couldn't get over her perfectness. After all, I had been through with Gracie growing old and developing so many health issues, I wanted to hold on to this beautifully healthy puppy for as long as possible. So you can imagine how my heart must have dropped the day I discovered a tick embedded near her ear.
I guess I freaked a little out. Well, actually, a lot. A vet visit was in order, and she was cleared to wear a flea and tick collar at that time. I'll be honest; I hated to start the cycle of pesticides and any drugs whatsoever on my virgin pup. But, if I learned one thing from my life with Gracie, it was that fleas could be plucked off - sure - but once a tick told hold of your pup, there was a possibility of lymes disease (which Gracie did get, by the way).
Bubbles is 2 1/2 now. Wow! It seems like she just got here! As a young adult, Bubbles is experiencing some of the everyday struggles most dogs encounter at one time or another.
Scratch*Scratch* itchy itchy *Scratch*Scratch. Allergies or boredom? Not sure.
She was groomed last week and came home looking beautiful, as always. But I think the close shave on her face and snout has caused some itching, and so I woke up to a bloody baby a couple mornings ago. She got okay as the day went forward. But then yesterday she had it bleeding again.
Tomorrow will be a yearly vet visit and I will have it checked out along with a lump that has shown up on the side of her face by her eye. I pray it's nothing.
She's a sweet girl who will not let me out of her sight. Now that she has been with us for over 2 years, I cannot imagine my life without her.
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