Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Snip and Chip II

So! I'd post a photo of the adorable little Princess Zeta Bear puppy but some things are beneath our dignity. She's a miserable li'l conehead.

Bless her furry little heart! Of course, we can't bless her furry little belly because it was shaved yesterday and it's not furry anymore. That's gotta itch. Sheesh!

I wonder: if they don't have to cut open women for a hysterectomy why are they still cutting open our li'l lady pets?

Zeta slept in the bed last night. First time ever. Might be the last. It wasn't bad at all -- just, well, when a dog even as small as the Zeta Bear stretches out and wrestles with you and your Sexy Beast for real estate that is already in high demand, it makes for a somewhat restless night.

That was NOT why we were restless last night in particular. It's just that somehow, after not even raising real human babies together (the boy beasts arrived in my life as step-beasts when they were past babydom) the SB and I managed to wake up and nurture the Zeta Bear at different times of the night -- without scheduling a shift or anything. Zeta started out curled up next to the SB's chest. Then she paid me a visit whilst I requested the SB roll over, as she was diagonally consuming too much of my vertical real estate. This in general causes the SB to exhibit a fit of Tourets. Zeta Bear then staggered across the bed to between my knees. When I turned out the light for the night I put Zeta in her condo. SB removed Zeta from her condo for a trip to the great outdoors and a return to the bed curled up next to my chest in the wee morning hours. Zeta wound up in between our heads this morning, when the SB got up.

Sweet Zeta Bear walks about the house, when she moves at all, as if she were trying to run away from her own ass and can't. Then she gives up and leans against something and rests. That is good.

It's bound to hurt. Some people don't (can you believe it!?) purchase the pain medication to give their animals after a spay or neuter. Zeta gets pain medication. It helps her a lot -- and she gets cheese and peanut butter to go with, even though they're chewable pills because... well, the SB is spoiling her!

That's ok. Zeta doesn't have to do "front, swing, place, and heel" this week.

So it will take her a little longer to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. So what.

2 comments:

Joni McClain said...

Howdy Jooley Ann!

We love us some Zeta Bear.

Yeah, she's already trying to Jump (Down!) Jump (Down!) again.

Her door manners are terrible! She's so small it's not so easy to break this li'l habit!

Milo Johnson said...

They have to cut the girls because their parts are much smaller than human parts, and most veterinarians don't have the resources to obtain endoscopic surgical theaters.

And, thank you kindly for the link!