The V-E-T Report

Thunder here to tell you about our day yesterday.

And Phantom here with a few things to say about that visit too.

While we were both quietly snoozing yesterday morning, we heard some wonderful words - "Who wants to go in the car?" We LOVE to go for a ride in the car and were so hoping for a trip to Sonic or Dairy Queen. But no, where did SHE take us? To the V-E-T!!!

It was just humiliating, I had to have my annual physical exam. That meant they stuck that pointy thing up you know where, stole some of my blood, and if that wasn't bad enough, they stuck a sharp thing into me in three different places - SHOTS!!! They checked my eyes, ears, teeth, heart rate, AND they even weighed me. It wasn't a lot of fun but they keep telling me it is to keep me healthy. I got an A+ for good health, everything was just perfect. Luckily they remembered to give me a cookie. Mom forgot her camera so I don't have any photos to show you.

My turn now. I had my physical in January and everything was fine except for them worrying about my weight - they say I am too skinny - well, I am almost 11 and I have always weighed about the same, so what's the problem? Then I was at the vet in May to get my teeth cleaned. So why did I have to go again? Well, Mom has been watching some lumpy things on my body and one of them has gotten a lot bigger in the last few weeks and it is very hard. The V-E-T stuck a needle in the bumpy thing on my chest and stole some blood from me. Then she took it out of the room to look at some slide - I thought a slide was something the little kidlets here have in the yard to ride down. Anyway, when she came back, she was all serious and stuff. I guess there are some suspicious spindly rods on that slide - it is all beyond me. It's not a fatty tumor, of course not, no fat on me anywhere. But now they are saying I have to go back soon and they are going to cut out the lump - WHAT???? - so they can analyze it more closely. Then there was a lot of talk back and forth between Mom and the V-E-T and I guess it wasn't all good.

Anybody got any good ideas for how I can get out of this mess?



So no Sonic, no DQ. But I did find a new toy when I got home.

Woos, Phantom and Thunder

(Note from Mom, I will be calling today to set a date for Phantom's surgery hopefully for next week. I am trying to be optimistic here, but we sure could use some good vibes from all of you. Too soon for another problem.)