Yesterday my dog had her teeth cleaned. This sounds like a simple thing but it really isn’t. My dog recently turned 11 and so being put under anesthesia isn’t a small thing in an older dog – they need IV fluids the whole time, they need to be monitored, etc. And of course there’s the chance they’ll need to have a tooth extracted. This is exactly what happened to my beautiful little pooch except she had to have two teeth extracted instead of just one. Ugh.  She’s doing okay. After surgery she rested most of the evening but would sometimes start whining, get up, walk around drunkenly, and then lay back down. I know she was just trying to tell me she was uncomfortable and something was wrong but I couldn’t do much for her (she’d already had her pain meds). Of course, that little beagle owns my heart and so it was a long night of me worrying she would be okay. *sigh*

Daisy after dental surgery

Recently I read Amy Gersterler’s book of poetry Dearest Creature. It was a good read overall but one poem really made me laugh – it’s called Interview with a Dog and if you’re a dog owner you should definitely read it – you’ll appreciate it!