Old age
Not long ago, Dave was scritching Flash when he noticed a bump on her side. So we decided we needed to take her to the vet to have her checked out. A few weeks pass, and Dave notices another lump. We decide we really, *really* need to take Flash to the vet. The other day, Flash suddenly leapt out of her bed, skidded on our slippery, newly sanded floor, then couldn't get up on her hind legs and sort of swam/commando crawled into the dining room where we were all sitting. So we called the vet.
Because aging is glamorous, Flash was thrilled to hear that the official diagnosis was warts. Some of them even had fluid! And needed to be drained! The vet said she'll probably be getting more of them and will have to have some of them drained every once in a while. She also said there wasn't anything wrong with her hind legs, so who knows what the crawling thing was all about. Dave thinks she may have had a bad dream and had a tough time snapping back to reality.
While Flash was having her warts drained, Dave held out a stick covered in spray cheez to distract her. Apparently it worked very well, so I have decided the next time I need to get a shot, I'm definitely bringing a can along with me.
Comments
Ohhhh...poor Flash. I have a book called the natural remedy book for dogs and cats (I can hear you saying, "of course you do";)...there is a section on warts (which confirms that this is more a problem for older dogs in certain breeds). You are welcomed to borrow the book or I can scan and send the section if it interests you. You may be able to find something to help.
Posted by: elizabeth | January 8, 2010 09:17 PM
That was scary. Glad it's not serious.
Posted by: Mel | January 10, 2010 03:37 PM
Poor flash. At least it is only warts!
Posted by: Megan | January 11, 2010 01:59 PM
you did it again. I am laughing out load thinking about you and the can of cheese.
Posted by: phoebe | January 12, 2010 08:46 PM