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LazyDaisy Apr 2016 7:38am, 14 Apr 2016 13,889 posts	0 LazyDaisy Morning! Maybe there's a grass seed or something like that causing Charlie's ear problems Alice? I hope the vet can sort it out once and for all. As a child I had a prolonged period of earache (it turned out to be a very deep seated abcess) which I remember as being utterly miserable. Flossie has been up to her usual tricks and ate a cranberry and cashew loaf I'd forgotten to put away followed by an out of date strawberry yoghurt left well back by the food recycling bin. sigh On a positive note, yesterday we met an old black Lab who coughed a bit, much like Bella. He was thin but not excessively so, and was happy to play with Floss and Lily. Turns out he has lung cancer! He was diagnosed last November but his owner said she thought he'd developed it well before that. That all sounds much like Bella, and it gave me hope that maybe she will last, happily, for longer than we first thought. My sister says the only real change is that they don't go for quite such long walks now.
BaronessBL Apr 2016 8:41am, 14 Apr 2016 5,403 posts	0 BaronessBL Fingers and paws crossed here for Bella I had to laugh at Flossie's antics - but a cranberry and cashew loaf does sound rather delicious. I came home the other day to find a shredded plastic bag (one of those from the supermarket for vegetables) in Wanda's bed, but no evidence of what it might have contained. I'm guessing it was probably one we'd used for dog treats that hadn't been put away after a walk - at least I hope that's what it was
Sharkie Apr 2016 9:04am, 14 Apr 2016 9,146 posts	0 Sharkie Excellent work by Floss! Perhaps you heard the news snippet on the radio this morning criticising the use of sniffer dogs at airports. Apparently they’ve uncovered hardly any class A drugs but they have been really good at finding cheese and sausages. They must have been labs!
Alice the Camel Apr 2016 9:23am, 14 Apr 2016 2,661 posts	0 Alice the Camel They were gorgeous spaniels Sharkie! And yes, hardly surprising I've just dropped off Charlie I'm a bit nervous and the house seems very quiet. Apart from a squeal when they stuck the thermometer up his oojabackary he seemed fine about being there. The hardest bit was not feeding him this morning. He got quite frustrated that he couldn't make me notice I'd forgotten. He almost got Mini's pack up off the kitchen counter (thought of Flossie) but despite him managing quite a high jump it was still just out of reach, luckily.
BaronessBL Apr 2016 9:36am, 14 Apr 2016 5,404 posts	0 BaronessBL I'd squeal too if someone stuck a thermometer there to be honest.... especially if nobody had thought to feed me before hand Hope it all goes OK
D2 Apr 2016 10:07am, 14 Apr 2016 8,753 posts	0 D2 will be thinking of you today AtC, it will be odd
Sharkie Apr 2016 10:20am, 14 Apr 2016 9,149 posts	0 Sharkie We're all rooting for Charlie. xxxx
BaronessBL Apr 2016 10:33am, 14 Apr 2016 5,406 posts	0 BaronessBL Thank goodness we don't possess a sunlounger otherwise I think someone would be up early in the morning draping her towel over it to reserve it....
Alice the Camel Apr 2016 11:06am, 14 Apr 2016 2,662 posts	0 Alice the Camel What a beauty!
Alice the Camel Apr 2016 11:07am, 14 Apr 2016 2,663 posts	0 Alice the Camel Thanks for your good wishes everyone. If I'd had any doubts about whether I'd really wanted a dog, today has dismissed them. I'm feeling quite lonely!