Saturday and it’s off to the vet to get the staples removed. Riley – never to be left behind – hops into the vehicle and we help Catie into the back. It’s time for a vehicle that’s closer to the ground.
It doesn’t take Riley long to determine that we’re going in the wrong direction of the park. Catie’s really not that surprised. She’s been to a vet’s office so many times in the last couple of months that she’d be astonished if that wasn’t where we were headed.
At the office, we meet Floyd – the world’s biggest lab. A 118 pound monster of a dog with a head the size of a bear cub who whimpers if his dad scolds him. And we meet Daisy – a dainty, diminutive Golden Retriever, who had a stage 2 tumor removed from her leg and is there to see the doctor because she won’t stop panting.
“There were a lot of staples,” the technician says, bringing Catie out of the back room.
And it’s time for the park.
It’s a dreary, dull day. One of those Alberta winter days where the world is monochrome and it’s hard to tell the ground from the sky except for the dirty piles of snow along the road.
The weather is irrelevant to Catie. She doesn’t have pain. She’s at the park. She sniffs and snuffles and rolls in the snow, picks up Riley’s discarded tree branches. She visits with Patrick, a lab cross who likes to chase Riley. Our neighbour shows up; Catie spots her long before we do and she runs.
It’s a good day.
Catie looks pretty in her T-shirt… She must feel so relieved to finally have those itchy staples removed! Sounds like she had a wonderful time afterwards!
Angel Jake’s Mom
Sounds like a great day in the park! Catie looks just like Mackenzie did after her surgery- so sweet and beautiful in the t-shirt (and we can’t forget Angel Jake either 🙂 I dressed her in t-shirts all the time until her incision was fully healed. Congratulations on her staples being removed. Must be such a relief for her now. It certainly was a good day!
A good day indeed!
Pawesome day at the park! You are adorable in your shirt, probably helps to keep you warm in the snow since half your hair is missing! Peyton got stuck wearing a snuggie for dogs. He was always embarrassed when mom pulled that out of the closet. Fortunately he could wear his Ruffwear harnass over the top so no one would laugh at him!
Hooray for the staple removal! You are free at last!
Sending you golden kisses and hugs Catie and Riley!
Dillon
What a beautiful girl! Xander’s staples come out in 6 days and he hasn’t been to the park in much too long! He’ll be happy to see all his buddies again AND for more rides in the car!
Catie sounds like quite the trooper too – hearing “both sides” of the story, from yours and their view certainly puts some things into perspective :o)
Hugs and strength for Catie
Xander’s mom
Thank you Xander’s mom!
I think she’s beautiful too.
We kept Catie pretty quiet until the staples were out; we didn’t want to risk her injuring herself. In fact, this was made very very apparent the second day she was home after surgery. We had a lot of visitors that day and as Riley and her jostled for attention at the door, she got shoved into the doorframe against her wound.
Oh my. I had never heard her yelp like that before; it was awful. A lesson learned. I insisted on phone calls before visitors came over; and lots of low key days so she could heal properly.
Hugs for Xander too! The park and his friends will be there waiting for him when he’s ready!! It’ll be just that much more special.