My Day by Tucker-Doodle

Hi Pals!

First, I don't have any pictures to go along with my day cuz Mom forgot the camera and then she was going to get one of the office cameras but then we were running late and that's why. Sigh. I got to go to with Mom to work this morning and I saw Buddy & Kita, but Ghost hid from me. We hung out for a couple hours and it was fun but Nana couldn't give me any treats because I had my vet appointment today.

I was gonna be brave but then it was hard because it's really scary once we get in there you know. First Mom checked my weight in the lobby - 74.4 pounds! I lost 2 pounds since I had the face staples. I guess all those veggies are making me skinny. So Angie came out and said we could come in the room and I wasn't very excited to go but I went anyway. Once I got in there I decided it was safer to sit in one of the people chairs so that's what I did. Angie said it was ok cuz it made me feel better. She took my temperature - only in my ear for a second, there wasn't anything poked in my butt. Score! She listened to my heart and stuff too. Dr. Bill came in and all of us, Mom, Angie and Dr. Bill walked out back to watch me tinkle. All of a sudden he stuck a stick with a cup on it under me and I totally freaked cuz it's a stick and we all know how I feel about those. After that I couldn't tinkle anymore, I think it was performance anxiety. Soooo...we all went back in and they stole some of my blood. Only good thing was I got a big orange bandaid and everyone felt sorry for me later. Dr. Bill was gonna take it off when we left but then said I should wear it to the office for extra attention.

Next they put my blood in this thing that sounded like the washing machine and while we waited for it to do whatever it does Dr. Bill looked me all over. Guess what? I have a cracked tooth! Poor me. Funny thing is it's the same one Thrawn had broken so Dr. Bill asked me if Mom was feeding us rocks. After my blood was done spinning Angie came and said everything looked good! Next thing I knew they came in with a bunch of needles, I thought it was going to hurt but I hid my face and it was over before I knew it. I got all my shots so at least that's over for the year.

Here's the coolest thing about the whole day - after it was all over Dr. Bill brought in the big toy basket and I got to pick a toy out of it! There were lots of good stuff but I finally picked a stuffed elephant, I held it all afternoon at the office and Buddy was really jealous. I'd show you a picture but you know about the camera PLUS I left it at the office when we left tonight. Hopefully she'll bring it home tomorrow so I can give it lots of love.

Here's the not so cool thing. You know that broken tooth? I have to have surgery on September 24th and it's going to go away. Plus I'm getting my teeth cleaned at the same time. I'm scared but gonna try that thing Mom does called denial until it's time. They're also going to take picture of my joints since it's hard for me to get up nowadays and see if it's time I started Adequan shots like Dakota and Thrawn. Oh yea, I have somethin' called a skin tag that Angie said they would take off too and I wouldn't even know. I'm not sure about that but ok. Mom said she's just going to start having her check deposited directly into Dr. Bill's account and he can give her the $50 that's left over each time. I'm glad there's $50 left over so we can still get new toys.

Love, Tucker.