Category: Photography

Frances went back to the vet today. She’s had a rash on her belly that wasn’t improving (or getting any worse). I tried giving her Benadryl for 36 hours, and then tried topical Benadryl spray. No change.

That was actually good news. An allergic reaction, like hives, could mean that she’s got another mast cell tumor growing. We don’t want that!

So I think allergies can be ruled out. The vet put her on a course of antibiotics, with the assumption that it’s a post-op staph infection. Hopefully that will clear everything up.

(That’s her “You aren’t shoving treats into my mouth fast enough” look.)

Toast? Yes, please!

I’m still not sick of taking photos of my cone-free dog. Maybe tomorrow I’ll find something more exciting? For now, though, that face is the best thing ever.

I had intended to give Frances a bath last night, because she was ridiculously stinky after being in a cone for a month, but I decided against it. I felt like she had had enough excitement for one day.

So today was bath day. And new collar day. The vet had used her old pink skull collar to strap down her cone, and it was too stinky to salvage.

Aside from her bath, Frances spent the day alternating between napping and playing rolly-poly.

Frances had her stitches and staples removed this morning. HALLELUJAH! I brought her home and went straight to work, because I was afraid I wouldn’t find parking if I didn’t hurry.

Which means I didn’t look closely at her belly. I took a photo when I got home and posted it to Facebook. Someone pointed out the missed staple, and thankfully the vet’s office was still open, so no harm done.

The staple was removed, and Franny is now 100% free of all sutures. No more cone. No more pills. No more restriction from getting on the furniture.

Frances is a happy, happy girl.