[nagdu] Ben's at the vet

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

Tracy how did it go?  Is everything ok now?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:32 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Ben's at the vet


> Ben's at the vet today to have the lump removed from his eyelid.  I miss 
> his quiet presence in the house, even though he usually sleeps most of the 
> time. He couldn't believe it when I didn't feed him this morning.  He 
> followed me all around, saying "Yo, where's my breakfast?"
> They gave me a paper, outlining his day.  He will have his own nurse to 
> watch over him from the time they start to anesthetize him to when he 
> wakes up, and he'll have warm blankets in his cage to keep him cozy while 
> he's asleep.  I told the vet tech to remember that he's a trained dog, and 
> very gentle, so not to be rough with him.  Probably unnecessary, but I 
> know a vet tech who's very rough with big dogs, and I'd never hand my dog 
> over to her.
> Ben couldn't believe it either when I handed him over to this stranger and 
> she led him away.  But he went quietly, like the good dog he is.
> When Ben comes home, he'll have on the Elizabethan collar, AKA the 
> lampshade or the Cone of Shame.  Poor boy!
> Anyway, I miss my boy, and will be happy when he's back home and all fixed 
> up.
> Tracy
>
>
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Julie Phillipson