A quick trip to the vet earlier this week and an important lesson learned about dogs in the desert. They can get “digital granulomas” which is just a fancy way of saying thorns in their paws that go through the bottom and work their way out the top. Ruby, suddenly, had a oblong shaped, bright red blister-like lump, on the top of her right paw. We speculated that she got bite by something - a spider? A lizard? A mouse? Even though it looked painful, Ruby didn’t try to bite me when I examined it, so I wasn’t too concerned, but we went to a local vet just to be sure. A two second look by the vet and $63 dollars later, we learned it’s nothing to be concerned about. I suppose it was a small price to pay for peace of mind and next time we'll know.
Ruby survived her digital granuloma and truly enjoyed Christmas Day.
The "adults" in the house did a white elephant gift exchange. Cray got a pair of Spanx leggings, which I promptly swiped from her, but not before she had a chance to model them. She is always a good sport.
After all the presents were opened and the wrapping paper stuffed into the recycling bin; Mia, Jasper, Ava, and I set out on what we thought was a short holiday hike that turned out to be a six mile trek in the desert. Yes, they had maps, but we didn’t take one. We weren’t lost, we just took the longest trail available - on accident. Ava was a trooper.
4 comments:
I triple-dog dare ya!
No, not really - painful! Looks like a wonderful way to spend the holiday! Happy New Year!
Super fun!! Love Cray in some leggings!
What fun! Glad you guys had an awesome Christmas! Hopefully ruby continues to heal Stupid cactus!
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