Day 92 - Good news for Furry Mama.

Furry Mama dragged Baggy and Minty Mutt out of bed at 8.00am. Yep, see, we can actually get out of bed when we have to! Off to the vets we set. Hormonal Hannah was in a right state. Really nervous and worried. Baggy couldn't work out why. She knew that Furry Mama was concerned what the vet might say about Minty's hips. He is a German Shepherd. So he could suffer from hip dysplasia although his Mum and Dad didn't have it, so it seemed unlikely. But he's not right at the back, so something is amiss. But she was way too nervous for it just to be that. When Baggy went to get Minty's ramp out of the back of the car, she realised what she was worried about. It is very heavy and unwieldy. It was quite difficult for Baggy to set up. It hurt her arm. This was with Minty waiting quietly in the front garden. The vet surgery on the other hand is in the middle of a small town, on a busy road. So that is what Hannah was stressing about!

Furry Mama was also worried about whether Mint could get up his ramp. But he took a bit of a run at it and shot up into the car like a young lad. At the vets, Baggy took her life into her hands and reversed into the parking space. Otherwise the ramp would have had to go into the main road. Clearly not an option. But someone was looking down on us, because there was a big enough gap in the traffic to get in safely. Minty Mutt loves the vets. Surprising really. After seriously breaking his leg when he was fifteen months old. (He ran under a car). He had major surgery. Four-and-a-half hours to put an external metal frame around it. Then daily visits to the vets for three months, before three-and-a-half hours of surgery to take the metal off him. But still, he loves the vets. So Baggy gets hauled in. Hauled to say "hello" to any other dogs. Hauled in to see the vet. Bless him.

After a good chat and a bit of prodding and poking, it was good news. Mint is very well for an older dog. He possibly has some arthritis in his hips. But it's nothing more serious. Phew! Anti-inflammatory prescribed. Furry Mama can walk him as much as he wants! Baggy had better get fitter then! As he wants a lot. Furry Mama decided to celebrate by going on a long walk around the village. Over an hour later, Baggy and Minty had another fight with the ramp. But again Mint shot up it! Very happy Furry Mama........