Monday 5 August 2013

One of the bitches.

Here is a post about one of my dogs.

Sarsh is our baby. We bought our house almost 7yrs ago; we got her within 2 weeks. She was about 10wks old, and as cute as hell. Sarsh is a staff/pit cross. I have no puppy photos to share, as they are all stuck on a POS laptop.
Sarsh is sort of a fail, health-wise. When she was about 6mths old, we noticed her eyes looked weird and cloudy. Vet visit, followed by a check by an animal opthalmologist. Juvenile cataracts. *Sigh*. Drops and tests. Thankfully, unless they get sore, they just do their thing. Sarsh is almost blind as a result (these are hereditary, btw. Her parents should never have been put together), but it makes no difference to her. We need to show her if we move/add things, but otherwise, no special effort. She has also had a billion ear infections. She had surgery on her stupid ear last October after an ear infection and haematoma.
When she came home. Cone Of Shame and fetching head gear.

A couple days later.

We had a really lovely run of no infections but suddenly! Bum ba BUUUUUMMMMMM! Her ear AND feet went gross, itchy and weepy. OK, I assume they were itchy. I have failed in my quest for DMM (Dog Mind Meld). Off to the vet for the 100th time. After discussion, it was decided I would cut beef from Sarsh's diet (raw fed, just like Meow). Voila! No more infections/reactions. That was around 3mths ago. Last week, Sarsh got given a tiny bit of beef-a confirmation, I guess. I gave her about 50g, out of a 700g-ish meal. Two days later-infection. So there is no question. No beef for Muttly. The whore. I get beef so cheap! Fancy-Pants gets lamb, hare, rabbit, horse, chicken/other birdy stuff, venison. How often do I have venison? NEVER.
Here is a picture of Sarsh looking normal.
Alright, I lied. But this picture cracks me up and the noise she was making at the time was horrendous.

That Staffy smile. As you can see, she is a midget in both her breeds.

I could possibly go on and on and on about Sarsh. She is completely obsessed with tennis balls, she enjoys attempting to beat the cat, and she thinks the Mr is the best person to ever exist.
Sarsh will be 7yrs in October. Apart from some grey around her face, she does not look her age. According to the vet she has the teeth of a 2yr old. She definitely has the energy of one. Being almost blind has huge advantages-no matter the time or light quality, she will always play Fetch. Sound and smell don't care about darkness.


Next time-Jorja.

1 comment:

  1. You forgot to mention that she locates her tennis ball by sonar. Just like a dolphin.

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