[Dailydrool] Miss Angela on anal glands

[bjenk1 at cox.net]

Bill here, press agent/personal trainer to Miss Angela Basset, Droop and Drool Diva of Wichita and Sedgwick County

While I am not encouraged to write about Miss Angela's private areas, she did consent to allow me to post in favor of anal gland removal.  She was in need of expression about every two weeks when Miss Renee, the banjo picking vet, removed her anal glands.  She was a bit tender for a day or two, but seemed to bounce back quite well. (Of course this was when she was about three years old and seemingly bulletproof.  It might be a more serious operation on an older hound. )  We have not regretted the operation for a single moment.  No more scooting on the lawn or the oriental rugs.  No more frantic and unladylike licking of the area.  No more tawdry displays in public.  And no more stain trails on household surfaces.  We are both much happier with the glands gone.

This week Miss Angela will stay with Lucille the alpha doberman and Ella the bipolar dalmation at Uncle Chris' house while her loyal employee heads south to Winfield to camp at the Walnut Valley Festival.  They once allowed dogs but now forbid them.  That is all for the best, however, because Miss Angela's taste in music does not encompass bluegrass (or anything else Bill plays).  She will have a big yard to run in, good company, regular walks and a strict feeding regimen.  Uncle Chris runs a tight operation.  

On Tuesday, Bill will celebrate his 65th birthday.  Miss Angela has been ever so solicitous the last week or so, spending extra lap time and cuddling much more than usual.  She seems to sense the rapid onset of old age.  She feels better about not providing health coverage now that he has Medicare and a variety of supplements.  She seems insistent, however, that a will and long term care instructions be drawn up, clearing up any questions about continuity of service should something happen to Bill.  A girl can't be too careful.  

Bill (maybe I should get new banjo strings tomorrow)
Angela (maybe you should get some made of cat gut)