Lucky made his first ever visit to the veterinarian today. The main cause for concern is treatment for his skin condition. Turns out is it Sarcoptic Mange, a condition caused by microscopic mites. My instinct to keep Lucky and Buddy apart was the right one as this form of mange is highly contagious.

I came away with several medications, soaps and shampoos that will hopefully eliminate the mites and allow his fur to regrow. Poor guy is itching and scratching all the time, can’t imagine how miserable that must be. And man oh man, Lucky went nuts when he got his shots today. They wound up having to muzzle him and that was a battle royal in and of itself. Felt sorry for him, but it’s a necessity. He’s back for some additional shots on Thursday.

Anyway, it’s gonna take some work to get him squared away but I think he has a pretty sweet demeanor. Well, unless you are sticking needles in his back. Also, Buddy was watching him eat from the other side of the fence and Lucky gave him a “get the fuck away from my food!” snarl. I think Buddy just laughed (if I’m interpreting tail wags correctly) and his expression was “what are you gonna do about it biatch?”. Ah, dogs will be dogs but I’m still pretty sure they’ll get along just fine when the quarantine is over.

In other news I had a great dinner the other night at Mango’s.

Time for me to run, er well, walk. It’s Hash Monday!