Nicola wants a new pet.

Oh God help me. I had to go to the pet shop today to get a new brush for Millie & 1 of those gloves for Addy’s fur. As we were getting out of the car I started explaining to Nic that we weren’t going to be buying any new toys for any of the pets.

This was the conversation:

“Not even a new fishy friend for Goldie?”  “Nope!”  “Well what about something new for Lilly? She hasn’t had anything new in ages”  “No!!”  “Ok, can I have a new Gunipig then?”  “How many times do I have to say it? No!”  “Well what about a Bunny then?”  “Don’t tempt me, I want a Bunny, but still, NO!”

We then walked through the door & all Hell broke loose. Inside the front door of Pet World in Terryland here in town they have a Chipmunk. The bloody thing is insane. It flies about the place. I think someone has given it Speed. lol It flies up one side of the cadge & down the other. Nic started squealing “OH MY GOD!!!!! It’s so cute!!!! Mum can I have a Chipmunk? He’s so cute!” She then spent the rest of the time in the shop begging me, reasoning with me, pleading with me, promising me, you name it. She explained to me that it would be in her room & I wouldn’t have to worry about it. She would look after it. “Honestly mum!”

I tried explaining to her that the things were nocturnal & that she would get no sleep. Her answer to that was “It’s ok, I can sleep in school.” The girls working in the shop just bust out laughing. I paid for what we were getting (which did end up being more then I had intended) & got out of there. I had to physically steer Nic out of there. She fell in love with the little thing. Not a chance though, a budgie, a fish & a dog here & a cat & a dog in Dads, I think she has enough pets around her.

Addys “GROWTH”?????

I was picking Nicola up from Circus this evening when I got a frantic phone call from Trev. He asked me where I was & then told me to get straight back home because there was something wrong with Addy.

When I asked him what happened, in a very worried voice he explained it all to me.

When he came home Addy had gone to the toilet & got himself covered, as sometimes happens with dogs. So Trev brought him out the back to clean him off. Trev is not very good at things like that & he was nearly sick all over the poor animal. As if he wasn’t bad enough.

He kept going though until he had Addy almost clean. That’s when he found a lump. A large black lump. He got really very scared & rang me straight away to get me to come home. He said I would have to contact the vet.

I got Nic & raced out to the car. I had to stop at the shop to get something & when I got back to the car the phone was going off. Terrified Nic answered it & Trev asked her to put me on. My heart was in my mouth. I thought he was going to tell me that Addy had gotten very sick or something. But this is not what he had to tell me at all.

He said “It’s ok, you don’t need to rush back, he’s ok.” I asked him how could this be if he has a big black lump?

He then told me that it wasn’t a lump. It was Addys testicles. He hadn’t noticed them before so he got a fright when he seen them. I just started roaring laughing. The poor dog, I know that those things get the male of the species in trouble, but I wouldn’t go as far as to call them cancerous.

Poor Trev, I love him to bits, but he really wasn’t top of the que when they were handing out the brains. hahaha