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Hello, my name's Coco. As in Chanel

There's always something...

Sorry to have been so quiet lately, but there's been a lot going on. Apart from She Who Mustn't Be Obeyed being very busy for ages, I haven't been in the best of health. I've been rather lethargic for some time, and have lost fur from my nose and the tip of my tail, as well having flaky skin and a thin coat. I had various tests, which weren't very conclusive, but the vet is sure I have an interactive thyroid. Which would account for the extra pounds I've put on, and my inability to summon up the strength to jump up on the bed. The skin condition has also made my paws sore.

So, the other week SWMBO decreed that I was very high maintenance. As well as my usual eye drops, I was also having antibiotics for my skin, tablets for my thyroid, ointment for my paws and a twice-weekly bath with special shampoo.

I'm feeling a bit better now but find it tricky to walk far on most days. But at least I can jump up on the bed again!

My eye saga continues

In December, I got checked over by the eye doctor, which was the first time in ages. He was rather concerned as my pressures were way up, and prescribed yet more drops. It began to wear even my patience thin, having my usual type increased from once to twice per day, plus a different type, three times a day! She Who Mustn't Be Obeyed is always very pleased with me when I sit quietly to have them applied though, and calls me a "good girl".

We went back after a few weeks, and things were much improved. So we've ditched the 2nd set and I'm down to my usual ones twice a day. The doctor was very pleased with me, as apparently it's very common for dogs with my complaint to become blind by this stage. So SWMBO was very pleased she'd taken me for a check-up when she did, or who knows what could have happened?

We're winners!

It's all very exciting, as apparently we've won a prize! She Who Mustn't Be Obeyed entered a competition in a magazine recently, and the letter came today to say she'd won!

It's a great prize - 36 pouches of posh dog food! Ok, it would have been nicer if she'd won a huge amount of money so we could have a bigger house with a bigger garden, and I'd quite like a diamand-encrusted collar, but it's a start!