May 9th 2009 5:15 pm
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In my last diary entry, I told you all that I had overheard Mom & Dad talking about getting me a surgery to fix me, even though I wasn't sure what was broken. Well, yesterday was the big day . . . . . .

The day started out like any other, but quickly turned from normal to not so normal. We got up about the same time as always, and usually we get our breakfast right away. But we went outside without eating. That was strange. I should have known at that point that something was up. Mom left for work and then Dad loaded Nikara and me into the car - which was cool cuz we love to go for rides. But instead of going to a drive-through where we usually get treats (like at the bank or McDonald's), we went to the vet. They're very nice people there, but I have to admit it's not my favorite place in the world to go.

So, we're at the vet, and Dad takes me in first. He gets me weighed (I weigh 100lbs!) and then hands me off to a nice vet tech who takes me in the back. This is strange too - usually Mom or Dad come with me and we go into an examination room. Little did I know, this would be the last time I saw my Dad for what seemed like an eternity!

It turns out my surgery was called a neuter, and for those of you who've not gone through it, let me tell ya - you're not missing anything!! When I got out of the surgery, I felt so sleepy and I had an incision that hurt. The nice people at the vet gave me some pain medicine so that made things a little better.

Dad finally got to pick me up about 3 o'clock. Boy was I happy to see him! I was kind of wobbly walking down the hallway to greet him and Dad and the lady at the counter were laughing at me. But then we went to the car and I got to go HOME! I don't really remember much more than that about last night - everything's kind of fuzzy.

Today I feel much better! And I'm getting lots of love and treats from Mom & Dad. All in all, I guess this surgery thing worked out ok, but I still really don't know what they fixed on me. Oh well.

Thanks to all my pals for helping me through this with their support and encouragement!

~~Kaitoke