Wednesday 12 September 2007

The "But" in Buttercup

Seems we now have a corgi Corky with special needs. Remember Corky Thatcher from "Life Goes On"? Um, yes. Our Buttercup has been diagnosed with all manner of mental illness, including o.c.d. (that's obsessive compulsive disorder, for those of you not in the know), a nervous tic (something like tirett's syndrome), deformity of the facial structure, loopiness, silliness and totally obsessive (compulsive) devotion to her father, Robin. This devotion does not extend to me. No sirreee. She only has "eyes" for Robin. I reckon it's because his feet are strong-smelling. So it appeals to Buttercup's senses. She likes cheese. snigger snigger! But seriously, our vet gave her a good once-over yesterday - we took her to be "fixed" - but it turns out she's a bit broken beyond repair. And I mean that in a one or forty-two sandwiches short of a picnic sort of way. We thought we'd surprise the vet with just how cute she is and wonder when he'd notice that she's blind, because she copes so well. Little did we know he'd take one peek at her and go - "oh, I see your little pooch is quite special!" Which just goes to show that indeed you do have to be cleverer to be a veterinarian than to be a doctor. I blame this whole special needs situation on Robin though, because he promised Nolene (his sister) many years ago, that we'd send our kids to whatever school she teaches at. And now she happens to be teaching at a school in Durban for children with special needs. Like autism, etc. So, there you go then. Never make promises you can't keep. As for me and my groovy hubby, and faulty dawg, we will praise the Lord regardless!

P.S. Vet says we should only have her "fixed" in a few months, and has given her an injection to make sure she doesn't "come of age" in the next three months. He wants to make doubly sure that her kidneys are ok before he proceeds with surgery. So, guess what Robin did first thing this morning? Hahahaha! He had to catch her wee in a sterile bottle to take in for testing! Hahaha! That's what he gets for being the favourite. Hahaha!


4 comments:

Aurette said...

Now look here Char! Life is definatly not boring your side of the world! What was wrong with Buttercups eyes though? Did the vet say?

Aurette said...

Sorry man I mean ears

Heath said...

Really classic, amusing pic! It's a hoot. The dog must be quite a card. You should write and tell us more about Buttercup's daily activities.

Alison Shiloh Wear said...

well, isn't that special? I'm glad you're learning more about how special your little dog is. My sis-in-law has a corgi, Dylan, and he's lots of fun to be around. Did you know that they're natural herders? Does buttercup ever herd you?