The pharmaceutical company has a big asterisk in their "guarantee" of their product--I apparently didn't get a heartworm test for Poppy last year, so though she has been on the medication continuously, they won't pay the nearly $900 for the treatment. I had Cinnamon retested this morning, she is still negative. She had her last test in March (I did this test today just to be sure, since the dogs are on the same schedule). I suggested I swap the dog's names. Seems that has been tried before. . .

These dogs were so vocal at being separated. Poppy is going to be one noisy patient. Cinnamon went in back for the blood test and when she came back to the room it was like old home week. And I'm supposed to keep Poppy quiet in the house for a month. That'll be a trick.

I'll go over to the Container Store this evening for a couple of specialized shaped boxes for more eBay stuff, and I'll set out a couple of things to photograph for Craig's list, and we'll see what happens. Anyone need a large almost 100 year old grizzly bear rug, all teeth and claws intact? (It has been in attics and garages for decades, so I'm sure the fur is bound to slip. Maybe someone wants it to tie flies and make Native American jewelry.) I think my great uncle Edward brought this back to Connecticut with him when he returned from a few months spent mining gold in Alaska in 1912.

SRS