the adventures of amuk: rocky run

Dear Jill,

So, here is a story for you. We found a tick on Rocky and summarily and quite professionally, I might add, removed it. We then checked him over for more ticks and found what we thought were three more small ticks. We then spent the next hour and a half trying unsuccessfully to remove these tiny ticks. We called the emergency vet and they told us what to do. It involved Vaseline, alcohol, and tweezers. (Sounds obscene doesn't it?) Anyway, after further exploratory attempts at tickectomies, we gave up knowing that the following day we had a vet appointment anyway. Imagine our surprise and embarrassment when the Vet informed us that the tiny ticks which we had so assiduously tried to remove were, in fact, Rocky's nipples. Beware of us bearing tweezers!!!!!!! Needless to say, we slinked out of the animal hospital with our heads down, our tails between our legs and Rocky's tail covering his nipples. For some reason, he won't let me pet him. Hopefully his memory is as short as his tic/nipples are tiny.

Tick to you soon. Oops, I mean, talk to you soon.

Love,
Auntie Mame and Uncle Ken, a.k.a. Tweezer Man