All Dressed Up With No Place To Go

Over the weekend we discovered a cyst on Belle's neck, which promptly burst and bled all over the place. Katie got her all cleaned up and on antibiotics and said it's nothing to be concerned about. But unfortunately Belle kept scratching at it and reopening the wound, so it would bleed everywhere again. Yuck.

Katie's suggestion: Put a t-shirt on her! Here she is wearing a Calvin Klein t-shirt that I got for free as part of a promotion at Marshall Field's (way back before it was Macy's, which should tell you how old this t-shirt is). Belle is not thrilled with this turn of events—she was pretty freaked out when I first put it on her. She kept going in closets and under tables, as if she could hide from the t-shirt that was on her own back. : )

And as you can see, we had some fit issues that I resolved with my expert tailoring. But it has kept the area protected, which is the important thing. And the girls think it's hilarious. Elsa was like, "A hot pink t-shirt! That's silly!!" I said, "Would any other color have been less silly?" She said, "I think a light pink t-shirt would have been perfect." Duly noted for next time.

And of course, I'm sure this post will remind Ellen and Dad of the time Ellen and I put a wool sweater on Carly because we thought she was cold(!), leading us to discover that the poor dog was allergic to wool. Good times. : )