Bijou is a 9yo mix of Australian Shepherd, English Hound, and Dachshund. She is also completely deaf and blind. When I tell people that, they say, "Oh, that's so sad...." Well, they haven't met Bijou. She is the happiest deaf-blind dog you'll ever meet. She's smart as a whip, and she knows how to enjoy life.
Anyway, today she had to go to the vet because she wasn't feeling well, and it turned out that her bladder is loaded with stones. The vet said that her condition is very painful, but Bijou was an excellent patient, tolerating each indignity with a happy grin and a wag of her tail.
We came home with medicine and special food that we'll use while we wait for more detailed lab work to come back. Hopefully, we'll get those stones dissolved very soon!