My Poor Nose

For those of you who haven't heard, I've been having problems with my nose. In late April, the skin inside the nostrils started turning pink and the top of my nose started peeling off. Don't worry-it doesn't hurt me at all, but my Mom and Dad were really worried about me, so they took me to the vet. The vet tried to put me on medication called anti-bi"ark"tics to make it better, but it didn't work. So, one day, Mom took me back to the vet and they cut me! Don't get me wrong-they took really good care of me at the vet, but I was pretty mad at Mom when she came back to pick me up.
Anyhoo, the vet took little bits of my nose to test the skin to figure out what was wrong. It turns out that I have discoid lupus. It sounds scary, but they tell me I'm going to be all better soon. I have to take a bunch of pills 2-3 times every day (fortunately, I love to eat anything that remotely resembles food), have some gel medication put on my nose (which I hate), wear sunscreen on my nose (which I also hate), and try to stay out of the sun! Bummer! I love to sun bathe on the back patio during the day. The doctor said my nose should start turning back to its normal black, and the skin on the top should grow back. Then, I will only have to take a few pills every day.

In the meantime, Mom, Dad and Mickey are taking really good care of me. They even opened up our doggie corral so that I can go upstairs during the day when Mom and Dad are at work. So far, I've been good with the change; I don't want to lose my upstairs privileges. :)~

Hopefully, the next time you see me, I will have a beautiful black nose again!