Pet Tales: Gnatalie aka The Viper

The following story is from my friend Sissy about one of her precious doggie rescues, Gnatalie. Found on the side of the road, they at first thought she was a he and called him Gnat because he was so little. Later when they realized their mistake, they changed her name to Gnatalie.

Sissy writes:

Gnatalie aka The Viper continues to be more than a handful- more like a carload!

I bought the precious little munchkin a new doggie coat from the CARE (Central Arkansas Rescue Effort) store. Leopard trimmed in red- I would have worn it- Well, when I tried to put it on her, she bit the hell out of me. Her tooth was actually caught in my fingernail. I was yelling and bleeding and she was growling at me. LITTLE INGRATE!

Yesterday, I had to take her to the vet because when she was trying to kill one of the other guys, she snagged her dewclaw. I dare not touch her feet, so to the vet we went. I dropped her off in her crate and FLED!!!

When I got back three hours later, the gal at the front desk whispered to me, "Dr Sonya wants to talk to you." Sonya came out laughing to tell me that she usually tells people their little darlings were sooo good while getting treated. She then told me that Gnatalie wasn't bad…she was AWFUL! "No," she said, "she was HORRIBLE!!!!!!"

It took three people to get a muzzle on her and then they had to wrap her up like a mummy in a large towel and take one foot out at a time!!
Sonya then told one of the girls to go bring Gnat out to me. The girl came out with large elbow length leather gloves holding Gnat in front of her. Sonya and I simultaneously said, "Get her crate and do not put her down until she is in it!!"

Everyone in the waiting room was hysterically laughing and one lady asked if she was good with kids. To that, Sonya replied, "yes, she eats them for dinner."

Sonya told me to put some antibiotic ointment on her foot and then said, "oh never mind, we'll just hope for the best."
My precious little doggie!!!!

She is presently lying happily on the couch watching an Animal Planet show about grizzly bears! YIKES!

If you want to know more about CARE, visit their website at careforanimals.org.