Dodger at the Vet
Well, Dodger went to the vets office today and got a clean bill of health. No intestinal worms. Clean teeth. Perfect weight. Sweet and wonderful to all employees at the office. While there they trimmed his nails for him--that was the hardest part. No he didn't finch when they took his temp. He didn't even seemed to notice when they did the fecal sample. Shots, no problem. Oh yeah, and he stood so still when the vet was checking his ears that she let me look into his ears (a little wax, but beautiful color). But nail trimming? He freaks out. They didn't even nick the quetical (spelling?), but he flips out. He started flipping out just when he saw the clippers. I think it is a mental thing. But at least no more of that annoying clicking as he wonders the floors.
PS, has anyone ever had their dog vaccinated for kennel cough? Dodger doesn't even get boarded and she insisted on the vaccination. Nose drops. I will confess, he wasn't so keen on that either. I think that as long as he can see what they are doing to him, he doesn't care.
Well, Dodger went to the vets office today and got a clean bill of health. No intestinal worms. Clean teeth. Perfect weight. Sweet and wonderful to all employees at the office. While there they trimmed his nails for him--that was the hardest part. No he didn't finch when they took his temp. He didn't even seemed to notice when they did the fecal sample. Shots, no problem. Oh yeah, and he stood so still when the vet was checking his ears that she let me look into his ears (a little wax, but beautiful color). But nail trimming? He freaks out. They didn't even nick the quetical (spelling?), but he flips out. He started flipping out just when he saw the clippers. I think it is a mental thing. But at least no more of that annoying clicking as he wonders the floors.
PS, has anyone ever had their dog vaccinated for kennel cough? Dodger doesn't even get boarded and she insisted on the vaccination. Nose drops. I will confess, he wasn't so keen on that either. I think that as long as he can see what they are doing to him, he doesn't care.
2 comments:
Our oldest freaks about the nails as well. He has to be muzzled b/c he bit the vet once when they were trimming his nails. Of course, he doesn't mind shots or having his blood drawn, just don't touch his feet. Neither of ours ever got the kennel cough shot while in our care b/c they are never boarded, but our youngest came from a shelter that vaccinated him before we got him, so he may have gotten it. It didn't sound too bad, though.
I work at a boarding kennel/grooming salon and for whatever reason some dogs just despise having their nails trimmed; it could be that early on in life they've had a traumatic experience with it?
On the Bordetella vaccine(kennel cough), kudos to your vet for having done it. A few years back there was a wild strain that hit dogs that never even leave their yards along with the ones who board, go to dog parks or get groomed.
In the event that your vet didn't explain it to you, there are several strains of kennel cough and the vaccine cannot cover all of them, so like the human flu shot it can lessen the severity of it if they do indeed contract it.
Hope this helps. BTW, I chose using anonymous as I'm not registered, I was dong a search and came up with this blog ;)
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