sutulu
07-10-2009, 07:42 AM
After getting thru 2 very tough weeks for Lulu I realized I really needed to get both dogs in for general check ups and vaccines so yesterday we trooped off to our Vet.
Lulu needed Kennel Cough and the bordatella/lepto/distemper etc booster. Tucker needed his 3 year rabies, kennel cough, and Bordatella et al booster. He got the first 2, we will drop by next month and get the bordatella/lepto/distemper booster.
Lulu had her SNAP test (lyme/erlichiosis/heartworm) at the hospital last month so they only had to draw blood from Tucker.
You would have thought he was having his leg amputated without antesthesia! What a cry baby he is. I was mortified.
One tech had to hold him, I had to feed him treats, and finally he let the other tech get a few drops of blood. You would have thought he was being killed.
What blows me away is he used to be so good with the Vet. I have no idea what happened.
Anyway, all tests came back negative so all is well. Teeth looked good, Both had gained weight but only Tucker needs to diet. He weighed in at 27 lbs. He's NEVER been that heavy. I have been thinking he was looking chubby so started kibble and green beans last week.
Lulu weighed 26 lbs. And I think she looks great, she had gained 2 lbs. Keeping weight on Lulu is tough. But I am going to try to maintain her at that weight, she looks great.
A week ago the dog walker found a scrape on Tucker's hind leg above the joint. Over the long weekend I had the big hard E collar on him so he wouldn't lick it and kept it clean + polysporin. More drama!!!!
Monday night I took off the E collar. By Wednesday he had licked it red again. He also had a goopy eye. I was concerned it wasn't a scrape but a hot spot tand both were allergy related. The Vet said it looked like it started with a scrape.
So we went home with eye drops, antibiotic spray, and Mr. Cry baby will be living with the donut on his head for awhile.
And as we all like to compare vet prices around the world... $310 for 2 check ups, 1 snap test, 2 kennel cough vaccines, 1 rabies vaccine, 1 bordatella/lepto/distemper ; antibiotic eye drops, and antibiotic spray.
In the last 30 days I have spent over $1,000 on the 2 dogs. It's time for good health!
Susan (staying home this weekend because she is broke!)
Tucker (poor me)
Lulu (ha ha, I only had to get 2 shots!!!!)
Lulu needed Kennel Cough and the bordatella/lepto/distemper etc booster. Tucker needed his 3 year rabies, kennel cough, and Bordatella et al booster. He got the first 2, we will drop by next month and get the bordatella/lepto/distemper booster.
Lulu had her SNAP test (lyme/erlichiosis/heartworm) at the hospital last month so they only had to draw blood from Tucker.
You would have thought he was having his leg amputated without antesthesia! What a cry baby he is. I was mortified.
One tech had to hold him, I had to feed him treats, and finally he let the other tech get a few drops of blood. You would have thought he was being killed.
What blows me away is he used to be so good with the Vet. I have no idea what happened.
Anyway, all tests came back negative so all is well. Teeth looked good, Both had gained weight but only Tucker needs to diet. He weighed in at 27 lbs. He's NEVER been that heavy. I have been thinking he was looking chubby so started kibble and green beans last week.
Lulu weighed 26 lbs. And I think she looks great, she had gained 2 lbs. Keeping weight on Lulu is tough. But I am going to try to maintain her at that weight, she looks great.
A week ago the dog walker found a scrape on Tucker's hind leg above the joint. Over the long weekend I had the big hard E collar on him so he wouldn't lick it and kept it clean + polysporin. More drama!!!!
Monday night I took off the E collar. By Wednesday he had licked it red again. He also had a goopy eye. I was concerned it wasn't a scrape but a hot spot tand both were allergy related. The Vet said it looked like it started with a scrape.
So we went home with eye drops, antibiotic spray, and Mr. Cry baby will be living with the donut on his head for awhile.
And as we all like to compare vet prices around the world... $310 for 2 check ups, 1 snap test, 2 kennel cough vaccines, 1 rabies vaccine, 1 bordatella/lepto/distemper ; antibiotic eye drops, and antibiotic spray.
In the last 30 days I have spent over $1,000 on the 2 dogs. It's time for good health!
Susan (staying home this weekend because she is broke!)
Tucker (poor me)
Lulu (ha ha, I only had to get 2 shots!!!!)