The dog report

Posted: February 16, 2011 | Author: racheroo | Filed under: Uncategorized |

I took Ms. Pup to the vet yesterday because she’s been having gastro-intestinal distress that just wasn’t resolving, even with a chicken and rice diet. I have observed before that her digestion tends toward the delicate, which really makes me wish she would stop eating random trash off the ground. Somehow the idea of cause and effect is completely lost on her.

This time, however, it’s possible she didn’t merely poison herself — the vet says there’s some bug going around. He gave her some meds that should slow things down, told us to stay the course with the chicken and rice, and then he leaned down, scratched her behind the ears and said, “I’d give you a cookie, but you’d only poop it out, wouldn’t you!”

I think I’ve mentioned before, but we love our vet — Dr. Shaw of Kits Animal Clinic on 4th. He loves dogs (surely no one would become a vet who didn’t, but it’s nice to see), he gives you way more scientific information than you could possibly want (unless you’re Scott), and he’s really nice. I heard him speaking to the veterinary nurses as he took Una’s poo sample into the back room: “I am SO sorry about this, but…”

I was just relieved I didn’t have to dig it out of the ziploc bag myself. I was the intrepid soul who’d scooped it up with a plastic spoon to begin with.

Anyway, she seems better. I, on the other hand, am finding my (human) cold a right bitch. I think a nap may be in order today.

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