Vet Day

We took the girls to visit Vet Becky yesterday. It was time for a puppy stuff booster and rabies shot. Ow! They were both good girls up until Dr. Becky stabbed them in the rear end...twice! That must have stung because both of them reacted for some time afterward. I tried rubbing their butt. That seemed to help Mary (she was first), but Frances said all it did was make it worse. She said it by whirling back and lightly biting my hand. It wasn't a hard bit, just a "Please don't do that" bite. By the time we got home, both pups were pretty pitiful. But, by bedtime, they were much better and not so sensitive when touched on the rear. They both had gained about 2 lbs. from 3 weeks ago! Both are now over 8 lbs. ea. Frances is about 1/2 lb. heavier than Mary, but she hasn't shown much weight advantage when it comes to wrestle and tumble time.

Part of the vet appointment was to address Mary and her apparent colitis. She had been having problems for a couple of weeks with blood in her stool and the loose pooties. So, we came home with an oral syringe of probiotic and a bottle of anti-biotics. Nothing like a med to address the side effects of another med. But, hopefully, it will fix poor little Mary's problem.

The new A/C and furnace job was completed a couple of days ago, so the city inspector is scheduled to come look at the job this afternoon. We'll see how the girls act around another stranger. So far, they have been pretty good and haven't brought any blood or torn any socks. However, they have destroyed several of Joyce's potted plants. It's difficult to tell what they had in for the plants, but they certainly made their ire known.