Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Our new vet
I took Maverick to a new vet this week. I suspected he had an ear infection (the gunk coming out of his right ear was more foul smelling than Chloe's diaper pail), and, we wanted a second opinion on his ongoing leg/knee/hip issue.
I liked the clinic. The vet was very thorough, and they didn't treat me like a freak even though Maverick acted like a complete idiot. When we got there, Maverick immediately lunged placing his two front paws on the counter while baring his teeth with ruff standing tall, and barking uncontrollably while I tried to pull him down and force him (unsuccessfully) to shut up. The woman behind the counter wasn't phased, but I wanted to crawl under a rock....especially when a cute guy came out of one of the exam rooms with his very well behaved dog, and Maverick lunged at him like he was going to rip his head off. I apologized and frantically tried to get him to calm down while the guy laughed and said, "Nothing like the vet to bring out the worst in em, huh?"
Right...so they got me a room and a muzzle...just so I could fill out paperwork. I'm serious.
Anyway, the vet comes in, and looks in Maverick's ear, asks me a couple of questions. Then, he folded his hands like he was going to give me some very bad news and gravely said, "he has allergies."
I'm thinking he's got to be kidding. What? I am sorry...wrong dog here...allergies? How about you just give me some ear ointment and send me on my way, huh?
He goes on and on about this...Inhalant allergens...grass...check the pollen count, figure out what he is allergic to...blah blah...(right...and what am I going to do about that? Can't stop the trees from spitting out pollen...)...blah blah...give him Benadryl two times a day.
Wait, did you say Benadryl? Like, for humans? Yes...two capsules, two times a day, for the season. You've got to be friggen kidding me. I have to laugh. I mean...now it all makes sense...the sneezing, the itching, the incessant paw licking. I just thought he was being a dog. Nope, allergies. And seasonal ones, at that.
So now everyone in the house is taking an antihistamine but me. They are all taking the same thing, except that Maverick's little pink capsules are in a container that says, "not for humans" even though it is in fact the SAME pink capsule that is in our human container of Benadryl. Makes one wonder.
Anyway, I did like the vet. We're going back next week for the knee and hip x rays. Their estimate was $300 less than our former vet. Yeah, sign me up!
I liked the clinic. The vet was very thorough, and they didn't treat me like a freak even though Maverick acted like a complete idiot. When we got there, Maverick immediately lunged placing his two front paws on the counter while baring his teeth with ruff standing tall, and barking uncontrollably while I tried to pull him down and force him (unsuccessfully) to shut up. The woman behind the counter wasn't phased, but I wanted to crawl under a rock....especially when a cute guy came out of one of the exam rooms with his very well behaved dog, and Maverick lunged at him like he was going to rip his head off. I apologized and frantically tried to get him to calm down while the guy laughed and said, "Nothing like the vet to bring out the worst in em, huh?"
Right...so they got me a room and a muzzle...just so I could fill out paperwork. I'm serious.
Anyway, the vet comes in, and looks in Maverick's ear, asks me a couple of questions. Then, he folded his hands like he was going to give me some very bad news and gravely said, "he has allergies."
I'm thinking he's got to be kidding. What? I am sorry...wrong dog here...allergies? How about you just give me some ear ointment and send me on my way, huh?
He goes on and on about this...Inhalant allergens...grass...check the pollen count, figure out what he is allergic to...blah blah...(right...and what am I going to do about that? Can't stop the trees from spitting out pollen...)...blah blah...give him Benadryl two times a day.
Wait, did you say Benadryl? Like, for humans? Yes...two capsules, two times a day, for the season. You've got to be friggen kidding me. I have to laugh. I mean...now it all makes sense...the sneezing, the itching, the incessant paw licking. I just thought he was being a dog. Nope, allergies. And seasonal ones, at that.
So now everyone in the house is taking an antihistamine but me. They are all taking the same thing, except that Maverick's little pink capsules are in a container that says, "not for humans" even though it is in fact the SAME pink capsule that is in our human container of Benadryl. Makes one wonder.
Anyway, I did like the vet. We're going back next week for the knee and hip x rays. Their estimate was $300 less than our former vet. Yeah, sign me up!
