Seuss goes to the vet

Seuss needed his DHLPP vaccination updated and to have an exam to make sure he's all healthy so we were off to the vet on Friday morning.

This was after a long wait for the vet. After a lot of pacing and nervousness he finally relaxed a bit. Ear rubs helped a lot.

He did great in the car and was very much a gentleman at the vet, even though he was obviously nervous about the new place. He really didn't like the thermometer up his bum and tried to sit down so I had to hold him and restrain him a bit which he liked even less and he finally had had enough after waiting a bit for the temp and he did snap at the tech. I really couldn't blame him at that point.

He was very aware of the barking and yelping coming from the waiting area while we were in the exam room

He was great with the vet though and didn't even flinch when she gave him his vaccination. His heart sounded great, knees and hips are wonderful and his ears and teeth were good too. We weighed him and he was 30 pounds exactly so he's actually a little bigger than our last foster boy, Harrison. He's in his healthy weight range but on the low side of it so he actually could put on a pound.

A littl stressed: tail down, upright ear pricked and turned, and licking his lips

Unfortunatley we will need to see a different vet on Monday to have his microchip inserted since this vet won't do that. I can't wait until New Rattitude works through their regular microchip stock and starts using the little "nano" chips that use a much smaller needle. I actually think I may be able to insert those myself now that I've worked through my fear of needles.