Willie's Getting Better; Bo Gets Fur Cut
Willie seems to be walking more often and better, with less wobbling and stumbling. Yea!
We're not sure if it's because we ran out of Valium or if he's getting better on his own. I guess the best way to tell is by giving him Valium again. If he regresses, then it's the Valium.
For now, though, I think we'll keep him off of Valium which was to increase his appetite not to keep him mellow anyway.
Bo got his fur trimmed yesterday.
As those of you who've been to his page know, he's a terror when it comes to grooming. We can barely brush him without him staring at us (can't tell what he's thinking) or making a move to the offending brush or comb (and our hand!). Quite frankly, we're afraid of grooming him because we don't want to be bitten. Forget about muzzling him. He's gets soooo angry with it and fights having the muzzle that it's a two-person job to groom him anyway. Also, the muzzle hinders trimming his snout. So he goes without a good, thorough brushing much less a trim.
Once a year and with great expense, we have the vet's technicians buzz-cut his fur under anesthesia so that he's completely out. Acepromazine, which is a calming medication, does not work well and causes him respiratory distress. I don't want him having a coronary while I'm trying to cut out all of his goobs (mats).
So yesterday the vet trimmed a bit of his fur while Bo was there for his rabies vaccine. Then he decided that Bo really needed a full-body trim. They have a new medication which is cheaper than and works the same way as anesthesia. So he got a fur cut. A $200 fur cut. Well, that included the doctor visit and his vaccinations, to be fair. Still...
I wonder how much money celebrities spend pampering their pets?
Willie seems to be walking more often and better, with less wobbling and stumbling. Yea!
We're not sure if it's because we ran out of Valium or if he's getting better on his own. I guess the best way to tell is by giving him Valium again. If he regresses, then it's the Valium.
For now, though, I think we'll keep him off of Valium which was to increase his appetite not to keep him mellow anyway.
Bo got his fur trimmed yesterday.
As those of you who've been to his page know, he's a terror when it comes to grooming. We can barely brush him without him staring at us (can't tell what he's thinking) or making a move to the offending brush or comb (and our hand!). Quite frankly, we're afraid of grooming him because we don't want to be bitten. Forget about muzzling him. He's gets soooo angry with it and fights having the muzzle that it's a two-person job to groom him anyway. Also, the muzzle hinders trimming his snout. So he goes without a good, thorough brushing much less a trim.
Once a year and with great expense, we have the vet's technicians buzz-cut his fur under anesthesia so that he's completely out. Acepromazine, which is a calming medication, does not work well and causes him respiratory distress. I don't want him having a coronary while I'm trying to cut out all of his goobs (mats).
So yesterday the vet trimmed a bit of his fur while Bo was there for his rabies vaccine. Then he decided that Bo really needed a full-body trim. They have a new medication which is cheaper than and works the same way as anesthesia. So he got a fur cut. A $200 fur cut. Well, that included the doctor visit and his vaccinations, to be fair. Still...
I wonder how much money celebrities spend pampering their pets?
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