Vet Visit #2

The medicine and prescription food seemed to be doing the trick. Well, that was until yesterday when I woke up to find more vomit in the upstairs hallway. Sammy had been back on her regular dog food for about a day and I thought that might be the reason for this. So I boiled up some chicken and rice for her breakfast, but she threw that up that afternoon. I called the vet's office and they said I better bring her back in.

Now, it's not that I mind (minus the cost of course) but Sammy, minds...a lot. It's really not that pleasant for her. Right away in the waiting room she is greeted by pleasant dogs, to none of which she takes a liking to. Sometimes she barks, growls, shakes; well usually all of the above. If you thought Sammy sheds a lot before, you should see her at the vet's office. My coat is covered, the examining table is covered, there are little Sammy hairs floating all around. Today, the vet wanted to take x-rays, just to make sure she didn't eat something she wasn't supposed to. They took her back and I could hear her crying and her nails scratching at the table. Well, when the assistants called the vet into the room, I knew it couldn't be good. I heard more crying, some commotion, and then the x-rays appeared on the computer screen. I later found out that Sammy bit the doctor and sprayed her anal sac. Now, imagine my embarrassment, my dog just sprayed poop on these poor people. I checked this out online and found that wild (yes, wild) animals will empty these sacs as a defense mechanism (this is what skunks do). The article went on to say that domestic animals have largely lost their ability to empty their sacs voluntarily. Well, not Sammy I guess. Disgusting, right? Well, guess where she sits on the drive home? Yeah, gross. The x-rays turned up with nothing, except a steeper bill, and so we left with some more medicine (the vet is saying that it is probably still pancreatitis and sometimes it takes a month to fully heal), a wiped butt, and a little less dignity. Ah, what we go through for our animals.