Wanda had her first visit to Colchester Veterninary Hospital on Friday, May 11th. While we were in the waiting room, I had her on my lap. There were two mature labs and two 5 month old German Shepherd Dogs that were very loud and obnoxious. They were across the room from us, and Wanda remained calm during the noisy wait. We were attended to by Dr. Rob McLaughlin, who has been our regular vet for 18 years. She weighed in at 12.6 lbs, at 9 weeks old. She tolerated the exam and vaccinations.. she had her first Bordetella (kennel cough) and Lyme vaccine. (She had gotten her first Distemper combo shot while she was still at Freedom.) She glanced back to see what the poke was all about, but was more focused on the crumbled dog cookie. She had loose stool, so I brought in a specimen and it tested positive for Giardia (very common in young pups) and we were given Metronidazole to treat it.
We returned to the vet on Friday, May 25 and this time, there was nobody else in the waiting room. I spent some of the time with some training exercises. We are working on sit, down, touch, take it or leave it and are just starting to work on stay. She did great laying on the floor, waiting patiently. We brought her into the exam room and put her on the exam table, and the scale showed she weighed 16.6 lbs, a gain of over 30 percent in just two weeks! This time, she got her second Bordetella and Lyme vaccinations, along with the 2nd DAPP combo. Again, she was very relaxed throughout the entire ordeal.
The next visit is scheduled in a month and she will get her 3rd DAPP and Rabies vaccinations.
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