I was in the middle of sending two dogs home: a lapdog-sized mix and his considerably larger brother, a Great Dane. I had brought the smaller of the two out to his very pregnant mother who was sitting in the lobby, just as I left the lobby another customer came in with her teenage son and their pug and doxie cross- who stood on the opposite side of the lobby and waited.
I then returned from the back with the G.D. (who was being a bit of a brat- having refused to sit and instead drug me through the hallway). We halted at the clear sliding door- through which he could see his mom and brother sitting & waiting- and I waited until he sat before allowing him through, instructing him to walk nicely, as we have been working with him and his behavior to help his very small and pregnant mom handle him better. He did quite well until he got to the end of the lobby's desk and saw the people and little dogs on the other side of the lobby- just as I was passing the leash off to his mom! He began jumping and barking and his mom was hauled halfway across the lobby, his brother's leash was dropped and the poor woman, her son and two dogs practically flew to hide behind the lobby desk! We quickly got the G.D. settled down and the other dog gathered up and they left immediately after. Once they had left I found the other customers huddled together looking absolutely panicked hiding behind the desk- I apologized profusely, assured them he is all bark and no bite, and just protective of his mom (he thinks he is the size of his little brother and gets carried away). The son just kept muttering that "dogs always come after me" and the mother was beyond flustered. I felt terrible, but it was a rather entertaining scenario after wards! I can't blame them though, he's a rather large dane and his bark is quite deep and robust! But THIS is why we require dogs always come and go on a leash- you never know who's coming through the door next-I don't care how perfect your dog is!
I returned to the Veterinary clinic today- it has been exactly 2 week since I was there last. It was great to be back there, I hadn't realized how much I had missed it and everyone there after such a short period! The vet was in a particularly "educational" mood today, she did a wonderful job of trying to find new things to tell me about the spay/neuters I observed and bringing up recent patients. It was a very slow uneventful morning overall but I did get to see something new, a "cosmetic" surgery of sorts.
A 1.5yr female yellow lab was in to be spayed, but in addition the right eye had excess skin/tissue below it that was causing a bit of the lower eyelid to curl up and into the eye- causing fur to be pressed against the eyeball. Not to any extent to cause any real damage or discomfort but enough that the owner wanted it fixed. She removed excess skin in a crescent shape a few centimeters below the eyelid until it fell in place correctly. She said you could either "eyeball" the amount of skin that needed to be removed (pun intended lol) or you could do what she opted to do (for the less artistic types as she put it)- use forceps to pinch up a pile of excess skin until the lid fell how she wanted it, and then trim away the excess. It may not have been the most exciting and complex procedure but it was great to see something completely new, especially when you're in a small town full of general practice clinics and mostly see spay/neuters during surgery hours. I also had a nice chat with her letting her know I have decided to apply to Vet School this year and about taking the GRE next week.
I swung by the Doggy Daycare on my way home to see the newest edition to one of our regular customer's families who just lost a dog this spring-- the first dog I ever met when I started working at the daycare in fact! They still have a 2-3yr old yorkie mix, and just got this 9wk old purebred yorkie puppy! He was an absolute sweety, fell asleep in my arms in minutes!
Great day overall!
Busy reviewing math for the GRE- you can all expect my next post to be a summary of how my GRE went! Wish me luck!!! =)
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