Dr. Blaha just left. I truly am blessed to have had her come to the house. She didn't even charge me full price for a house call which is normally $30.. she charged only $15 for the house call. The exam was $20 and the meds only $12... then she took another 10% off that!! How lucky could I be?

Well.. actually... I did have more good luck. After checking Mike, she said he looks awesome. Even his 12 year old teeth that have never been cleaned were perfect. She said he will never "not" drip anymore but she's hoping the Proin (PPA) will help him control it (no guarantees, but hope). I was wrong the other day when I posted about DES.. that's the hormone pill for females.. definitely not for Mike.

She comes fully prepared and brought her scale with her. Mike has lost 6 pounds and now weighs 22 pounds. She said even though he has lost weight that I shouldn't be concerned. He probably lost most of it since he has been refusing his kibble. He was overweight to start with, so this is almost a perfect weight for him. I just have to keep an eye on him if he starts losing too much more.

While she was here, she clipped his nails (which were desperately in need of trimming). Poor guy hates having his nails touched, but she had him lay on his side on the couch.. the vet tech was holding his back leg down and I held his front leg to keep him from snapping, but even though he was afraid, he took it like a trooper.

Gidget, on the other hand, was a different matter. I've been able to clip her front nails only twice since she came to live with me but could never get her back nails... she's such a worm. ANYWAY... the vet sat on the lazyboy thinking she could cradle Gidge in her arms and just clip away............. HA HA HA HA HA... WAS SHE MISTAKEN. That little girl squirmed and flailed and twisted and turned... she was impossible. The doc held her the best she could and the tech struggled to try to clip the nails. I tried petting the top of her head while they fought with her (well not really fighting) but she could care less about me petting her. She didn't keep her head still long enough to pet. OMG... what a treat that was. Dr. Blaha was so funny... she said, "well, we know this little one isn't afraid of anything... this isn't fear... this is because she's a girl"... I couldn't have said it better myself. What a putz she is.

If I were Dr. Blaha, I would have charged triple for cutting her nails (she charges $6)... but the way it turned out... I didn't notice until after she left... she didn't charge me for clipping either of the dogs nails. That wonderful vet saved me a total of $34 today (she even discounted 3 months of Frontline for both dogs). WOW!!!

So... as much as I know it's still going to kill me to watch my baby lose his bladder, drip and go in spurts of not wanting to eat... at least, for now, I know he's basically all right. She said he could have the bladder problem for years (I really hope the Proin works), and she wasn't as negative as the other vets ... even if the prognosis isn't good, she's a very positive influence on me (and Mike).

But even with all this going on... there's one thing for sure.... Gidgie Goo's abounding energy and mind of her own is definitely NOT my imagination. LOL

Thank you all for standing by us and taking this journey with us. I really couldn't have even gotten this far without all of you, and I know you will be with me till the end (a hundred years from now).

God Bless And Keep You All

Sequia said...

Oh Joanna I am so glad that overall it was good news for Mike!
She is a wonderful vet for even coming to your house. You wouldn't get that here!
Have you ever tried to wrap Gidget in a blanket first, with only one paw out at a time? It might help with the squirming.

Hugs ,Cynthia

May 28, 2008 8:04 PM