Re: Dolly
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:59 pm
Dolly went for a dental today. She has the best teeth and they never have to do very much. They said she is in the very beginning of kidney disease. She'll be 15 in October. They gave her fluids with the dental to help her kidneys.
I had dropped her off in her washable Pooch Pads diaper. I like that one for vet trips and the groomer because it has a small tail hole and trim fit. When I went to pick her up, they handed it to me in a ziploc. The tech said it had got wet and they'd put a disposable on her. The disposable looked like a good fit and I was elated, thinking how times have changed. Now the vet has diapers for dogs! She said they'd been donated. Donated or not, I was thrilled.
On the drive home Dolly was in her carrier behind me where I could only see her if I turned around, like at a stop light. She was barking, then barking and sounding really upset, and I didn't know what was wrong. Was it the anaesthesia? Was she having neck pain? I kept driving to get us home as quickly as possible because we were already on the expressway, but she quieted down before we got there.
When I got home I found out what it was. She had apparently gotten upset with the disposable diaper and somehow managed to climb or wiggle or tug her way out of it. There was the diaper in the kennel, with velcro still fastened, and there was Dolly, calm again. No idea what she objected to so strenuously. That couldn't have been good for her neck, tugging at it inside a small kennel.
I don't think she'll be having any more dentals because of her kidneys and anaesthesia, but if she does, I'll take her with her normal denim and a Poise, and I'll take an extra along to give them as well.
I was so happy at the progress that they had diapers to offer a little disabled dog. I'm not going to tell them she had a fit about it. She climbed out of the disposables when I tried some for her too, but without fussing. Little Houdini. I'm guessing this time she was frustrated trying to get out of it in the confines of the crate. From her point of view, I don't blame her.
I had dropped her off in her washable Pooch Pads diaper. I like that one for vet trips and the groomer because it has a small tail hole and trim fit. When I went to pick her up, they handed it to me in a ziploc. The tech said it had got wet and they'd put a disposable on her. The disposable looked like a good fit and I was elated, thinking how times have changed. Now the vet has diapers for dogs! She said they'd been donated. Donated or not, I was thrilled.
On the drive home Dolly was in her carrier behind me where I could only see her if I turned around, like at a stop light. She was barking, then barking and sounding really upset, and I didn't know what was wrong. Was it the anaesthesia? Was she having neck pain? I kept driving to get us home as quickly as possible because we were already on the expressway, but she quieted down before we got there.
When I got home I found out what it was. She had apparently gotten upset with the disposable diaper and somehow managed to climb or wiggle or tug her way out of it. There was the diaper in the kennel, with velcro still fastened, and there was Dolly, calm again. No idea what she objected to so strenuously. That couldn't have been good for her neck, tugging at it inside a small kennel.
I don't think she'll be having any more dentals because of her kidneys and anaesthesia, but if she does, I'll take her with her normal denim and a Poise, and I'll take an extra along to give them as well.
I was so happy at the progress that they had diapers to offer a little disabled dog. I'm not going to tell them she had a fit about it. She climbed out of the disposables when I tried some for her too, but without fussing. Little Houdini. I'm guessing this time she was frustrated trying to get out of it in the confines of the crate. From her point of view, I don't blame her.