Kalea's First Vet Visit

Today we took Kalea to the vet. It was her first vet

trip since she came to us.

Boy, do I feel like a failure as a pet owner. Well, not

really. First let me start by saying, this is a new vet for

us. He's closer to our home. We used to take
our animals to a vet about 40 minutes from us. They were closer to us before

we bought our house. Now, we want someone that's closer.

This new vet is a bit like the "House" of veterinarians.

I guess you either love that type of person, or hate them.

I'm not sure which side I'm on yet.

He was full of interesting information,

with a dose of everything

that we could be doing differently.

NO treats. NO Iams. NO Purina.

Must feed the puppy three times a day, and only a quarter of a

cup per feeding.

Must weigh her to make sure she's not gaining too much, but also isn't losing

too much. Now, about weighing the dog. The only way

to do that is for one of us to stand on the scale holding the dog

after weighing ourselves. Frankly, I'd rather not know

how much I weigh. Unless, of course, I can blame

the weight gain on the puppy.

That just doesn't seem right.

Back to the visit. No shots yet, in two weeks.

Feed Science Diet. Clean ears regularly. Squeeze anal

sack (WHAT?!)

Only fresh veggies and pumpkin for treats.

Now I tried the pumpkin and veggie trick with the cat.

Not such a hit.

I'm not sure how I feel about the visit.

Jon calls it information overload.

Kalea is just sleeping the visit off.

I guess he takes his job seriously.

That's not such a bad thing. Look at that sweet puppy.

I'm off to break out the green beans. Perhaps

I'll dip them in pumpkin.