Booster

Annual booster time! Our dogs all get a general examination at the same time as their boosters, so it’s a good chance for them all to weigh-in and compare health notes. This is one of the highlight’s of Mollie’s year, she got very very excited in the waiting room and had to roo-roo at everyone and get some full-body wiggles in. She knows all the vet nurses and makes herself at home, and they all know her and spoil her silly. She weighed in at 17.70, which was the only surprise weigh-in; she’s usually around 18 and anything under is getting a bit skinny, but she looks and feels a good weight so I’m not too concerned. Her eyes were a bit cloudy but nothing else wrong, which is nice!

Kim weighs in at 12.10, which is a good weight for her. She looks good at the moment, looks toned and balanced and light on her paws. She looks better than she has in ages, in fact. And, against all odds, she’s as better on the inside as well as the outside. I’m not sure how this works – apparently it’s one of those things where nobody is quite sure how it works – but her heart murmur is … quiet. Six months ago she had a Grade 4-5 murmur, now she’s barely scoring. Her pulse is strong and steady and according to the text books it shouldn’t be, but sometimes it happens.

Dylan weighs in at 19.20, and is all good. He found the whole thing interesting (watching him watch Kim and Mollie be examined is adorable and quite funny) but treated everyone very suspiciously. After he got treats and cuddles off everyone he decided that maybe they weren’t so bad, but still needed to be treated with caution.

Having all my dogs be healthy makes me happier than what ever we did at the weekend, and I was very happy with the weekend.