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| Waiting, sorta patiently, for the doctor |
Well, everyone got their shots and their worming medicine and their clean bill of health. We left Molly at home and I was really glad about that. Five puppies is enough to handle without Molly trying to climb out of the basket, then in, then back out, and so forth. The pups did really well without their mommy around. They were a little whiny in the car but that's probably because I was driving a little.....erratically. It took me TWO HOURS to get my shopping done at Wal-Mart which then put me behind schedule.. Let me tell you, tis-the-season for shoving and "survival of the fittest" style holiday shopping. Sheesh. Anyway, so the pups were a little whiny in the car and then as soon as we walked in the door of the vet's office it was all "ooohs" and "awes" as usual. lol. One lady practically interrogated me about the mom and the dad and the breed and whatever else came to her mind. I really don't mind questions....but if you're not going to buy, quit torturing the sales person! :-)
I mentioned how Purple always has her tongue hanging out a little bit. They said it's not a big deal and she may grow right out of it. When we looked at her jaw though, when she closes her mouth, her teeth don't touch in the middle. Meaning, her jaw doesn't close completely when at rest and thus, there is a gap for her tongue to slip out of. The teeth/gums/jaw doesn't keep the tongue tucked away like it usually does. Again, it's not big deal. She can eat, breath, bark, lick, pant, etc all normally. It's just her cute little quirk. And again, she could grow out of it once all her teeth come in and the gingiva in the back isn't bulging with forming teeth anymore. We'll see. In the mean time, she's just a cute little goof ball. I really love her personality these days. Such a cuddle bug but she definitely has a playful streak in her.
Like I said, everyone got their health certificate and is ready to go next week. I totally feel like we had a thorough exam too because we were there for almost 2 hours. Basically, nothing happened in a hurry today.
The pups don't act a bit sore. White and Blue were the only ones that even seemed to notice the shot. It's a bunch of brave pups I tell ya! They were all playing and pestering Becks and Molly as usual tonight. I hope we don't have any complications tomorrow.
Speaking of being brave.....ya know, it's interesting how anxious I feel when I'm at the vet's office. It's really ridiculous. Here I am a nurse, and I've even worked in a doctor's office before, yet....I get all antsy and sweaty. It's totally irrational but I really can't help it. It happens every time! I'm sure that energy isn't very reassuring to the pups either. Sorry pups.
I finished my sales contract and also a puppy info. sheet with lots of information that will be useful when you take home your new pup. Feel free to check them out in the Puppy Links section. I'm in bed watching Elf- see ya later!
You know when you were just a baby, you had this way of knowing when we pulled into the Doctor's parking lot! You would cry from that moment until we drove out - I could hardly talk to the doctor because you were crying the whole time..how you knew the parking lot I am not sure - maybe you are part puppy, you could smell where you were???
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