A Trip to the Vet
April 12th, 2008 . by JoyceToday is a BEAUTIFUL morning in our corner of the Pacific Northwest. A gentle breeze is ruffling the new leaves that are out on some of the bushes, and the sky is blue and only slightly hazy with clouds. Ahhh! It truly feels as if Spring has arrived, and will stay with us.
My day began this lovely morning with a trip to the veterinarian. We’ve been noticing for maybe a couple weeks that our dog Lassie seems DEAF. Usually she is terrified of noisy equipment sounds, but didn’t seem to even notice when Rick was using the chainsaw last weekend to do some tree trimming. Also, she has been shaking her head every so often, actually, quite often. So, off to the vet we went, first thing this morning.
Our vet informed me that one of the first things to go as dogs age is their sense of hearing. Thus, it is POSSIBLE that the dear old doggie is indeed becoming deaf. However, this may not be the case. The vet found that Lassie’s ears were waxy, so she cleaned them with something that softens the wax, followed by warm water irrigation. Next, the vet noted that Lass has a yeast infection in her ears, so the old doggie received a dose of Mometamax in each ear also. I will continue to administer that once a day here at home.
Lassie loves our vet, but was relieved to leave when all was said and done. Enough messing with the ears already! I’m hopeful that her sense of hearing will be restored, at least in some measure.
Here’s a shot of Lassie being camera-shy:
Poor dear old doggie. She’s lucky to have someone so nice as you to care for her!
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Dad’s pretty nice, too, to not complain about the vet bills.
Really, when you compare doctor bills to vet bills, you realize how reasonable the vet charges are.
Lassie is so much more comfortable now. She isn’t shaking her head now.
Thanks so much for taking care of Lassie, Mama!
This week I have been thinking about her and actually meantioned her apparent lack of hearing to my kids and some friends.
Lass is a super special dog…though, it is nice that she didn’t hear Dad’s chainsaw for once, it scares her.
See you tomorrow…
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I’m glad there’s at least the potential for it to get better…although, if she’s sensitive to noises maybe it won’t bother her so much to gradually lose her hearing. At least if the shaking stops you’ll know she’s more comfortable. She looks like a beautiful dog.
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What a beautiful furball! Here’s hoping she can get a little better. Our dog is sensitive and skittish and we’re always trying new things.
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I’m glad ‘Lassie’s okay. Molly always looks away from the camera too … or else she gets a weird look on her face so it’s hard to capture a good shot of her. My first dog, Ralph, went deaf at about about 10 years of age, but lived to the ripe old age of 16 … managing to ‘get by’ with a bit of help from us and our other dog Charly.
Hugs and blessings,
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