today i took bohdan to the vet for his 16 week x-ray check up. i also thought he had some tooth decay so we were prepared to clean his teeth while he was under the anesthetic.
our old vet is no longer at the clinic so we were meeting with a new vet today. his name is dr. hill, a very nice man. i spoke with him on sunday to make sure we understood what needed to be done for bohdan and that they didn't expect me to just drop him off and pick him up.
we arrived and had a short wait in the lobby, then when we were called bohdan just wouldn't get up, it was pretty embarassing.
bohdan weighed in at 154 pounds today.
we went straight to radiology, where we first went into the room, i got bohdan to lay down and help him, then the new vet came in and examined his knee, listened to his breathing etc. we then put him out.
the techs lifted him onto the table, they took the x-rays and then went on to
look at his teeth, they laughed at me for thinking he needed a cleaning, they were very pleased with how clean they were. what i thought was decay was just staining of his teeth. they were quite pleased with how clean his gums are.
we then looked at the x-rays and everything looked fine. we had bohdan taken off the gas and he began to come around. i sat with him for nearly an hour watching dogs and xats coming in and out of the x-ray room.
bohdan got very excited and howled at the animals, and when another animal was crying bohdan became very concerned and tried to go into the room and make sure the animal was not being hurt.
i tried to get bohdan to leave sooner, but he was not stable on his feet, and then the radiologist told us we could stay as long as we needed.
all in all this was a very good day for us. not only did it cost us only 78.00 it was only 2-3 hours of time rather then what i had expected.