A quick update on Millie....we replaced the cage that she destroyed on Monday. She actually ingested the comforter filler, so when she didn't poop for a few days, off the vet we went. Right before we left she finally pooped, which worked out because they needed a sample to check the parasites.
The parasites are gone, they took her stitches from her spay out, and tomorrow or Tues. she'll get another bath. (We can actually see the dirt ground into her skin where she was shaved on her belly.)
I did get her a kong and did the frozen PB thing. It worked for a bit, but she must have ended up having another tantrum because there was pee outside of her crate. Not where she had squatted, but where she had obviously been in a tizzy and urinated in the process. So the quest for time away from her w/out drama continues.....
Oh! Since we have to take her everywhere with us right now, we went to the summer ice cream drive-through on the way to the vet. I had my son and niece, who are 5 and 7, so I got them treats to eat on the way to the vet's office. Needless to say, I couldn't let Millie watch us eat our treats w/out giving her one, so she got a baby vanilla soft-serve cone. TOO CUTE! She licked all the ice cream and kept trying to get the rest of it in the bottom of the cone. Finally she figured out to eat the cone itself, and was in heaven. A baby cone at this place is about 3 human bites, so it's not much, but a nice little summer treat for her nonetheless.
Now for my question:
She is currently on an antibiotic as pre-treatment for her heartworm. They also gave her an Interceptor tab last week, but I need advice. I looked it up online and it says NOT to give it to a dog that's been diagnosed with heartworm.
Now I'm concerned and confused. Any ideas as to why she was given the Interceptor tab after the diagnosis? I'm a little freaked out to begin with about the HW, now I have to add this into the mix. I haven't even mentioned what I read about the Interceptor to my hubby, he'll be a mess, so I'm asking you here at BW for your input.
jennifer
The parasites are gone, they took her stitches from her spay out, and tomorrow or Tues. she'll get another bath. (We can actually see the dirt ground into her skin where she was shaved on her belly.)
I did get her a kong and did the frozen PB thing. It worked for a bit, but she must have ended up having another tantrum because there was pee outside of her crate. Not where she had squatted, but where she had obviously been in a tizzy and urinated in the process. So the quest for time away from her w/out drama continues.....
Oh! Since we have to take her everywhere with us right now, we went to the summer ice cream drive-through on the way to the vet. I had my son and niece, who are 5 and 7, so I got them treats to eat on the way to the vet's office. Needless to say, I couldn't let Millie watch us eat our treats w/out giving her one, so she got a baby vanilla soft-serve cone. TOO CUTE! She licked all the ice cream and kept trying to get the rest of it in the bottom of the cone. Finally she figured out to eat the cone itself, and was in heaven. A baby cone at this place is about 3 human bites, so it's not much, but a nice little summer treat for her nonetheless.
Now for my question:
She is currently on an antibiotic as pre-treatment for her heartworm. They also gave her an Interceptor tab last week, but I need advice. I looked it up online and it says NOT to give it to a dog that's been diagnosed with heartworm.
Now I'm concerned and confused. Any ideas as to why she was given the Interceptor tab after the diagnosis? I'm a little freaked out to begin with about the HW, now I have to add this into the mix. I haven't even mentioned what I read about the Interceptor to my hubby, he'll be a mess, so I'm asking you here at BW for your input.
jennifer