Tag: Animals

well nitros check up is over with for another while. it went ok. i got both good and bad news. the good news is he’s mostly healthy. i say mostly because the vet did say his right back leg is stiff, and it looks like he may be getting a little arthritic. she said we’d monitor it, keep an eye on things. and if needs be we can start injections, or supplements with his food, or he can have pain relief if he needs it. she asked me if i had pet insurance, i do, so i am not to worried about costs. its a good thing i have insurance for him. i was a little upset that he may have arthritis. it means he’s getting old. my boy is almost 9 now. he’s not a puppy any more. i wish he still was. also, she weighed him and he should be 35 kg, which is around 70 pounds, but he’s 40 kg, around 80 pounds, so she said i need to cut out treats, and give him less dog food. i’ll start with less treats, i only feed him one scoop of dry food in the morning, and one scoop in the afternoon. she said i may want to cut it down to 2 thirds of a cup in the morning and afternoon. but if i do that he’ll be starving. my dad is a terror for giving him treats. i warned him now, no more treats. only apples and carrots. nothing else. i have to get his weight back down. i dont want it putting pressure on his joints. so besides those two things, there was one other thing and that was his ears, the vet gave me ointment for his ears, she gave his ears a deep clean, but she said they were very dirty, and it looked like some infection had set in too. so she told me to use the ointment for 3 weeks, and then bring him in again for her to look at his ears again. if the ointment doesnt work, she said we could try others, or else we may do allergy testing. he did have skin allergies as a puppy, and he’s always had trouble with his ears. so its nothing new. so other than all that, he’s healthy. he got his shots, and kennel cough vaccines. he got flea and worming treatment. he hated being in the vets office. he was panicking and panting a lot. i knew he was very stressed out. he really just doesnt like it. the vet also clipped his nails, and he hated having that done. i’m glad its over now. cost me 120 euro for the visit. that included his dog food though so the actual vet visit was only 70 euro, for nail trimming, ear cleaning, shots, and his ear meds. so that was reasonably priced I thought. I’m happy with him and the vet was as well. I just hope his ears clear up quickly. and I hope the leg issues arent going to be too serious for him. Only time will tell I suppose.

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