As you know, Bear started his heartworm treatment yesterday. He's doing well. His heart, lungs, and all looked great - no heartworm problems there. The vet said his chest xray shows a "mild case" of heartworms (in his veins). So, I'm HOPING that maybe (just maybe) we can shorten the treatment time down from 16 weeks...to something shorter. We shall see - I'll be asking the vet this evening when we pick Bear up.
But, the vet told me something that I was unaware of. We knew that Bear would have to be confined during the 16 weeks of treatment - so that he doesn't "blow a blood clot", which could be fatal.... But what we didn't know was... The vet wants us to keep Bear INSIDE. Why is this a problem? He's 6 years old and has never been crate trained or housebroken. And did I mention he's 115lbs of FUR? So, after telling the hubs...we went to PetSmart and bought the biggest crate we could... and set it up. I also called my lovely Aunt who works at the vet's office and asked her to PLEASE cut his hair as short as possible. I don't care what he looks like - just short! ha!
So, I guess you could say that the next 16 weeks will definitely be blog worthy... and there will be pictures of our scalped dog! Let's hope we can housetrain and crate train him quick!!! Also, you'll be glad to know that Rocky is doing well handling being alone outside. He's a little depressed, but we plan on bringing him inside tonight to show him that Bear is here...just not outside yet. :)
Still no word on the job. Ugh.
But, the vet told me something that I was unaware of. We knew that Bear would have to be confined during the 16 weeks of treatment - so that he doesn't "blow a blood clot", which could be fatal.... But what we didn't know was... The vet wants us to keep Bear INSIDE. Why is this a problem? He's 6 years old and has never been crate trained or housebroken. And did I mention he's 115lbs of FUR? So, after telling the hubs...we went to PetSmart and bought the biggest crate we could... and set it up. I also called my lovely Aunt who works at the vet's office and asked her to PLEASE cut his hair as short as possible. I don't care what he looks like - just short! ha!
So, I guess you could say that the next 16 weeks will definitely be blog worthy... and there will be pictures of our scalped dog! Let's hope we can housetrain and crate train him quick!!! Also, you'll be glad to know that Rocky is doing well handling being alone outside. He's a little depressed, but we plan on bringing him inside tonight to show him that Bear is here...just not outside yet. :)
Still no word on the job. Ugh.
5 comments:
LOL. Sometimes my two dogs (combined weight 10 lbs) seem to take up the whole house. I can only imagine...
Wow. Hunter still isn't full grown yet and I can't even begin to imagine having him inside ALL of the time. You two definitely have a fun doggie adventure ahead of you for the next 16 weeks. Can't wait to hear all those fun stories!
Oh wow. Maybe you should invest in a Roomba.
Our two dogs are only about 10 pounds each. 115 pounds sounds huge!
awww the picture of bear makes me melt!!! adorable!!
I will definately be following your blog even closer to hear dog stories and see a bare bear!
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