The canine version of “well-baby” checkups is I guess, the annnual “well-dog” for which the vet sends reminders…
We’ve been going to this vet on Mosque Road for like, forever…One of the docs has had quite some experience with Border Collies… N-ot that good for us, actually – we constantly get earfuls about the human food tidbits JD bums off us, “Dogs are pack animals. You send a message when you feed them while you eat, and Border Collies are very smart.”
Yeah, we know. JD’s hidden the remote control in her basket on occasion – without chewing it up – when she wants us to throw a ball around for a bit. It’s why she gets tidbits – she’s part of the pack too.
(This vet btw is almost right next to this famous “Mid-levels Escalator,” the giant escalator you can ride to work in Central from quite a few mid-levels apartment developments…)
And speaking of family…
It’s hard to tell which one is more keen to get out…
(Rockstar’s peeve is we won’t let him stomp about or in general make too much noise because it upsets the already nervous and miserable animals all waiting their turn…
And did anyone notice the hot over-the-knee boots with sheer black tights and mini in the back of the shot that someone wore to bring her two shelter mutts (adopting rescued animals is quite big, especially among the expat population here) to the vet’s?
(One dog had a tummy bug, the other was there for moral support… And yes their owner was a very pretty Caucasian woman who looks to be in her early-to-mid 20s)
Dogs have flu vaccines too… Or at least Kennel Cough… Wasn’t recommended to us; btw we essentially follow all the recommendations this vet ever gives…
When JD had Babeosis tick fever (potentially fatal) just after Rockstar was born, her medication was over HKD 5,000… We were also offered a cheaper option which the vet wasn’t as sure would work, and we didn’t take… When we went with the HKD 5k one, he then suggested we get a second opinion and showed us the price list on the medication (essentially the medicine was expensive, their consultation fee was not), but we’d already gone with the HKD 5k before he did all that… They measured out the neon-yellow gunk we had to syringe JD with, gave us a little extra in case we couldn’t get it all in the dog and wasted some, offered a refund on the unused extra (we used it all though – it wasn’t that much more and JD doesn’t like being syringed)
Freaked out face…
Unimpressed face… Though he did watch the vet draw a little blood for a blood test and give JD two shots…
(And YES Kings caught on the berry again!!)
At least he was entertained with JD’s weighing scale though…
At 18.3kgs, JD needs to lose just 0.5kg thereabouts to reach her ideal weight… 2 years back she was 20+kilos, probably from baby food treats… Rockstar’s feeding/ treating responsibly now – you know your child is growing up when your dog sheds her babyweight <tiny tear>
