Molly and the Vet

Molly will not be getting off leash for a while. She bolted out the door knowing I was going to take her to the vet on Tuesday, so I had to chase her around the neighborhood for fifteen minutes. We got there only five minutes late, luckily, but if she had gotten hit by a car it could have been a lot worse.

Her heartworm meds costs 6 months for $120!! And that's at/below retail from what I see on the internet. Yikes.

Also got her vaccines (parvo and lepto) on 5/8/2012 so she'll need to go back for a booster in June. But this means she can go play with other dogs!

Otherwise vet exam turned out all good and clear. She's back to her normal weight so I'm gonna have to start exercising again.

Back home from the vet

Had a good talk with the vet today. Diarrhea problem persists, but the problem seems to be a stress-related bacteria increase so got some antibiotics and diarrhea medication to help.

Apparently has had some serious weight loss. Hasn't been eating at all at home, hopefully she'll start to get hungry once the antibiotics help.

Going to the vet was much more stressful than it should have been, but at least I got her checked out. Scheduled for shots, coming up in two weeks. Now resting comfortably on the sofa. Heyyyy that's where I was gonna go after this very long day!

I was trying to figure out what Molly's other half mix was since she's an Akita mix. Closest picture I found was a pitbull-akita mix, so that might hint at her submissive/protective behavior. In any case, she's still the sweetest girl around.

Off to the vet

Molly kept waking me up every two hours last night for her diarrhea, so I called the vet (Westgate Pet & Bird Hospital) first thing this morning at 7am. Even if it's just anxiety, I need to take her to the vet anyways for her post-adoption check up so I don't mind.

It's gonna cost me a something silly like $200 to get her fecal tests and everything. At least they're only charging me $10 to keep her there till her appointment at 5pm. Helps make it a little less stressful for me.

Looks like more of that money I saved up is moving right out.

Now I'm sleep deprived and stressed out. Gonna be a long day.

Sleeeeep

After a long stressful day, Molly falls asleep.

She had one last instance of diarrhea at home, but I hope that was the last of it. Saw some blood at the end, so called Vet Hospital- as long as it doesn't get worse and she wakes up hungry tomorrow, things should be ok.

Gonna get up at 7 tomorrow to make sure everything is okay, might even sleep on the couch.

In just ten hours from now!

I'm picking up Molly ten hours from now!! AHHHHHHH

Her food and water bowls are laid out on a dog-treats themed place mat, her crate is lined with a cozy mat, and she's getting so many treats and toys she's not gonna be able to say no to all of 'em.

Expenses, for those keeping track:
$400 pet deposit to my apartment, $120 adoption fee, $350 pet supplies...
It's a good thing I got money saved away!

I have to see how expensive the vet is down the street from me. It looks like a really sweet place, with great reviews on Google, built in a converted house, but something so close and convenient has got to have a catch. Of course, I'm getting pet insurance so maybe that will help.

Thanks to PAWS Shelter and Humane Society in Kyle for letting me adopt her!