Relief!
After a couple of restless days, each one a little more so than the one before, Rusty is now relaxed and acting like his old self. I kept wondering what was bothering him. I didn't realize it was a physical problem. And, he was really good in the vet's office. He let Dr. Lyons do what he needed to do without giving him a problem. However, he did not want to get weighed! When they tried to get him to step up onto that scale platform, he balked. I had taken a couple of peanut butter bones with me, in case he would need a treat to reward good behavior. I placed one on the far side of the scale and he went onto the platform to check out the treat, but he wouldn't eat it. But it got him to do what we needed. He weighed 80 pounds, so he's holding steady . He looks like he weighs more than that. When the vet was examining him, Rusty seemed very nervous, but he didn't snarl or snap at the doctor. Rhombus was that way, too. She just recognized that Dr. Lyons was the boss and he was going to help her when she needed help.
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NJ
at 1/28/2006 9:03:52 PM- Leslie, That's a lot of weight for Bilbo to lose. I hope with his medication, he'll be eating right and getting that weight back again soon. Rusty didn't lose any significant weight. I did get him to the doctor before he was very sick.
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80 pounds is a whole lot of dog to love! They put Bilbo on a scale on the floor that looked like the kind you weigh newborns in. He had dropped to 11.6 pounds from about 15. :(