Reprieve

Who-hoo! No shot today!

That's a negative, Maverick. I took Grayson into the vet this morning for his initial heartworm treatment and, even though I called in to remind them last week, they were essentially overbooked (had 6+ dogs to treat this morning). The vet & I talked it over and we agreed to to postpone starting treatment until Wednesday. We are going to try to get him in for a grooming beforehand to thin out his coat so he is not so hot. Doc said he is in good health (has picked up 10-12 lbs since his last visit) and looks great. X-Rays confirmed that he has a pretty bad infestation of heartworms and will need the full 3 shot treatment to eliminate them.


While we were out in Seattle last week enjoying the 70 degree temps, Grayson was bunking with a friend (MB) and he proved himself to be a perfect gentledog. No problems for her (only one minor accident) although he did show a certain propensity to wake up/get playful early (ala 0400). Did not take to the kennel real well but was well behaved in her house (as well as ours). He even got lots of personal attention from a neighbor couple (and their 5 year old daughter) who took extra special care of him while MB was at work. They lost their Golden a few weeks back and I think they are already in the queue to adopt another one. Their daughter who is having a hard time reading would sit there are read a book (barnyard animals) to Gray and he would just sit next to her and hung on her every word. MB indicated that everyone loved Gray and, if we did not adopt him, there were several neighbors who would be happy to give him a forever home. He is happy to be back at home and sleeping on our bed.