Rescue Blu

Rebecca took me for a nice walk this morning, and I was so happy that I did a silly little dance.

Then, she put me in the car and drove to a place she calls Narnia. I think that’s the place she came back from smelling like liver, so I was ready to go. There was a great big room with lots and lots of new smells. While I was sniffing around the room, I met a new person, Kathie. She said lots of nice things to me and offered me some treats – so I wagged my tail. Wow, more liver! Because it was a new place, I was a little nervous, so I stayed close to Rebecca at first. Then, I got a little more brave, and even climbed up the stairs. Rebecca, Kathie and Bonnie said they were really proud of me. While I was at Narnia, I met really nice person named Joy, who also gave me some treats. When Joy was talking to me, my tail wagged even more.

This is my second bath. Really.

Kathie, Rebecca and Bonnie picked a blue harness, and they put it on me to see how it fit. I guess it’s for me to wear when we go for walks. They also put a blue tag on my collar with Narnia’s phone number, and said it was just in case I got lost again. Then, Rebecca and Bonnie put me in the car, and started driving.

About 25 minutes later, we stopped at another new building. Inside, one wall had shelves with bags of something that smelled good – like food. There also were some kittens playing in a crate. I was kind of sniffing them and watching what they were doing, but I guess I got a little too close because one of them swatted me on the nose. I decided it was safer to watch the kittens from farther away.

Rebecca and Bonnie said they had brought me to see Therese, who is a veterinarian. They also had brought a tightly sealed container with some of my poop, which I thought was a little weird. I guess they check it to make sure I’m healthy. We went into an exam room with Therese, and I got up on this metal table. Rebecca and Therese hooked my collar to a leash on the table, and then they made the table taller. I wasn’t super happy it was moving, but Rebecca put lots of little treats right in front of me. Then Therese started my exam. She checked my teeth, and said I was about 2 years old. After that, she looked in my eyes and ears, and I guess I had some gross stuff in my ears, maybe from chronic ear infections. Therese looked at the rest of my ears, and she pulled a yucky tick off the edge of one of them. She found at least five more, mostly on my ears. Pulling them off felt a little funny, but my ears felt much better once they were gone. No more little things biting me. Therese also felt my whole body and listened to my heart and lungs. Then she came back with a needle to draw some blood. I guess Rebecca and Bonnie wanted to check to make sure I don’t have heartworms or Lyme disease. I was a little scared of getting poked with the needle, but Bonnie kept feeding me more treats and telling me I was a good boy for standing still. After the test, I got a shot.

After all the poking and prodding, Rebecca, Bonnie and Therese took me into a different room with a big metal sink. Therese squirted something into my ear – she said it was ear cleaner. She rubbed my ear around, and then she did the other ear. This wasn’t much fun at all, but Rebecca gave me some treats for being a good boy. Then Therese wiped all the gunk out of my ears. Then they turned on a water sprayer and started getting me wet. Honestly, I wasn’t too happy. I really wanted to get out of the tub. But I waited as Therese rubbed some soap all over me. It was kind of like a massage. Then she rinsed me off and soaped me up again with a different shampoo. She rinsed me off, and I tried to shake all the water off. Then she dried me off – using this machine that blew air at me. When Therese was using the dryer, she also checked to make sure I didn’t have any other injuries. Therese, Rebecca and Bonnie pulled grass seeds and burrs out of my coat, which made me more comfortable. Therese sent me home with some medicine.

I got to meet Tippy at the vet's office.

I also got to meet two dogs, Daisy and Tippy. They both live with Therese. Tippy seems like she’s a fun girl, but I think she wants to play a lot. Daisy didn’t like it when I sniffed while she was in her bed because she was cornered. She barked at me, and backed up. I was so tired that I tried to take a nap while Rebecca drove us home.

I’m so tired from the baths and all that tail wagging.

UPDATE: Blu is heartworm negative! Hurray! We are waiting to hear about the other tests. He does have hook worms, so we have given him a dewormer.

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