Another Positive Vet Visit

Vinson made a stop in at the Highlands Veterinary Clinic in Sparta tonight for his bordetella shot. Thanks to his broken leg at the young age of 8 weeks, Vinson is very schooled in veterinary visits, and immediately tried to hop up on the exam table when we went into the exam room.

Erin, the tech who is a long-time puppy raiser and sibling of a Seeing Eye instructor, was happy to see him and is currently raising a black Lab that has the same father as Vinson!

The office allowed us to also bring Watson with us so he could meet the staff and check out the office. Both were very well behaved and attracted a lot of attention.

And just as with all other inoculations, Vinson didn't squirm or even react. What a cool pup?!

Redefining "Pooping Your Pants"

Vinson's X-ray showing "something" in his stomach. "Has anyone seen my underwear?"

Vinson gave us another exciting day on Saturday. He began to vomit very early in the morning and was obviously not feeling well. I called our area coordinator first thing in the morning to inform her of the situation and get permission to head to the vet.

Vinson continued to get sick at the vet's office and they ordered an immediate X-ray to see if he had ingested a foreign body of some type. The X-rays revealed a small unknown item in his stomach; and while it didn't warrant immediate action or surgery, it was considered to be the cause of his sickness.

The vet gave Vinson a shot to stop the vomiting, which worked immediately, and placed him on a diet of rice, ground beef and other bland foods to be fed in small amounts more frequently. She asked us to call immediately if he vomited again.

The vet staff commented that Vinson could've been named "Hoover", as even at their office, he tried to eat their cotton balls, paper towels, etc. Dr. Carol loaned me her copy of "Marley and Me" so I could see how much Vinson looks like Marley, and so I could have a laugh about other Lab's who have found themselves in strange situations.

As the day went on, Vinson seemed to be feeling more like himself; and very late last night, he pooped out a pair of underwear when we were out to park!

Mystery solved! Vinson now seems completely back to normal, is super hungry, is parking normally and is back to high energy level. We don't know how or when he ate the underwear but have done another full sweep of the house to ensure all gates are tight and all "targets" (basically anything smaller than a chair) are out of reach. We'll keep monitoring him as we reintroduce kibble. Another wild day with Vinson!

Another Trip to Highlands Veterinary Hospital in Sparta

Resting patiently in the waiting room

The good folks at Highlands Veterinary Hospital in Sparta, NJ love seeing Vinson, and he had an appointment last night for the "L" (leptospirosis) in the DHLPP inoculation series.

As is typical with Vinson, he didn't whine or wince at all, and he posed proudly in the waiting area, on the scale and even on the exam table!

Up on the scale, Vinson weighed in at 29.5 pounds.

On his way out, Vinson was happy to leave behind a big stack of his personal business cards for other visitors to the office.

And then we were off for another adventure.

Vinson sitting on the exam table