Leaving your pet at the vets.

We had to take our little doxie to the vet

yesterday...  drop her off at 9am.  and

then wait for the phone call.

It was simple procedure.. remove the tartar

off of her teeth and remove several moles.

It wasn't the procedure that had us concerned.

It was the leaving her behind.  See we either

leave her at home... or we take her with us.

So to leave her with strangers, and yapping dogs

well, it was hard. 

Actually it was harder than leaving your kid at

the hospital.  You can explain to a kid.  Also

with a kid, you can stay until they come to take

them to the operating room.. and then you can

stay in the waiting room.  Then after they come

out of recovery.. you can be there.

With your pet, you hand them over to a vet or

vet aide.  They walk into the back room. Get

put in a cage..  our Misty has been in a kennel

carrier, but she can see us.   Don't know how

long she had to wait until it was her turn.

Then when they give her a shot and she goes

to sleep... wakes up with the strangers and

still no family.   Yapping dogs telling her

God only knows what.   Then, finally

family shows up and takes her home.

She whined the whole trip home. I am

sure she had quite a tale to tell, if we

only know how to translate.  About an

hour later she was feeling better.  We

wrapped her in warm towels.. and she

slept.  Waking to see home still here.

As we drove way after leaving her there,

it was quiet in the car.  then hopes she will

be ok.. reassuring each other that she will

be ok.. 

Just a dog, huh?  I don't think so .. she

is our baby.