10 year old Dalmation
Discussion
Domino the dalmatian has itchy ears. We visited the vet last week who gave him a prescription and a 15ml bottle of something and took £75 off me. Domino is most definitely not a fan of the vets. We get full jelly wobbles and he is a great fan of being behind my legs.
While there he did the equivalent of an MOT on him. It felt to me like a main dealer find work inspection rather than a check over with useful advice.
In particular, Domino has some fatty lumps. They have been there for years. He suggests a biopsy, although this would leave him looking somewhat patchy.
He also said he might have a slight heart murmur. He was not sure because it was difficult to hear over his shaking. He graded what he heard as a 2.
I'm a bit confused. He is insured so we could spend some money. But he would find investigations distressing. and he's nearly 11. not a young dog. one might expect some wear and tear. He's certainly happy enough (not so much tonight as there is Domino's in the kitchen and not in his belly where he thinks it belongs).
Am I being an irresponsible dog owner? I'm unsure...
PS I don't like Doctors. So I get where he is coming from, but it's harder to make these decisoins about pets.
While there he did the equivalent of an MOT on him. It felt to me like a main dealer find work inspection rather than a check over with useful advice.
In particular, Domino has some fatty lumps. They have been there for years. He suggests a biopsy, although this would leave him looking somewhat patchy.
He also said he might have a slight heart murmur. He was not sure because it was difficult to hear over his shaking. He graded what he heard as a 2.
I'm a bit confused. He is insured so we could spend some money. But he would find investigations distressing. and he's nearly 11. not a young dog. one might expect some wear and tear. He's certainly happy enough (not so much tonight as there is Domino's in the kitchen and not in his belly where he thinks it belongs).
Am I being an irresponsible dog owner? I'm unsure...
PS I don't like Doctors. So I get where he is coming from, but it's harder to make these decisoins about pets.
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