July 5 and 100+ and HOT HOT HOT so we went back to the Weatherford boonies to pick up our new dog. We had lunch with Husband's cousin Terry & Janice who now live there to be close to the grand kids. We don't get together often enough!!! It took us a while to get current on all the family news.
We found our way back to All God's Creatures and prepared ourselves for the tick brigade by tucking pant legs into socks and buttoning down our long sleeved shirt sleeves then spraying each other with maximum DEET. I guess the people wondered why we were stuck in the Jeep so long as they came out to check on us. I even sprayed the lower door frame of the Jeep --- I hate ticks!!!
We went into the ALMOST air conditioned shed where the dogs were being bathed and found our little girl all wet in one of the crates. She was quite scared when I reached in to dry her off. We introduced her to her new name GENEVA. After all the paperwork was done we took her to the Jeep and she was really scared. [Picking up Domino was so different---he KNEW we were there for him, leaped into the car and sat tall and straight up and never looked back at the rescue home.] So getting her into the crate was fun - she extended all 4 legs in different directions and increased her weight by at least double!!! [We each said "what if this was Beau? he weighs 60#!! and he wants Sylvia to lift him into the car.] Once in the crate [on her new quilt] she took forever to settle down enough to relax and never did go to sleep the entire trip back home.
Geneva has a new wardrobe - a pink harness. She doesn't like wearing "clothes." She can't walk in clothes. And what is this cord thing hooked to this corset thing?? So she didn't pee in the grass going into the vets offices because she can't pee when wearing clothes. What dog can resist the "inspirations" left in front of the vet's office??? Coming out of the office didn't go much better. I just slid her across the floor and she almost walked on the grass. No pee.
We got to our vet's office at 4:30 for Geneva's physical and shots and blood work. She checked out very well. Good physical confirmation and no apparent problems. No heartworms, no tick borne diseases - at this point. She will get regular re-checks for 3 months just to be sure and Vet started her on antibiotics because she has so many many scabs and sores from old tick bites. And I mean dozens of sores on each ear and zillions on her body. Then came the ear exam. You poodle owners know the drill - excess wax and yeast = big time infection. Plus Geneva has so many sores from ticks on her ears that some sores got infected. $400+ and 1 1/2 hrs later we left with sufficient meds to require a spread sheet to keep the administration correct PLUS cans of super expensive dog food to get her started eating as well as slide the pills down. This canned food goes in with the expensive "duck and potato limited ingredient" dog food we have for all the poodles.
Domino spent the day at the day care and he was wired when he got home. He was happy to see Geneva and then proceeded to ignore her while he checked out his kingdom and then he went inside to claim the couch for his well deserved naps. We took Geneva outside every 30 minutes to see if she would pee/poop before we went to bed. Well, she can't pee/poop wearing a corset!!! She did eat expensive kibble mixed with even more expensive wet food ONLY AFTER I finger fed her about half her dinner. Domino thinks she is a great addition to the family simply because she brought wet food to go in the kibble - he scarfed his bowl of kibble in record time. We had not told him that the vet sells wet food!!!!
Geneva fell over into a nap after 8 pm., She fought sleep off just like a kid, but finally lost the battle. We crated her at 10 pm and didn't hear a peep all night. At 7 am I took them outside and she magically could pee wearing a corset!!! Breakfast with wet food was enjoyed by both poodles and she took her pills nicely. She is happy today, the tail hasn't stopped wagging and she is coming to each of us for petting. Yesterday we wondered how long her tail was and today she is walking around with the nice tail up in the air!!! She is a happy camper!!! She and Domino were playing tentatively in the yard. This is going to work out nicely.
We'll give her a couple of weeks to adjust and then start introducing her to new people. I do plan to take some "arrival" pictures and in a couple of weeks some "real poodle" pictures. Her hair needs to grow out and her coat needs vitamins and Omega 3. I thought she was a red/brown color and that is not correct. After a good bath she is definitely an apricot color. She will be very pretty all fluffed up!!
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