Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Simself 2023
Took Roxie to the vet. Old gurl still kicking but with issues
Roxie is doing ok. Like I said, she's 14 years old now so she's old. We took her to the vet. Her new vet. Going into the city from my new place to her old vet was a chore. Then the nice vet lady we had left just before we moved and was replaced with some old dude who pretty much rushed through her appointment and pissed me off when he cut me off mid-sentence to rush to his next appt. He also kept calling her a boy. >_> The receptionist also had a bit of attitude. He was new as well. I saw him literally snap at a man who just lost his dog because he was in the middle of waiting on me. I would've happily waited. Like geez. Empathy is lacking nowadays. So yeah I found somewhere near my new place and the new vet is just amazing. Checked her over thoroughly and called me personally to give me the results of her bloodwork. Told me to call him if she got worse or anything. Very nice and professional. Also very nice staff.
Ok, so in not-so-great news. Roxie has a number of issues. She has a heart murmur and is now on heart medication. She also has some kidney disease going on and a possible mass on her spleen. I honestly thought I was going to have to call him and put her down, but she's doing better so far. She's a bit more active and she's eating better since introducing soft food back into her diet. Helps with chewing as she has bad teeth. Just trying to get some weight back on her and keep her going. As for the missing fur I mentioned before, that was allergies. I'm going to make her another appointment as he wants to see her in two weeks. If her blood work numbers go down, then things should be better according to the new vet. We'll see. I'm on pins and needles every day because I just worry she might not wake up or she might have a medical emergency. She's on borrowed time but hopefully, we can get a few more years out of her.
Pic of her in the new place b/w. Taken around Thanksgiving after being groomed by her new groomer: