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Espresso, "Checking up on Gus and Charlie in the back seat on the drive back from evac."
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Espresso, "On the way to the V. E. T. this morning."
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Hellos, Everybun!
It's good to be back home. We've made the drive back in about seven and a half hours. It took us five minutes to chillax and settle in. The house, indeed, had no damage. But the poor trees took an awful beating. The mango tree is half gone. Sigh.
We visited our V. E. T. this morning, and the results were mixed.
I, Gus, got a checkup, a nail trim, and an ear cleaning. I'm getting a little bit of thickening of the lenses in his eyes and some spinal arthritis. But I'm about seven or eight, so the doctor said, "He's allowed."
Charlie had her belleh looked at and, as Dr. Teed at Keystone suspected, she still had a tiny hernia spot. We'll just watch it for now. She has a follow-up visit with Dr. Teed in a week and a half, so we'll see if anything needs to be done. But it's nothing to panic about.
Espresso showed a raised temperature (104.3) and a little gas as if going into stasis. This was a complete surprise, as Espresso showed no distress last night or this morning.
Dr. Z gave him a really good belleh massage and taught my hoomin hot to do it properly. It feels so freakish at first, but he's grateful for the lesson. Then, when we got home, Spressy got some gas drops, Metoclopramide, and Metacam. He's bouncing all around and shows no signs of distress.
So, all in all, it's been a great visit. And I almost forgot - Charlie and I got vaccinated for RHDV2! Espresso didn't because of his elevated temp, so we'll take care of his furry little caboose later.
Now, everybunn is trying to decompress and loaf for a bit. Even my hoomin, Sorry Sod the Wigged Out said he'll try to chillax.
We'll keep you posted!
- Gus
