Since the pups first had their rabies injections 5 weeks ago, I have been wondering where they would take blood from, after all, it can be difficult enough finding a vein in a person, have you seen how skinny a puppies legs are? I know there are veins in there somewhere, but hey, lets be serious about this.
Well, last night we found out, much to the displeasure of Brandy & Brinkley – the vet shaved a patch on the underside of their neck, below the chin and went into the jugular!
Now bearing in mind that my 2 are not going to make anything easy Brinkley went first, managed to squirm in the nurses arm so that when the needle came out, so did a large amount of blood all down his little white furry front – and it actually looked like a scene from ‘a chainsaw massacre’ and you would have thought his throat had been cut – trust me as a loving owner this is seriously stressful, and I can’t tell you how traumatised Brinkley was, but enough to refuse to be pacified by one of his favourite treats. He just clung to me while they used wads of wet cotton wool to first stem the bleeding and then clean the blood off him BEFORE I took him back into the waiting room.
Still, Brandy is much better at needles than Brinkley, so hopefully the worst was over.
No, Brandy, not to be outdone, decided he was hanging on to his blood – a neck full – not likely!
He let the vet shave his neck, no real problem, he let the vet put the needle in, no real problem, he let the vet start to draw blood and then he moved and some how cut off the supply so the vet couldn’t get any more blood out, couldn’t take the needle out without getting a full sample – stale mate. Eventually, Brandy was moved to a position where the blood flowed again and his ordeal was over. I wouldn’t say he was happy, but he wasn’t as bad as Brinkley.
We now have to wait for the results to see whether they can have the certificate from DEFRA that says the rabies injection has worked and created enough antibodies for them to get their pet passports. If not, they have to go through the whole procedure again and apparently in puppies it can take them longer to create the antibodies. I’m not sure I can go through the process again, let alone the pups.
However, a trip to the shop for a new toy, a plate full of fresh roast chicken and an evening on mum & dad’s knee watching TV, and our pups seem to have forgotten their ordeal and are back to the usual selves. I just can’t imagine next time I need to take them to the vets, somehow I don’t think they’ll be going in with their tails wagging!
Sorry boys, but it had to be done!
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