So, Boudreaux and I just went in for our yearly check-ups with Dr. Shawhan at Jersey Village Animal Hospital. http://www.jvah.com/aboutUs.html Our most favorite part of the visit is getting out of the car and sniffing out all the other animals who have gone before us (who are we kidding, our most favorite part is leaving!!). We don’t particularly like going inside because, although, the vet techs give us treats, other not-so-nice activities happen, too, like taking our temperature with a probe stuck in our you-know-whats. We were given a clean bill of health. We were both at the proper weight, heartworm clear, and bloodwork normal for seven year old Basenjis. But, because mom & dad may want to go on a vaction without us later in the year (why they would want to do that is beyond me), we had to be made “boarding-ready” by getting a new vaccine for, who knew, the doggy flu. Doggy flu (aka H3N8 influenza) jumped species from equine to canine and now we dogs can spread it to each other in boarding kennels. See more about the flu here http://www.cdc.gov/flu/canine/ Now, could this vaccine be one of those painless nose squirts?? No it had to be another shot, and not just one shot but two. Barooooo!!! Ouchie!!! Dad took some photos of us getting stuck in our rumps. We don’t look too happy but we are glad to play our part in stopping the spread of doggy flu.
Mom, you tricked me. This was NOT just going for a ride.
