A Visit to the Vet

When Jammin and I got back from our walk around the block, he must have sprained his left front paw. His hind quarters were very stiff and he was shaking a lot. With only one good working leg, he could at best hobble slowly. Not a pleasant sight, especially if you're looking at an animal that you care for.
Away to the vet. Well, not so simple. Since he is not good with other dogs, we had to make a hurried entrance to a back room to avoid making a scene. The vet was pretty good with him, but at my advice, we muzzled him when we plucked and cleaned his ears. He is prone to chronic ear infections if they are not kept cleaned regularly. Now that he is "defensively aggressive," that is, he bites, it has been impossible for me to do his ears up until now..........we bought a muzzle.
Jammin tested positive for Lyme's Disease, a 2 on a scale from 1 to 5. No wonder his joints have been sore. And so now he's on antibiotics to treat this, I hope it works. Also, the vet prescribed Rimadyl to treat the soreness in his joints and that stuff is truly amazing. He is much more mobile, I just wish the shit wasn't so expensive. Doxycycline is what he is on for the Lyme's disease.
While we waited in the exam room for the test results, Jammin took a shit right there on the floor, and it stunk! Thinking quickly, I open a window, grab some paper towel and scoop up the poop and stick it in the trash can. I'm sure the next lucky patient and owner smelled it, LOL. Oh well, shit happens.