Girlfriends

Today was the vet visit for Natalie and Chloe.  Those two are really bonded.  Chloe the lab is six years old and Natalie the beagle mix is three.  I suspect they have been together for much of their joint lives. 


Chloe is a porker but I had no idea that she weighed 94 pounds.  She needs to slim down, as much as 15-20 pounds.  I still need to lose that much myself but I suspect she will take it off faster because I will have control of her food.  Part of the problem, I think, is that she's been having her food and getting some of Natalie's also.  That will have to stop.  They are getting more outdoor time now too, and that should help. 

Aside from the weight issue, Chloe has a small growth on her eyelid but it's not really bothering her at this point.  Her ears were clean, and her stool sample was free of parasites.  She tested positive for Lyme, as many dogs do, but she's asymptomatic so we won't be treating that given the greatly increased cost of doxycycline.  She had vaccines done so she's up to date on everything now and has a new rabies tag.
 

All the time that Chloe was in the back getting poked and prodded, Natalie sat with her nose to the door what Chloe had passed through. 

Natalie is much smaller at 35 pounds but she gave the vet techs a lot more trouble.  Not biting trouble like Vince, just squirming.  She had a nasty ear infection, apparently yeast, so both girls got their ears cleaned out and we are treating them both with drops for a week.  Natalie also tested positive for Lyme but again, we aren't going to do anything about that except be aware of it in case anything develops.  She had both hookworms and whipworms in her stool sample so she got the first of several daily doses of Panacure when we got home. 

They are both sweet girls, housetrained, crate trained, kid- and cat-friendly.  Chloe lays by my chair when she's indoors.  Now I need to get them adopted.  I'd love to place them together but not a lot of folks come looking for two dogs at once.  They will adapt if we need to separate them.