Milo patiently waiting for our vet to come give him a lepto shot. Clearly also overdue for a haircut.
Milo communicates by looking at the thing he wants, holding his gaze there for a few seconds, then he makes eye contact with me and gives me a prolonged look. If I don’t respond, then he looks at the object again and repeats the stare down.
Clearly, he was ready to leave after he got his shot and showed me by staring at the doorknob.
We had to wait for his stool sample results, so he gave up on the door and let me grab this shot.
If you haven’t heard of lepto before and your dog regularly spends time on sidewalks or dog parks where other dogs are going potty, call your vet and ask if lepto is a concern in your area. Prevalence of lepto is county by county…and it IS an issue in the St. Louis area.
If you need a good vet in St. Louis in West County, give Mike Finkel at Village Animal Clinic a call. He’s my cousin and is fabulous.
Aww… look at that face! Raven’s only been once since we got her. She did decently although Brian had to pick her up and PUT her on the scale. She did not want to “walk on”. She let the vet mess with her though, look at her mouth and paws and all that. I did pop in the vet to get her Trifexis last month and had them weigh her again. She walked onto the scale this time, but the vet tech had to bribe her with a treat.
Funny, it never occurred to me that most dogs walk onto the scale. I always pick up my dogs and set them on it. Then get them to sit so they don’t move long enough to get a good reading.
Milo is so cute. I’d never heard of lepto before…thanks for the information.
thanks for the info. i have never heard of lepto.
Oh no..not the vet! You seem really calm and collected there
Hi Karen,
What a cutie Milo is! I have never heard of lepto before. I’m glad to know it’s something that can be prevented though. It’s so nice to find your blog through the STL Bloggers group on Facebook!