Poor Boo-Boo!

This is one very mopey puppy!

He had his annual check up at the vet on Monday night. All went fairly smoothly until it came time to check inside his ears, as he's been fighting an ear infection. Mikey does not like things in his ears. Ever. He'll let me clean them with a cotton ball and warm water, but drops? NO. Ear-checking device? NO. Q-tip? NO.

So the vet decides a muzzle might be in order, if only to prevent Mikey from mouthing. Mikey also doesn't like muzzles; he hates that he can't pant. Needless to say, the muzzling did not go well. Long story short, it took the vet and three assistants to PIN my poor Boober down on the floor in the back room, avec le muzzle. I was almost in tears but didn't want to be too stressed in an effort to keep Mikey calm.

$350 later... his heartworm test came back negative and he's all updated for shots and flea/tick/mite/heartworm medication. By the time we got home I felt so bad for my Boober that I gave him his birthday present early - a new chicken Nylabone! He was very happy. He will be 5 on Mother's Day, which takes him to about 47 in people years. Middle-aged already!!!

Last night he seemed so down when I got home from work (a side-effect of all the vaccinations) and even had a big lump where one of the shots was given. He didn't touch his dinner and hardly moved from his bed all night.

He's much better this evening, back to his old rambunctious self. We've already played one rousing game of "Get the blue one!" followed closely by "Kick it to Mom!". Five tosses of the toy and his age is starting to catch up with him ;)