Dog Vet Visit Update:
Both dogs are very healthy.
They both have a little bit of dental tartar and we need to book them in for a teeth cleaning and possible extraction of 1 tooth on each dog. Dogs dental health is pretty much decided by early diet, and both of these dogs are rescues.. so keeping their teeth healthy is an up-hill battle.
Mia was her normal anxious self, but well behaved for the vet. She has a lot of trauma associated with vet visits because of how badly she was injured when she was first rescued, but she's getting better with them.
Poppy was her inscrutable self, just watching everything quietly and vibrating into another plane of existence if anyone looked at her (if you're familiar with greyhounds, you know..). When the vet went down on the floor to say hi and examine her, Poppy headed over to sniff her which is super unusual for her - she's usually very standoffish with strangers.
I'm nervous about the dental cleaning for Poppy. It's done under a general anaesthetic, and greyhounds can be really touchy under anaesthetic.. but it needs to be done.
We also talked about diet, and are going to move them from a home cooked diet to a high quality kibble with toppers, because it'll be easier to balance the calcium and phosphorus they need, which will help counter bone issues like osteoarthritis (which can especially be a thing for greyhounds).
And everyone LOVED Poppy's disco ball shirt.
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