Took Benny to the vet again today to follow up on his gagging cough issue. The doctor still doesn’t have a definite answer just expensive tests. $430 dollars later, we are waiting to hear from her about the Xray, blood work and urine test. She suspected collapsing trachea but after looking at the x-ray she didn’t confirm, just said she will send it to the radiologist to look at it with a trained eye. Not really trusting this doctor. We have been back for the same issue for 3 times now and still just more tests and no diagnosis.
We do know however that we should put him on a diet and lose some weight. He is 22 lbs and overweight being a bichon. She suggested vegetables for treats. I just gave Benny some apple slices and he seems to accept it. We’ll have to see. Definitely need to reduce or stop the begging strip treat. I made some quinoa and soybeans for dinner, maybe some for Benny later as a treat.
The finland trip is coming up in 2 weeks. Whatever is happening to Benny, we won’t be able to do anything major till we come back early June.
There is a couple of geese that are protecting their eggs by the lake in the back. We saw a confrontation between the lone swan and the parent geese. One tried to lead the swan away from the eggs through the other side of the lake, but when he came back, the swan was still at his heels. The last thing we saw was the swan patrolling the edge in the lake while the geese looked on on the shore by their eggs. Nature’s war… The other swan that got injured a few weeks ago and taken away to be taken care of is not coming back because they said it’s not safe for it. So the lone swan now is really alone now. Poor guy or girl.