Lucy got her teeth cleaned yesterday. For those of you who aren't pet owners or who have never had a pet's teeth cleaned, they have to put them under anesthesia to do it. I had to drop her off at the vet office by 7:30 in the morning so that they could prep her for the procedure. Dogs are so smart. When I woke her from her slumber to take her she was sleeping in bed with John, her head on my pillow that was probably still warm from me sleeping all night. She poked her head up when I called her name and then when I asked if she wanted to go for a ride, her head popped up and her ears were standing on edge as she clumsily made her way out of the bed.
The ride to the vet was interesting though. I had the seat warmers on so she actually sat on the passenger seat instead of my lap as copilot since it was warm. As we made our way half way across town she was laying on the seat, half asleep, smiling at me as a way to thank me for the opportunity to come along. Then we turned onto the road the vets office is on and her tone changed very quickly. She suddenly became very anxious and started whining. She knew where we were going. I pulled into the lot, got Stella out of the car, grabbed Lucy's leash and practically dragged her through the door. As I signed the waivers for the procedure the vet tech whisked her away before I even got a chance to say farewell.
Around noon I called to check on her and I was informed by the vet tech that they had literally just finished the procedure, she was waking up and that she would be ready to pick up by 2. I thought that seemed early since she was only going to be out of anesthesia for 2 hours, but called John and he went and got her at 2:30. He said she was walking into the walls as they brought her out and severely dog-tracking all the way. He carried her to the car because the parking lot was still slippery from Monday's snow. When they got home she laid on the back of the couch and just quietly whined for hours. First thing she did when she got home though was check to see if Stella was in her room, they love each other so much.
When I got home from work she still looked all glassy eyed like she had a rough night out and perhaps was still drunk, but she was happy to see me and Stella. She gave Stella kisses and then immediately sat by the pantry so I would give her a treat. The rest of the night she played a bit here and there and then passed out on the couch while John and I watched some TV. She got me up twice last night to go outside, as usual, and was still sleeping on the pillows when I left this morning.
Her teeth do look nice though, and her breath is way fresher. I guess it was worth it.
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Lucy is so cute! That looks like a huge smile, even though she was yawning. :) Luther was out of it when I brought him back from that too. And he was at the vet longer and whined there all day. Poor pup, but the teeth did look nice.
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