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I got to Dr. Simpson's early to fill out the initial paperwork and left Gaz in their care at 9:00 a.m. I know this is a standard procedure and Dr. Simpson is great with brachycephalic breeds (he owns and shows Frenchies to top it off), but the minute I got into the car I started crying! I was told to call at 4 pm to see what time I could pick her up so all day I was anxious to make that call and hear that my Gaz monkey was okay and ready to come home. Oh I also asked them to microchip her while… Continue

After that initial visit to ABC vet, we got a call the same week that her fecal exam came back positive for giardia and I had to go pick up more meds for that. I looked up giardia and the main symptom is terrible diarrhea, but Gaz' poop was solid and she acted normal so I wasn't convinced but they know better of course.

3 weeks after that initial visit we went back to check on both her ear drum and the giardia. Her ear drum healed just fine as expected, and they did another fecal test to check… Continue

Yay! Gaz was finally old enough to come home to us! She arrived on July 11th from Ohio and has been adjusting wonderfully. She woke us up at 5 am for a few days in a row but finally slept through the whole night last night. Our first vet visit was Monday and poor Gaz has Giardia and a ruptured right ear drum. My first puppy and I am already administering meds! :( But we go back for a check up in three weeks and the vet expects she'll be perfectly healthy by then.

Speaking of vets... I checked t… Continue