A visit to the vet
He wasn’t very happy in the car. The last time he was in a car he had a long journey from Shropshire to Berkshire but this time it was a five minute drive to our vet, not long enough to unsettle his stomach!
Vet Patrycja greeted us at the car and carried Gilbert in to the consulting room. She had seen the sadness of Gus and Bertie’s final days, so was delighted to see a young, healthy puppy.
Gilbert, of course, was excited to meet another new human. He’s very excited about everything and particularly if treats are involved.
Back home, he settled down
for a snooze before Arthur came to play.
Roxy and the cats watched tolerantly as the two youngsters mauled each other, then they went to sleep.
Herschel adores the dogs and understands that Gilbert is young. Therefore, his discipline is firm but less harsh than his brother's.
Herschel likes to sleep in the Master's chair, cosy on the faux fur cover.
He's quite well camouflaged!
In four weeks' time we will repeat the exercise. By then, Gilbert will be quite big and heavy. At nine weeks he weighed 6.5 kg. This week he was 7.8 kg.
Will he have put on another 5 kg by then? I suspect it will be more! Carrying him up and down stairs will become more and more of a weight-lifting exercise. Will it improve my core strength, I wonder?
It's great to see pets happy and well taken care of.
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DeleteIt seems like a very contented pet household.
ReplyDeleteIt is, Andrew - most of the time!
DeleteYou have beautiful pets!
ReplyDeleteThank you. We think so, too :-)
DeleteHerschel is very well camouflaged, I hope no one sits on him by mistake. Gilbert is doing very well, he's a beautiful boy.
ReplyDeleteRoxy sits on him sometimes, but he just wriggles out from under.
DeleteYour vet seems to be a nice girl ! My vet who had known all my cats from the beginning til the end, is now retired and I am real sad about it. Little Rosie is now an only cat and we are both too old to adopt another kitten or cat. But I could take in (as guest) an old cat from an animal shelter who are there because the owner died or had to go in a retirement home. I think that's an excellent idea, at least the poor cat or dog will have a home for its last years. Little Gilbert certainly brings life in your house !
ReplyDeleteAdopting an older cat sounds like an excellent idea. I wouldn't exactly say Gilbert has rejuvenated us but he's certainly lively!
DeleteHi Janice - I love seeing your 'crew' and catching all the news - let alone the delightful photos ... I'm just off toddling around catching up with o/s posts! Cheers and Happy New Year - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hilary. Happy New Year to you, too. Hope it's not overwhelmingly busy for you . . .
ReplyDeleteYour fur babies and their antics make me smile. Gilbert is a dolll boy.
ReplyDeleteNever a dull moment ;-)
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