VET'S Office = VeryExcellentTime

Today, Sweetie accompanied me to work.   Since I'm a veterinarian, this meant going to the vet's office - GASP!!!! PANIC!!!!! ANXIETY ATTACK!!!!  Oh wait, this is Sweetie we're talking about, not your average dog.  For Sweetie, the vet's office = a VeryExcellentTime.  Sweetie was SO happy to make dozens of new two legged and four legged friends.  She charmed every person that she met (as I expected) and took a special liking to the greyhounds that can often be found hanging out in the bloodbank (and they are more like aliens, than dogs ;-)

I was actually working in the lab today, so I set Sweetie up with a nice comforter and went to the lab to do some work.   I came back at lunch time to find her cuddling with one of the pet sitters.  The pet sitters are a group of undergraduate students that come to socialize and spoil dog and cat patients.   They tend to gravitate towards Oncology since 1. our patients are the best and 2. they deserve a little extra love.  No, Sweetie was not a patient of the Oncology service, but she sure got some extra love (and some extra treats, which like her foster mommy, she doesn't need!)  She got these notes from the pet sitters:


So the vet wasn't all fun and games.  Wait, scratch that.  For Sweetie it was all fun.  Part of the fun was visiting the ophthalmology service to check out her gooky left eye and to serve as the demo dog for the new rotation of students (which means I got a free consult...thank you ophthalmologists!)   They determined that she has dry eye in her left eye, which means this eye is not producing enough tears.  This is not uncommon in dogs, particularly smaller breeds.  Based on the changes to her left eye, this has been going on a while.  However, she can still see just fine and it likely doesn't cause her any discomfort.  However, we will be starting her on an eye drop to stimulate tear production so she stays happy and comfortable!

Being a demo dog, getting so many treats and belly rubs and making so many friends....someone is exhausted!  What a fun day! (in case you can't hear it...this is a video of Sweetie snoring!)