Dienstag, 1. Juni 2010

Week one - meeting the vet and settling in

On May 23rd Orion hurt his left front leg so we visited the vet on May 25thFrau Dr. Jordan is very nice and Orion showed no fear or aggression at all. (I don't know why the vet at Tierschutzhaus refused to have a look at Orion when we got him.

Dr. Jordan examined him and diagnosed pain in his left shoulder and, as a result to the limping, in his right knee. Otherwise he is healthy and has clean and shiny teeth. He got a shot to take the pain away from him and some tablets that he has to be given the next three days. And she weighed him. His actual weight is 31 kg. He is not allowed to play and run around the next 3-4 days ans should sleep a lot. We'll make this possible, especially by getting him a new comfortable bed on Wednesday.

Right now he's at home with the boys for the first time as I am on late shift. Let's see how excited the big boy will be when I return from work ... 

Looks like our planned holiday is very likely not to happen.

We wanted to go to Norway with the dogs on July 5th, but Norway is a country where rabies does not exist. As they don't want rabies to come to Norway (which I understand), a dog has to have its blood tested 120 days after the last rabies shot to prove the existence of antibodies. Well, I doubt that Orion can meet this as he will get his last shot on June 7th. Now we hope that it is just a refreshment and not a basic vaccination. A look at the vaccination card will tell us more.

And the vaccination card tells us, that Orion had his very first rabies shot on May 11th, 2010. Now we asked the Norwegian embassy to get a special permission to bring Orion. If we can't get it we'll have to spend the holidays separated because Orion will not go to a "pet hotel".

Orion spent the first day at home alone while I was at work and the kids at school or work. His welcome for me when I returned was enthusiastic. He jumped around, neglecting his sore shoulder, whined full of joy and licked my face. I think he sees the family as his herd.

Unfortunately he is still limping a lot and it seems not to get better. Well, we have at least two days to go ... 

The limping slowly gets better but the dog still is not allowed to run and play and he misses it and gets grumpy. 

The Norwegian authorities will not allow the dog to enter without a positive test showing  the rabies antibodies 120 days after the last shot. So I'll introduce him to my parents and if they get along with each other, He'll stay in Carinthia while Ine and I are in Norway.

So we managed to get through the first week without major troubles and hope we'll not have to face trouble in the future. 

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