I took Brubeck to the vet today for some booster shots and more flea
stuff because the Capstar they gave him did NOT work and I kept finding
fleas on him. I brought him to cuddle with me in bed one morning and I
saw a flea jump off him and onto my pillow. Gih! This stuff is a bit
pricier, but it should work. The whole visit ended up being $90, which
I wasn’t happy with, but Scott will probably split the cost, although I
feel kind of bad since he dropped beaucoup
$$$$ on the parvo hospitalization. Like, around $1000. I think when
it’s all said and done I should just tell him he can pass on paying me
back.
Last night we had dinner at DePalma’s to meet w/ a friend one last time
before he flies to Seattle, gets married, and then takes off with his
new wife to Hawaii for a semester-long teaching job. Lucky duck. He’s
invited us to come out and stay for a week, but I’m sure the flights
are ridiculosly expensive. At least for me. Then again, if I didn’t
have to pay for lodging, it might be do-able. I ordred the pasta
primavera, hoping that it would be somewhat light. Not only was it
sorta heavy, it was gross, too. The veggies just tasted sort of off. I
didn’t feel too good after that. Luckily I didn’t get sick, but there
were times I felt like things were panning out otherwise. I watched Finding Nemo
for the third time last night. That movie is so awesome. I stopped at
the part where Nemo finds out his dad really is looking for him. I was
just too tired to watch anymore. I think I need to go to the gym again,
since it’s been two days since my last workout. Maybe I can wing it
tonight.
I’m teaching today at a new school. I hope it goes ok. Luckily I only
have seven students and will therefore only be teaching for an hour. It
will definitely help augment my paycheck, which is always nice!
haphazard musings of a recovering academic 
Yeah, the Capstar only works for a day or two. After that, you gotta use Frontline or Advantage. And do you have carpet? Last time we had a flea problem, the vet I used in B’ham gave me some stuff to spray around the house to help kill em off. I’d ask the vet before I got something from the store, though, so you know it’s safe to use around the puppy. Poor puppy. He’s been through so much.
Which vet do you use in Tuscaloosa?
Yeah. Wish he’d have told me that earlier. I do need to treat the carpet/house, though. The skitties still have fleas (well, one of them does for sure) and that leads to ass-worms and that is GROSS. Fleas are such a pain in the arse.
For the kitties Scott uses Indian Hills, but for Brubeck I use Canant. Like him and his staff so far, so I’ll stick with him (he was the vet of the month when I adopted Brubeck).
You’re lucky. When I got my first kitten, Ziggy, from the Metro shelter in Tuscaloosa, the vet of the month told me she had kennel cough. He missed the fact that she had Coccidia and a host of other problems, and she died a week later. In fact, one morning when she’d collapsed on the floor I took her back to that guy, only he wasn’t in the office yet, so I grabbed their phone book and started calling vets to see who was in the office already (it was about 7 am). The one I found, May Vet on Greensboro, was amazing. I used them for Jack and Coke and Pixie as well. They loved Dr. May. In fact, I think if we’d been in Tuscaloosa when Jack got that last urinary blockage he’d still be alive. (Which reminds me – if you ever need a vet in Huntsville, DON’T use the Mountain Gap Animal Hospital at S. Parkway and Mountain Gap.)
If I were up in N.A., I’d probably use who my parents used b/c they’re really good. They once did surgery on a Silky Terrier we had that had an intestinal fungus. Ick. I’ve heard May was good (I think from you!) so if I ever have problems w/ Canant I’ll definitely take Brubeck there.
We use the Frontline stuff every so often, but we’ve been lucky enough that Billy has never had fleas. The worst that that happened to him is he is apparently allergic to beef-based dog food. So he eats salmon or soy Beneful. He’s an itchy guy, but he’s mostly allergic to, well, everything. But what am I supposed to do? Not let him play and roll in the grass? So we just have to give him this “doggy Claratin” we got a the vet. It works pretty well.
And for the record, The Incredibles is a better flick.
By the way, this is Billy.
Definitely agree w/ you about the Incredibles. Nemo is cute, but the Incredibles is a bit more clever and less cutesy.
Your doggie is sooooooooo cute! He’s rivaling mine for sure.