We took poor Ashley to the vet yesterday for her annual check-up. She got six vaccinations, including her next 3-year rabies shot and her 3-year distemper shot, along with all the other routine vaccinations that she needs to be able to be boarded when we go on trips. Neither the exam nor the shots seemed like a big deal, but the aftereffects of the vaccinations seem to be making Ashley feel terrible. She was so achy this morning, she couldn’t come down the stairs!
I gave her an aspirin (in some peanut butter), and that seemed to help. Then I took her out for very short versions of her usual two morning walks.
Unlike other dogs I’ve known, who seem to want to be left along when they don’t feel well, poor Ashley seems to want to be comforted. Despite my demonstrated inability to fix the weather, Ashley seems to have considerable confidence that I can fix it when she’s feeling poorly.
