As outlined in our adoption agreement we had our Barley girl checked out by a vet within five days. I should point out that the only real issue that surfaced during her initial intake was that she was very "vocal" and bothered by the vet's examination of her. The note was vague but seemed to indicate it was just likely because she was frightened.
Well, this time she wasn't frightened (much). The biggest problem she had, and really who can blame her, is when the vet tech put a thermometer up her butt. Since I'd react with howling and whimpering too, I couldn't really fault her. I could fault her for when she tried to nip at the vet's hand. There she was, up on the exam table, leaning into me when the nice vet lady reached out to see how polite Barley was. We quickly found out Barley lacks all manners; at least when it comes to me. The vet figured it was just Barley being protective of me since she isn't normally aggressive. The options were, examination in a room away from me, or muzzle. We opted for exam in a different room. After that everything went fine.
She is now up to date on her shots and her last one in three weeks. We left some poop with the vet (yeah I know how that sounds but there's really no other way to say I was carrying around a bag of dog crap) and it turns out that testing of the poop showed Barley has coccidiosis. It's a relatively common and minor bacterial infection in the digestive tract; it's easily treated with medication, which she is currently taking.
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