"For an 'older gent';
He's in PRETTY GOOD SHAPE"!!!

The waiting room was empty, so Bowser Boy wandered around (<WAGGIN>
for all he was worth) for Doc Mike to check his gait...
"Prolly has a touch of arthritis settin in...
Glocosamine & Baby Asprin otta help!

Weigh In at 32.1 pounds (did he eat da KAT overnight?)

Heart & Lung Sounds = GOOD / No Problemos!

Blood Test for Heartworms...
BB looked a little *nerbus* when the 'lektrik razor came out
for an arm shave; so Doc slipped on a soft muzzle.
Dinner-Plate eyes when the needle went in, but he was OK with it.
Muzzle OFF and Doc started "feelin"...

A VERY Small "Lyphoma" (FATTY Cist) on his chest just off-center -
NOT worth removing & testing - it's "soft" and moves freely -
Doc says almost CERTAINLY a NON-Cancerous thingy.
(Size of a 'squished grape')

He also has an "Umbilical Hernia" from birth...
again small and Not worth fussin with.
(He has a "outie" Belly Button!)

Ear Scope found nunbuddie home in either ear!
Dark Stain on the inside of each earflap caught his eye...
<rub> <rub> <rub>... <checks his thumb>
"OOpsie! Must be pigment, not dirt!!
Better quit tryin to <rub> it off!"

Eyeballs & Teeth show his age...
Both eye Lenses are turning "cloudy" -
but not much to do about it.
TEETH are "worn but clean"!

"Pooh Sample"??
I 'splained he was a lot like SmokeMutt -
"I WON'T *pooh* till ya shut da baffroom door!"

Tail UP, probe IN and we Have a Sample!
Several minuts of peering at the lil telescope later...
"Uhhh-Oohhhh... He's got some 'friends' inside...
Hookworms and Whipworms for sure.
Rx: is a One-Dose newer worm-killer.
We should RE-test in a couple weeks.
Make sure you "clean up" after him for the next few days.
Rx: sould knock em off in 48 hours."

Tyme fur *SHOTZ*...
Rabies *in* with a "WHUT wuz DAT?" look...
"DHLP" *in* with a minor <flinch>.

BB "rejected" both offers of Vet Treetz
but accepted a few pieces of Krunch from my pokit.

Off the exam table; BB wandered around the Lab/Med room
while Doc & the Girls counted pills and filled out his Hx: Chart.

Timer went *DING* onna Heartworm sample cooker...
Doc <ponders> the test result = NO Heartworms!!

OVERALL Diagnosis =
He's a Really **NICE** 'older gent' with
VERY mild temperment;
SUPER Friendly;
and In GOOD Shape.

What NEEDz fixin (da wurmz) are on the way out;
His 'old age' "problems" are NOT serious nor worth <fussin> with.

Dac added if Bowser were HIS Doggie - he wouldn't do ANYthing
with the observed "problems" other than 'keep an eye on em'.

Bowz was STILL <WAGGIN> as we said G-Bye and

THANKS, Doc Mike!!



/s/ da Bus Driver
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