I am back from Doolittle’s check-up and I am so excited I could go out and shout it from my balcony!!!
Dr. Bink is the man of the hour!!!! He is fabulous. I tell you, when I am a homeowner again, my dogs will go to him as well. Nice ... this man is so nice it is incredible. He welcomed all my questions.
OK so here is the scoop. He took samples of the mess in both of Doolittle’s ears, a skin scraping, hair samples, and a fecal. The skin scraping was nothing like I have read. He just took a #10 blade and lightly scraped over Doolittle’s ears. He had a slide that he put the ear samples and skin scrapings on. As far as the hair went, it came out by the handfuls. He said that was the vitamin deficiently in his diet and he had probably suffered from a bit of scurvy. He then told me their hair growth had a 28-day cycle and we would see a difference in a month. He said that his long rump hair should also become soft and long and silky!!! Woo whoo . Everything is negative. He even did a test for fungus and that was negative. He wants me to clean his ears with a vinegar and water solution. His ears are just clogged up and that is why he shakes them. I got out to the car and realized I had forgotten to ask what to clean the ears with. The girls went and asked him but didn't ask what ratio. She was cleaning dog throw up so I didn't want to be a bother. I figure a ratio of 2 parts water to 1 part vinegar as he said a weak solution. I had brought in poo from the girls and from Doolittle because his was so huge. Dr. Bink said that boar’s had larger poos. He even checked the girls for coxcydia while at it. We talked about neutering and his being by the girls now before neutering. His semi-undescended testicles are normal for some pigs. He felt around and they are up a bit and full size. Dr. Bink said that actually it is nicer on him as it can be sore on boars to drag a huge package behind them over shavings and things. He told me to leave him in here (the study) because he wants to check him again in 3 weeks for mites and fungus to be very sure and that also Doo might lose his mind being next to the girls and that they would ALL go in heat at the same time! Then we went over the care taking of the ‘bits’. Good lord no big deal at all. Doo is very clean and Dr. Bink said to check him weekly and once a month clean him with a Hibiclens solution using a cotton ball. He is against mineral oil because it just stays there and keeps things gunked up. As far as the smegma on his penis, leave it alone. It is there for a purpose and the purpose is to allow the penis to glide in and out of the foreskin. Dr. Bink had piggers himself and this is what he did.
Dr. Bink neutered two bunnies this morning, had a monkey in for a client and while I was there 3 parrots came in and a goat!!
Guess what my bill was? $28. Oh and the follow up in 3 weeks is no charge. Is that not terrific?
The office building is one that has been around for 40 years I’d say. We took our dogs there when I was a child. He hasn’t done a thing to it at all. Of course I don't know what the back of the office is like. He keeps a low overhead obviously. Hey I am not there for the beauty of the building. I am there for the skill of the doctors.
I am so sad for Doolittle being in the store bought cage. I have just measured and the 4-foot table will fit in here. I will get my scrubs out of the closet and hang them on the back of the door. There is nothing else in it I need. I keep them in here for those 4AM mornings so I don’t disturb my sweetie. We will get the coroplast cut and he will be in the big boy cage tomorrow if not tonight. I have so many things for him to enjoy and there is no room in the Super Pet XL for it.
When I get Doolittle in his new set up I will send pigtures.