Today, Spot is supposed to go to the vet’s clinic at 11:00am for the surgery stitches to be removed. Trying not to bother my children, who are busy at work, to help with transportation, we had to walk for a distance of 10 minutes to the vet's clinic. Fortunately it was a beautiful sunny day and there were not too many cars on the road at that time.
Spot was very cooperative in the beginning, he stood on the table quietly, and the vet using a sharp blade to cut the stitches and pull it off one by one. Suddenly Spot barked fiercely, apparently the vet accidentally cut into his skin and so Spot cried hurt. He barked a few times fiercely, exposing his teeth and making a furious face, and bit on the lower arm of the vet’s right hand. The vet retreated to the other room to treat his wound leaving the nurse and us in the room. He turned back to ask the nurse to shift Spot down to the floor. A moment later, a more senior nurse walked in with a mouth cover in her hand. She put it on Spot’s mouth and tightened the belts. I had been trembling slightly since I waited in the waiting lounge due to my Parkinson's Disease, now the incident made me tremble really seriously. I could see Spot’s eyes were full of anger and frustration because he was subdued by the nurse’s mouth cover then.
A few minutes later, the vet reappeared in the clinic room to continue his stitch removal. Fortunately Spot was still and quiet for the vet to complete the task. Upon completion, he told me, “the wounds healed very well, and there is no charge for today.” I said to him,”very sorry doctor, are you alright? I hope the bite did not happen.”
Spot seemed to be relieved after we left the clinic. He had totally forgot what had happened some ten minutes ago, and concentrated in his marking on every single tree and pole along the journey home.
A few minutes later, the vet reappeared in the clinic room to continue his stitch removal. Fortunately Spot was still and quiet for the vet to complete the task. Upon completion, he told me, “the wounds healed very well, and there is no charge for today.” I said to him,”very sorry doctor, are you alright? I hope the bite did not happen.”
Spot seemed to be relieved after we left the clinic. He had totally forgot what had happened some ten minutes ago, and concentrated in his marking on every single tree and pole along the journey home.
