Typhoid Mary Gets a Haircut

I don't think I've written here about our newest addition, Schazi.  She's an adorable little poodle puppy we got for Ted (Ted picked her out and everything), and while house-training has been maddening a challenge, Schazi's cuteness goes a long way in getting her forgiven.

We had only had Schazi a few days when we took her to the vet for her "well baby" check up.  This involved a fecal sample, of course, and when the results came back, she was positive for giardia.  >sigh<  Five days of treatment and three weeks later, we took another fecal sample in just yesterday when she finished her immunization series.

On a side note, I remember taking a fecal sample in to drop off a while back, and sure enough, there were three or so other people there with little bags of dog doo.  I wondered aloud, "What is this, feces day at Cinder Rock Veterinary Hospital?"  and the tech behind the counter replied "EVERY day is feces day at Cinder Rock" ha!  Anyone else remember the Thrifty-Mart jingle:  Every day's a special day at Thrifty-Mart!

Anyhoo, today was Schazi's first grooming appointment.  Beyond the usual trepidation of leaving her all by herself (with only three groomers, one shampooer and lots o'dogs), we were really curious about what she'd look like groomed.

Here she is, pre-cut:

Look at that little mustache!  And the lovely black tips!

and here she is after I gave her a flat top by mistake:

Now, after we had dropped her off at the salon,

Doggy Style

and after we had eaten lunch and returned home, we found a voicemail from the vet.  Schazi was clear of giardia, but positive for hookworms.  Jeez.  Three months old!  Where is this crap coming from??

Off we go to pick her up from the groomer, and give them the bad news.  As soon as we walked in, I told our Kim about the hookworms, but she didn't seem phased by it.  I barely recognized Schazi!

Schazi in her new do, with Kim

Hookworms or no, Kim takes a kiss.

At Cinder Rock, we picked up medication for Schazi AND for Nigel, and I've started the course this afternoon.  It's only  a three day thing, but we can't take another fecal for 3-4 weeks.  I've also alerted Andi to this new epidemic, since Molly and Stevie were both over here for puppy face kisses just the other day.

So.  More poop patrols in my future.

Such innocence.  Ha!