The Shadow Pups had their first trip to the vet yesterday, and it went pretty well.
I’d wanted to bathe all of them ahead of time but only managed to wash the mastiff mixes. I shouldn’t have been so worried about it, though; one of them got sick in the carrier on the way there and the relatively nice scent of dog shampoo was completely obliterated by the time we reached the vet’s office. I can’t complain too much…only two out of the nine puppies got carsick, which is a minor miracle. The Crystal Pups all threw up every time we drove them anywhere for months.
This was better.
We got there too late for me to take many photos, but the puppies were the stars of the waiting room. Well, after that 4-month-old husky/shepherd mix left…she was a giant bouncy ball of poof.
Their weights came in at 7.9 pounds (Zeus) to 8.9 pounds (Plato), which at six weeks puts them on the path to be close to Mommo’s weight when they’re fully grown – but of course it’s too early to say for sure. They’re due for another growth spurt in the next couple of weeks. We’ll be able to make a better guess after that.
