i've been lackadaisical about getting pluto in for a vet visit after having adopted him. part of the problem was that i was no longer enthusiastic about our veterinarian. the clinic we went to was nice enough, but they had recently opened two magnet clinics and the one doctor whom i had really liked left our local office for one in another neighborhood. this week chanda helped me settle on a new doctor at a new office closer to home. today pluto and i visited the new veterinarian and it was a fun and positive experience. well, perhaps not so fun for pluto, but still positive.
the new office is a smaller practice in a smaller space. however, it was very clean and incredibly "cozy" with exposed brick and a dog and cat book collection from local authors and not so local authors. i think the owner of the clinic just loves books.
i wanted to ask if i could check a few out, like at a library . .
but then it was time to see the doctor . .
pluto enjoyed investigating the exam room.
unfortunately, the situation that compelled us to finally schedule a doctor visit was that the kittens and pluto developed parasites. yuck. it hasn't been easy eradicating them as the kittens need to be a particular weight for the medication. two kittens were below weight and one kitten was at the proper weight. i was told i could give the medicine to the kitten with the proper weight, and wait to give meds to the other two. this actually was not a smart move, as the kitten who had the medicine early has probably been reinfected and can reinfect the others even after they get their medication. i think this kitten will have to be returned early. it's actually been very stressful and still is. the kittens are very attached to each other and to me and i feel sad to send one to the center alone, even though she's quite independent and will probably be fine. she would probably have to be in a cage by herself until after her spaying surgery on monday and then until she's adopted.
well, that's the sorry situation . . here are more pictures of the books . .
we actually have the taxi dog book and read it often at night before bedtime when the girls were little. i think we used to know it by heart. it came out in 1990 and was popular when korrina was born.
here are watercolor prints by our local artist, who sells his work on the sidewalks of our neighborhood.
i think i'll try and find this used online and wrap it for my sister for christmas. she likes to practice her french.
pluto is resting in front of jack's coffee on our way home. we passed a man with a pet crate clasped in one hand and his dachshund in the other hand on a leash. he smiled and asked if we were coming from the vet and i said, yes, and we both acknowledged how much we liked the doctors.
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in the evening i met my friend jeanette for a concert uptown at columbia university. it's been a long time since i was on campus. i forgot how beautiful it is.
i think this is the butler library . .
and this is the low library, in front of which was a celebration (beneath the tents on the right). i have no idea what it was for, though i wondered if it had anything to do with either octoberfest or yom kippur.
the concert was in the italian academy in a beautiful small auditorium. the concert was so moving that i forgot to take a photo of the cellist and pianist at the end during the bows. i just kept clapping. they were friends of jeanette's from florence, italy.
