Pete's Log: Taking a Chicken to the Vet
Entry #2178, (Chickens)(posted when I was 44 years old.)
I took Elsa to the vet today. It was less traumatizing than I expected. I think Anna and Olaf made more of a ruckus about Elsa being put in a carrier than Elsa did.
The "exotic" pet vet we found is a 20 minute drive West of us and Elsa was quiet for most of the drive. Once it was time for our appointment, I took her out of the carrier and put her on the scale and she just took that all in stride. (She weighs just over 5 lbs.)
We then waited for the doctor for a bit. Elsa was patient, but did bless the examining table with a couple extra stool samples.
The vet was very nice and told me Elsa looked and felt healthy. They took stool samples and blood to run tests. I was informed that she was a well behaved chicken and all the staff in back liked her. While drawing blood they did find that her blood pressure seems a little low.
Anyway, now we wait for results. But it's nice to know she looks and acts and feels healthy. And that she's well-behaved. And it also feels good to have found a vet that deals with chickens.