We got quite a scare last night… Kinston swallowed a polyester Running Room sock. Whole. Sounds funny at first, but is in fact quite dangerous, you don’t know where the sock can bunch up or clog. And with him being still a young puppy, you don’t want to induce vomiting right away in case it doesn’t make it out and chokes him.
Sandy rushed to a vet hospital that was still open that evening and the vet said they would have to do an Xray to see where the sock was. Turns out the sock was still in the stomach, and they would be able to anesthetize him and “pull” the sock up. Kingston spent the night at the vet overnight and scheduled for the specialist first thing in the morning. When they gave him the first dose of the anesthetic, it make Kingston vomit… lo & behold, the Running Room moisture-wicking sock came up!
Spent the rest of the day sort-of groggy, but in good shape! We are thrilled that it worked out ok.
Kingston had his first visit to the vet yesterday evening, and we now have his official weight @ 3 Months Old : 14.7 lbs / 6.69 kg.
Not much else to report, other than he’s the first dog at the vet to have climbed up onto the window-sill of the examination room. Other than that, clean bill of health.
Woke up this morning to about 8 inches of snow on the balcony. Kingston, who just managed to walk down stairs, was puzzled by this mountain of fluffy white stuff that was making his trip down the steps much more challenging than a few hours earlier. He loves the snow, definitely less distraught by it than his masters, who were shoveling the car out.
So, to try and bring a bit of warmth to this cold, snow-filled Montreal, listen to Funky Kingston by Toots and the Maytals…
Yes, on November 19th we adopted a 2 month old puppy from the Montreal SPCA; his name is Kingston - a Shepard/Husky. Based on the fur colours, we suspect he’s an Australian Shepard & American Eskimo mix. His fur is amazingly soft and cuddly - odd, because his brothers had a straight-fur similar to a Doberman or Boxer’s. Here are some pictures of Kingston on his first days home.
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