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Listened to heart & lungs
Checked the joints for luxating patella
Checked the treachea
Checked how they walk
He pinched them in various places to test reflex (he didn't pinch hard)
I asked for a bile acid test & general blood work (cost extra) and to have the nails trimmed and to show me how to do it and the type of nail clippers I should get.
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These tests aren't conclusive though, are they? Even if a pup/dog is not currently exhibiting signs of liver shunt or luxating patella, isn't there still a chance it can develop?
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Janelle -- And Ginger and Glory, too!
In Loving Memory--Coriander (4/15/06-5/15/07)