Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Merry Christmas from our Vet

As follow up and maitenance treatment, Henry gets a chest X-ray and abdominal sonogram every couple of months. We fell a little bit out of an exact system and now these are on a staggered system (they used to be done at the same time but now they are done with a chest X-ray done one month and the sonogram done on the alternating month). However, this month, we got a little surprise from our vet. He was shopping for a new sonogram machine. So, the sonogram sales man paid our vet a visit. But our vet needed to sample the machine on someone. So, Henry was invited to be the proverbial guinea pig. (Or I guess in this case, guinea pug.)

This was a wonderful Christmas gift from our vet as he offered us a free sonogram for Henry as he got to demo the sonogram machine. (That's a $400 value!) It was a win win. Henry received a sonogram on a newer machine with all the bells and whistles and our vet had a good patient to practice on as he used the new machine. (This, too, was wonderful.) AND we were invited to stay with Henry and observe and be a part of the process (and that, of course, was priceless).

It was a good experience for everyone. Our vet got to sample the machine and liked it and will purchase it. (It will be jokingly named after us since we are their most frequent flyers and obviously helped pay for it. hahaha!) The final bonus of all this is that now that the vet has this new sonogram machine, Henry's future sonograms will be even clearer and sharper than they were before. Yay! This new machine has "doppler" just like the weather reports! It's crazy! It was super cool to witness.

The biggest gift, however, came in the form of Henry's good health. Henry's innards were given the "all clear" sign from our vet. And there is no gift better than that.

May you and yours have the same...much happiness and good health. Happy holidays to you all.