Talked to the vet again today and she tells us his blood work is fine with the exception of a high liver enzyme that isn’t surprising for his age.

She was also surprised that he showed an improvement after only one dose of his pain meds as it should take 4 days to thoroughly get it through his system. That is a very good sign as he should get better and better over the next few days. He is feeling much better for sure- he normally doesn’t come upstairs to sleep in our bedroom anymore as he doesn’t like the steps up, but he tore right up them last night. He also hasn’t been sleeping on his back either, which I suppose was something he did because it made his hips feel better.

Anyway, he just seems to be much more comfortable and I am really glad we gave this vet a try. Although she is in this case treating the symptom as it’s all she can do for him, she is really aggressive about treatment. She pretty much solved Charlie’s skin problems immediately and he knows it too- he is very happy to go in to see her. Our previous vet office wasn’t quite as thorough with him and never got the same results.

No wonder she was voted best of Floyd for vet care!

Dr. Thomason is the vet and their information is:

Blue Ridge Veterinary Hospital
436 Floyd Hwy N
Floyd, VA 24091
(540) 745-3800