Señor Moose

On Saturday momma called the vet because it seems there was some numbers that were higher than they were supposed to be in the blood they took last week. It was nothing to be too worried about but momma thought it might be because I eat high protein kibble that has been supplemented lately by lots of chicken and such.
This is when the vet lady had the nerve to call me, brace yourself... a senior Moose! At first I thought this was just a south Florida salutation (as in 'Hola Señor Moose!') but guess not because Momma was quite put off by it!

I guess I have some silvery highlights on my beak and between my toes but no one calls Anderson Cooper (aka the silver fox) a senior so obviously being a silver Moose does not mean I am a senior!

I would not care but this lady went on to suggest that I needed a 'life stages' kibble. We are not sure what this is but pretty sure it is something they sell at the vet and is likely to be far less yummy than my kibbles. I told momma to tell them that what they are sellin', I ain't buyin'! Still I need to pee in a cup to get to the bottom of this. I was scheduled for my de-lumping and toofer cleaning on Monday but Momma was annoyed with the vet lady and called back to reschedule with the usual vet lady so this bought me another day before I go under the knife (gulp!).


In the mean time I would like to submit the following nightly kibble time routine as evidence that I am still a vigorous young pup and that there is nothing wrong with my kibble!


From Momma- Moose's blood panel revealed high-normal creatinine and BUN numbers which can indicate compromised kidney function but she was not worried enough to delay his lump removal. I understand that a high protein diet or dehydration can result in the numbers being a little off so she wants to do urinalysis just to check. Moose drinks lots of water a few times a day instead of drinking throughout the day and she suggested trying to get him to drink more but I say you can lead a Moose to water but you can't make him drink! We are not too worried yet but will feel better when we get a better test. Still, we would appreciate some pawsitive thoughts that this and the lumps turn out to be nothing.