VET appointment - round 5...

This was Gina's VET appointment number 5 and it was also the appointment when the dressing was supposed to come off. I left work around 4.30 pm since I wanted to take Gina for walk beforehand. Got him by about 5 pm. Put the plastic protection over the dressing and Gina wasn't exactly thrilled about that. Went with er for a walk and then we headed over to the VET. First thing Gina did when in the waiting room is hide between the couch and the wall. Didn't take too long for us to be called in. But to my surprise Gina walked into the VET's office without much hesitation. Putting her on the examination table was a different story. She wasn't exactly happy about that. But she let it happen. The VET took off the dressing and the wound looked actually pretty good. She even let the VET clean the paw without too much protest. Since everything looked so good the dressing could stay off. She just got a antibiotics booster shot, but for the time being Gina doesn't have to take any more antibiotics. The challenge is going to be to keep her from licking. From the VET I took Gina for an extended walk to work off some off that energy. That what had held her back for the past week was the dressing. But now with the dressing off Gina is back to her old self. Not sure which I like better. The more docile Gina was definitely much easier to handle, but the energetic Aussie is of course lots of fun as well.
When we got home I spent about 1 hour trying to convince Gina to stop linking her injured paw. With very little success I might add. My choice was either to put some protection over the paw or the muzzle. Knowing how much Gina dislikes the muzzle I chose the later one. That way she can at least do what she usually does at home and doesn't get the feeling that she is being punished again with the muzzle at home. As soon as I put the plastic protection back on that put an end to the licking. But Gina was so not happy. She was kinda pissed. Stayed on her blanket in the kitchen and didn't even look at me. But guess that's something I have to live with.
After I had dealt with all that I finally got around to check my mail. And my OEBB bonus card, that I had recently signed up for had finally arrived. That means lots of savings when traveling by train. In since I don't have a car that will come in quite handy, since plan to do lots of hiking with Gina in the near future. You have to pay 99 bucks for the bonus card, but you do save about 50% on every train ticket nationwide and about 25% on train connections across the border. That's a great deal after all.