Saving Seiko: Renee Welch DVM

August 2, 2008

It was time for Seiko's yearly check-up and vaccines. I couldn't get convenient appointment with the clinic we have used for so many years and time was getting short to update the rabies vaccine (I do not let that get out of date even by a day.)

I had always wanted Dr. Welch to give me an opinion on Seiko's legs and she had appointments available for Saturday morning, so we made the long haul drive to see Dr. Welch in Hilton Village.

Dr. Welch pronounced Seiko and even her legs perfect. Based on the photos I had, Seiko's current apppearance and ability to use her legs normally, and a very thorough orthopedic exam, she was of the opinion that the defect was caused by poor nutrition early in life. Good food and good care quickly remedied the problem. We even had Seiko walk around the room. I had hoped to impress everyone with her featherwand acrobatics, but by that time all she wanted to do was go home.

It was wonderful to see Dr. Welch again and it made me realize how much I missed having her treat my pets. I hate the drive, but it is worth it to have the reassurance that my pets are being treated with skill and compassion.

September 14, 2007

Seiko visited her vet for a quick check up and some booster vaccines. Neither of us were very impressed with the vet - but then she did have one major strike against her - she wasn't Dr. Welch.

We miss Dr. Welch. She is the only vet I trust implicitly. I had been her client for eight years and it is hard to build the same doctor-client relationship again with someone else. There was some kerfluffle b

etween her and management and poof! - she was gone. Practicing in the Newport stinkin' News because of a no compete clause in the contract. Newport News might as well be Outer Mongolia because it is impossible to make that drive with a screaming cat in the car.

Seiko hated being in the carrier. Fortunately I had taken her feather wand along so we played with that while we waited.

Seiko hollered the entire ride home. Where she learned all those cuss word's I don't know but she can swear with the best - or maybe it was a commentary on my driving.

The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley

Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer still and called out “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”

“I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”

Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”

At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, “It made a difference for that one.”

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