Joey isn't much of a fan when it comes to going to the doctor. He gets very upset when we talk about his needing to go in for something. The base held a "Teddy bear" Clinic today and we gave it a try. The kids were supposed to bring in their stuffed animal to see the doctor. Our kid sure can be creative. Joey decided to take his puppy to visit the doctor. We were in a bit of a hu
rry and running late so we didn't ask him before we left exactly what was wrong with Puppy. There was our mistake. When Joey arrived at the clinic he had to check Puppy in just like we have to check in f
or our doctor visits. They gave him a "medical record" for puppy and told him to procede to the doctor's waiting area. Joey informed the Doctor that Puppy was eating his food and there was a nail in it so
puppy ate the nail and now his tummy and his bummy hurt. We about died when that came out. The doctor gave a little chuckle and then decided to do a quick check before sending us on our way to x-ray. It was cute because Joey told h
er that she shouldn't bother to listen to the dog's heart because he didn't have one, he was a stuffed animal. She listened for a bit and said he did infact have one and asked if he wanted a listen. She was tapping on the stethoscope making the dog appear to have a heart beat. He got excited at th
at. She went ahead and put a bandage on puppy because she said it looked like he had been scratching at his fur too much
on his tummy and off we went to x-ray.At X-ray they actually had a portable one out and took actual x-rays of the kid's hand and for those who had stuffed animals without batteries, an x-ray of the pet too (ours had batteries). Now we have 2 x-rays of our little guys hand. Then we
went off to the lab to get some lab work done. this was the part he did not like one bit. Joey HATES needles. They showed him what blood lookes like under a microsc
ope which he thought was the neatest thing in the world. I had a hard time getting him away from the microscope. I guess I'm going to need to keep my eyes out for a student one for him. Anyways, after he saw what blood looked like under the microscope, it was time for Puppy to get his blood taken. Joey had to hold him tight while the tech took the blood and both were very brave. After labs they sent us to the OR. Puppy neede
d to have the nail removed from his tummy and the damage that was done repaired. They showed Joey how they putt Puppy to sleep and then how after the surgery they woke him up. Joey wanted to know about every little clamp and extractor on the table. T
he OR people were great and took about 10 minutes to tell him what eachw as used for and to let him hold them. After OR it was time for Puppy to go up to the pharmacy to get the medicine the doctor wanted him to take following the surgery and then over to imunizations for a shot that Puppy was missing. Again, needles are not Joey's friends. It turned out that the tech in the imunizati
ons clinic was a member of our church and Joey likes him so he did not get too upset when Puppy got his shot. Next we went by the dental clinic so puppy could get his teeth cleaned to get the suger bugs off. After all was said and done, puppy had quite a few bandages on him
as well as a mask and surgical mask. Joey said puppy was feeling much better but needed to go home and rest.I'm not sure if this will make any diffrence when it come time to take Joey back in for another doctor visit, this time for himself, but it was fun and he got to see how things worked.
Joey isn't much of a fan when it comes to going to the doctor. He gets very upset when we talk about his needing to go in for something. The base held a "Teddy bear" Clinic today and we gave it a try. The kids were supposed to bring in their stuffed animal to see the doctor. Our kid sure can be creative. Joey decided to take his puppy to visit the doctor. We were in a bit of a hu
rry and running late so we didn't ask him before we left exactly what was wrong with Puppy. There was our mistake. When Joey arrived at the clinic he had to check Puppy in just like we have to check in f
or our doctor visits. They gave him a "medical record" for puppy and told him to procede to the doctor's waiting area. Joey informed the Doctor that Puppy was eating his food and there was a nail in it so
puppy ate the nail and now his tummy and his bummy hurt. We about died when that came out. The doctor gave a little chuckle and then decided to do a quick check before sending us on our way to x-ray. It was cute because Joey told h
er that she shouldn't bother to listen to the dog's heart because he didn't have one, he was a stuffed animal. She listened for a bit and said he did infact have one and asked if he wanted a listen. She was tapping on the stethoscope making the dog appear to have a heart beat. He got excited at th
at. She went ahead and put a bandage on puppy because she said it looked like he had been scratching at his fur too much 
on his tummy and off we went to x-ray.At X-ray they actually had a portable one out and took actual x-rays of the kid's hand and for those who had stuffed animals without batteries, an x-ray of the pet too (ours had batteries). Now we have 2 x-rays of our little guys hand. Then we 
went off to the lab to get some lab work done. this was the part he did not like one bit. Joey HATES needles. They showed him what blood lookes like under a microsc
d to have the nail removed from his tummy and the damage that was done repaired. They showed Joey how they putt Puppy to sleep and then how after the surgery they woke him up. Joey wanted to know about every little clamp and extractor on the table. T
he OR people were great and took about 10 minutes to tell him what eachw as used for and to let him hold them. After OR it was time for Puppy to go up to the pharmacy to get the medicine the doctor wanted him to take following the surgery and then over to imunizations for a shot that Puppy was missing. Again, needles are not Joey's friends. It turned out that the tech in the imunizati
ons clinic was a member of our church and Joey likes him so he did not get too upset when Puppy got his shot. Next we went by the dental clinic so puppy could get his teeth cleaned to get the suger bugs off. After all was said and done, puppy had quite a few bandages on him
as well as a mask and surgical mask. Joey said puppy was feeling much better but needed to go home and rest.I'm not sure if this will make any diffrence when it come time to take Joey back in for another doctor visit, this time for himself, but it was fun and he got to see how things worked.
2 comments:
What a cute idea!!! That was neat of the base to do something like that.
There is a microscope in the closet upstairs, but it says "not sutible for children under 10". I can try to send it to you if you want me to. Also, Fisher price used to have the kids microscope set that we have. Maybe they still make that set. He would probably like that one.
Mom Ray
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