New adventures for Toby

Thursday morning I took Toby to a new Vet in Plano Dr. Ave. I have heard stories about her arm thing. I really did not know what they were talking about until I experienced it for my self. Wow! I was totally amazed by everything that went on in her office. I was drawn in by her and the things she taught me. Toby was very relaxed and I think he rather enjoyed his visit. He even gave her kisses! Not many people get kisses from the Tobsters. I very rarely get them and I am the one who feeds him. Anyway back to what went on. I took Toby to Dr. Ave to see what we can do about his allergies and try to get him off of the benadryl. This is when the arm thing took place. Dr. Ave went through some Cases of things and pulled what looked like to me small bottles of things at random and placed them on the floor beside her. Then one by one she took the bottles and placed them on Toby. Then she placed these bottles into two different groups. She moved one group off to the side. The other group she had me place the bottle on Toby with my left hand and then hold out my right hand. I was to not let her move my right arm. This divided the bottles up into a smaller group. Then she placed some acupuncture needles into Toby. Then she had a couple of syringes and gave Toby some shots in different parts of his body. Once that was done she touched Toby's back lightly all the way down to his tail numerous times. It was so strange. The last thing she did was some chiropractic adjustments all the way down his back. There was one area that Toby let out a little sound. She said that that area will need more work in the future. All the while she was talking to me. She told me that Toby was very self confident. She said that most shelties go around there entire life with no self confidence. She also told me that Toby was very centered and calm. The whole time I was thinking" you have not see him on the agility field doing his zoomies." We talked about food. She was very impressed that Toby was on The fish formula of Orjen Thank you Jamie! Also thanks to Jamie, I learned that Grain free was the way to go! Dr. Ave also told me that treats that I give Toby are very good. I feed Toby duck and sweet potato. She said that both of these are foods that cool the dog down. I guess dogs that have allergies are hot most of the time. Their bodies produce a lot of heat. She told me that I should buy a box fan for Toby to keep him cool. She said that ceiling fans work a little but box fans were much better and cheaper. The entire time I was there I could not figure out what to think. Was this a quack or what. Well, let me tell you. I liked her and I think Toby is doing great today. He seems to be feeling great. His eyes look clear and he has not been scratching as much. Dr. Ave seems to think that the space behind Toby's right ear was not big enough but after she adjusted him he had more space. Yes, by the time I got home his eye had stopped draining. We are going back in 3 weeks for more adjustments and I guess acupuncture. Oh! she did give us some herbs to take. I also found out that although Toby is on fish food he still needs the omega's from a capsule. It seems that the minute you open the dog food that has the omega's in it they start to break down and are no longer good. So I have to go pick up some when I go the store tomorrow. What a morning! This was truly an experience. And I must say Toby did great in obedience class last night. I just hope that it carries over to agility class.