So I took Sadie and Riley to the vet's today. Sadie needed her shots and they've been itchy this week. The little exam room stunk, like a dog had just had an accident, and there were what looked like little blood spatters on one wall. I was thinking, I need to get a new vet... The cleaner they use bugs me, and on prior trips, I've felt a little faint while standing in the exam room. I haven't had a problem with needles, but today, I had to sit while they were finishing up the shots. I didn't say anything to them; I just sat.
So I got out into the waiting room, and there's a couple with an aggressive dog in front of me. This dog wants to play but then can't decide if playing or snarling would be more fun. I kept Sadie and Riley towards the middle of the room. The people finally left, but their dog left crumbles of treats on the floor, which I really didn't want Sadie and Riley eating. Another dog came in who was emaciated-the owner said she thinks he has worms and that he won't eat, has diarrhea, etc. She said the person she got him from told her he'd had his shots. Uh-oh. I don't think it's worms, so I was tryig to keep Sadie and Riley to the far right side of the counter.
They gave me paperwork to fill out. I remember feeling faint, so I put my head down beside where I was writing and kept filling it out. I finished, handed it to the receptionist, and asked if I could sit. She asked me if I wanted a cup of water. I remember putting my head down again because most of what I could see was either plain gray or black with small patches of grayish color. It was weird. The next thing I know, I'm in the middle of the room, my knees are hitting the floor, and a tech and the vet are helping me to a seat. They were telling me to let go of the leashes (I guess I wasn't going to let my dogs go, even when I was knocked out...). Anyway, they sat me down and I noticed almost immediately that I was covered in cold sweat. It was kind of hot in there, but I hadn't been profusely sweating until that point.
I sat there for about 30 minutes, paid, and left. They were really nice about it and had a vet tech sitting with me until I told him I'd be okay. They walked me to my car and helped me get the dogs in.
I feel okay now-a little light-headed if I stand too long. It's really weird. I've never fainted before. I got close once when I was about 12 or so, and I've had a couple of concussions in my life from playing soccer (the most recent one was a couple of months ago).
Anyway, it was definitely an abnormal vet visit. The thing is, I've been kind of lethargic recently and sleeping a lot on the weekends. I went through a spell of that in January or so, but it went away. It's come back in the past few weeks. In January, my dr suggested a blood test, which I didn't do (I know, I should have). I think I'm going in tomorrow and asking for one. I'm sure it was the heat, the smells, and whatnot that caused it, but since I'm not prone to that sort of thing, I'd like to get it checked out.
