A successful day at the vet

Normally I HATE taking the dogs to the vet together, but this weekend I actually had an incident-free visit. Maggie always panics and makes a run for the door as soon as we get in and Charlie tries to attack whatever sweet innocent dog might have the luck to share the waiting space with him. Saturday the dogs had to go in for their annual exam and shots (actually they weren't due until Nov but because they are being boarded next week they needed bordetella shots so might as well push it up a month. I arrived a few minutes early due to the McDonalds near me under reconstruction putting off my iced coffee run until afterwards. As we pulled up I saw the waiting room free of anyone and said a little pray that they will get into their exam room before one shows up. Of course Maggie had to sit right by the front door with a full panic look hoping someone will take pity on her and let her out. Meanwhile Charlie took his place on the bench next to me looking out the window for someone to bark at.
We got called into the exam room without another animal making an appearance. First stop the dreaded scale. Thank GOD my dogs get right on and sit and I don't have to get anywhere near stepping on that thing. To my surprise Charlie LOST 2 pounds since his July visit (rabies shots and a manicure). But as usual Maggie gained Charlie's 2 pounds, now I know where they went. So this means Charlie will continue to stay on his weight management diet and Maggie will be on a half senior dog food/ half green bean diet for filler. Hopefully this will keep her full enough to stay away from Charlie's food as he doesn't seem to always feel the need to eat everyday.
The rest of the appointment went well and quickly. They took Maggie and Charlie in the backroom for drawing blood and getting their temperature (as that isn't an easy task and they can do whatever they need to out of my presence to do so).
They found a little bump on Maggie which I'm to keep an eye on, but it's been there for a while now and hasn't seemed to grow at all. Just old dog bumps. She is also due for a teeth cleaning but that will have to wait until I have the $350 to do so. Charlie got a clean bill of health and as we went back to the waiting room there was another dog sitting by the door hoping for an escape. Both Charlie and Maggie smelled hello as they quickly got put into the car while I paid the bill.
Overall a very successful and expensive trip to the vet. Hopefully they will be all good the boarders next week as this is the first time in 3 years they won't be spending their spa time at Grandma's house.