WHOOOO WHOOOO, I have decided to employ the power of positive thinking and I'm choosing to believe that our month of vet visits is nearing its end. It all started when Lizzie ate a bottle of gummie calcium, and a bottle of gummie multi vitamins-$700. Then the sheltie Chloe has a row of some lipomas along her mammory glands-they needed to be removed, so that was scary and pricey at $750-but the lipomas are gone and her teeth are shiny, so thats all good. Then Breeze got hurt and needed some laser and adjustments, that was small fry in the bill department. Skyler our old sheltie is dripping bloody urine ;-( he is almost 12 and we are still investigating that-bill to date is $400. Then our kittie Ashe somehow tore a nail that would not quit bleeding, so add a $100 to the bill.
I have to admit there was a few times as I was writing checks that I wondered if pet ownership was worth all the bills, the worry, the extra work, the hair balls blowing across the floor, the hair all over my clothes, the nights when I cant spread out in bed because someone is pressing on my feet......
But then I went to play agility, I can't run really well and my dogs are wicked fast, I was just doing some alphabet drills--but the feeling of working with my dogs and watching their joy made me smile and all excited inside. I went to practice rally with Cricket and she is such a nut, she tries so hard-its not looking like real rally yet, but she works so well with me and she tries so hard that it just feels like we are a team and that is such a great feeling. Later I let all the dogs out Skyler, Breeze, Cricket, Liz, and Glee- (Ill tell you about her tomorrow, she's a visitor border collie girl), anyway, it was better then going to a movie watching them play together. There are the mornings when I wake up and Cricket lays next to me and wants nothing more then to cuddle next to me. You know where this is going- this whole month has reminded me that I am very lucky to be spending my life with these interesting creatures. Those little simple moments during the day that the animals make me forget everything and just concentrate on simply enjoying the moment, that has to be what makes pet owners healthier and live longer then people who don't get to experience that escape. Hopefully we can have a little quieter time, but looks like everyone is doing ok, well except poor Skyler.
As for Skyler we are running culture and sensitivities, and he is on another antibiotic, and some supplements, his xray showed some problems in his back so his tail doesn't work, and he is not getting great control of his bowel and bladder, which might be helping him get the urinary tract infections, but there was also some sort of mass that the vet couldn't palpate but we can see, that could be causing the blood he is still leaking, so any good thoughts for poor Skyler would be appreciated ;-).
4 comments:
Oh, poor Skylar :( It's so hard to watch our dogs when they get sick, especially when we're not really sure what the cause it.
Sending you wishes of good health for everyone.
Wow, thats a lot of vet bills in a month. I hope Skylar is ok. I feel for you.
Gosh that is so much going on in one month. The rest of the year had better be smoother sailing! I hope Skyler is going to be ok!
It is all worth it in the end though for sure. :)
Wow! just catching up. Sure hope things have calmed down. Thinking good thoughts for you for the rest of the year!
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