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| Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
| vet bills for the weary |
late last night, i noticed that banjo (my oldest dog) seemed to be limping. this morning it seemed worse so i called the vet and away we went. the vet thinks that he may just have arthritis in his hip (banjo will be 10 in march) and gave me a pain med for him and a very expensive tub of treats to "lube/grease" his joints. the doctor advised me stay with him today and watch him just in case he has a reaction to the meds). i mentioned while we were there, that he sometimes just sits and stares into space like he is in his own little world. after the vet checked him out from top to bottom, this is what i got:
diagnosis: probable arthritis of the left hip, gum infection, possible series of mini strokes, possible alzheimers.
treatment: pain med every 24 hours, doggie cipro every 24 hours for his gums, 1/2 doggie treat every day to "grease up his joints", an appointment for next monday for blood work, x-ray, teeth cleaning, blood pressure check, etc.
cost: NOT PRICELESS! $140 today and an estimate of just over $400 for monday. thank you mastercard.
is it worth it? hell yeah, he's my baby. the funniest thing about today is that i had to give dude (the 4 year old) a doggie valium so that he would leave poor banjo alone to rest.
as long as i am home, i might as well take advantage of this extra time and wrap some presents. |
posted by DeDe @ 12:52 PM  |
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