Its a bird! It's a plane! Its....
Joey with a satellite on his head? Yes folks thats right, complete with wireless remote and 250 channels, this dog can pick up Animal Planet is 50 different languages! Okay, I know that I should be so ashamed of myself for making fun of my poor pup! I do feel bad for him, but it was our only option. Yesterday morning I woke only to find that the small sore on his neck that was the size of pin dot magically grew into something the size of a silver dollar by the afternoon. He had scratched it so much that his skin was completely raw, bloody, and very tender. This has happened one time before, and I knew immediately that our only option was a trip to Dr. Clay. I was not happy! Hot-spot treatment is very expensive, but if not treated, it can lead to a major infection that can travel to the bloodstream, and if you don't treat it immediately the more $$$ it will cost. Dr. Clay found 2 other spots on his hips that he had started licking, but we managed to head them off before they got too bad. So, one vet trip, 2 shots, a round of antibiotics, and $199.00 (
yes you are seeing correctly) later. Our pup is home with a satellite dish on his head.
He's still as playful as ever and nothing will stop him from chewing his ball!
The love of our lives was born on 8.13.09 and is the light of our lives. Mills is our happy, busy, typical little boy, who never slows down. He is a huge fan of Moose and Zee, Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse and loves playing with his "big-brother-dog," Joey. There is not a day that goes by that I don't look at this precious miracle given to us by God and sit in awe.
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Its a bird! It's a plane! Its....Joey with a satellite on his head? Yes folks thats right, complete with wireless remote and 250 channels, this dog can pick up Animal Planet is 50 different languages! Okay, I know that I should be so ashamed of myself for making fun of my poor pup! I do feel bad for him, but it was our only option. Yesterday morning I woke only to find that the small sore on his neck that was the size of pin dot magically grew into something the size of a silver dollar by the afternoon. He had scratched it so much that his skin was completely raw, bloody, and very tender. This has happened one time before, and I knew immediately that our only option was a trip to Dr. Clay. I was not happy! Hot-spot treatment is very expensive, but if not treated, it can lead to a major infection that can travel to the bloodstream, and if you don't treat it immediately the more $$$ it will cost. Dr. Clay found 2 other spots on his hips that he had started licking, but we managed to head them off before they got too bad. So, one vet trip, 2 shots, a round of antibiotics, and $199.00 (yes you are seeing correctly) later. Our pup is home with a satellite dish on his head.
He's still as playful as ever and nothing will stop him from chewing his ball!
1 comment:
Poor pup! I know the feeling of the expensive pets. I had a dog that got hit by a car and it broke his leg. We had to take him to the emergency med clinic in Memphis for 1 night(1,500.00) then to Dr. Clays the next day for surgery (2,000.00) and then an absess formed on his hip from the surgery (200.00). My parents have the dog now. We wished we had taken out insurance on him.
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