So about a week and half ago my boyfriend's cat got into a bad fight with the evil rival neighbor cat, and got really beat up, including a collapsed lung and a nasty deep scratch on his eyelid. Of course the fight happened after regular vet hours, so we took him to the ER Vet. $450. (I prefer cats to be indoors to save local wildlife, but they aren't my cats, not my decision . . )
This week one of our older dogs went off her feed and was showing some behavioral signals (peeing/pooping right in front of doggy door) to let us know something was bothering her. I did a head to toe inspection and was horrified to see how bad her teeth were!! How did they get that bad?I feel awful. When I gave her wet food instead she ate right away like she was starving. So .. off to the vet today. She will need most of her teeth pulled! And because of her age, and her heart murmur and hypoglycemia she needs extra monitoring. Total estimate is $800+$20 per extracted tooth!
And before all that happened I had just bought our new snake for $300 . That was a great deal for a full setup with all the bells and whistles including the snake, but still.
The blessing in all this is my company felt bad that I was put on call so much this past year and they gave me a bonus check that will help cover the surgery. I hope the dog enjoys her Christmas present! We were joking that should get her some partials or dentures while we are at it!
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