Thank you all for your supportive comments about our new dog. She is great- nothing to complain about.
She's a little 'rough around the edges'- typical new dog stuff. Not coming when called, jumping up, pulling (or dragging) when on the leash. Nothing big, I just need to be careful not to get annoyed about these things. Dogs dont start out as well behaved as our last one finished up.
We took Casey to the vet today to find a host of problems. The vet said we had no luck at all adopting this one-and I am torn. (We're keeping the dog...I dont believe in tearing an animals life apart for money that would get spent on other 'wants' anyways.)...but the vet seems to think we will be visiting alot.
I kind of think we are a bit stupid taking on the regular expenses of a new pet, then accepting additional expenses because this new dog has problems.
Anyways-
She has a major ear infection
She has pretty severe allegies and will
be on a daily medicine for her whole life.
She is on extra medicine now to clear up an allergy attack she recently got.
She has some type of ingrown hair issue around her mouth, that the hair will bleed regularly?
She has eye problems. Her eyelids turn inward so the hair scratches her cornea and unless it is surgically fixed, she will constantly have ulcers on her eye. (Funny thing is- the SPCA performed surgery on her eyes last year to correct the problem.) But the vet said the surgery didnt work.
And her teeth are in bad shape.
The vet wants to see her again in 2 weeks to check on her allergies.
I asked the vet that since she will be living indoors, and have regular care- maybe her issues will clear up a bit? And the vet said not to count on it.
All these problems made Baseball boy MORE in love with her. (Which is good.) He optimistically said "well, its not like she has diabetes or something." Which is true. I guess. So we are taking it one vet visit at a time. $180 today.
Maybe the allergies will clear up now that she lives indoors. We are waiting on the eyes to see if they irritate her (so far they dont seem to). Vet said that surgery is about 2k. And maybe some greenie treats will clean up her teeth.
So- thats the doggie update. Right now she is peacefully sleeping on the couch-snoring.
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Our pup has been a constant vet bill ever since we got him too, so don't feel like the lone ranger. And when I adopted our cat from the Humane Society, the first vet visit was awful. He told me our kitty had a severe respiratory infection, and would probably just keep being sick for the rest of its life. I wouldn't think of taking him back, so we struggled through pills & antibiotics. After a rough two weeks, everything was cleared up... and he hasn't gotten sick since (almost a year and a half now)! I hope it's the same w/ your pup!
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And when we go back to the vet we are going to ask about dog food with low allergens. That was a good idea.
And Silly- I am hoping that Casey will be a healthy dog, and our vet is just a worrier who was overwhelmed when he examined her.
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