What a frustrating day! I took my dog to the vet yesterday morning because he had been moping around and he wee'd in the house a few times. He is prone to bladder stones, so I went and got him x-rayed and, naturally, his bladder was full of them! (this, despite the designer dogfood I feed him that's supposed to prevent stones!
) Of course, now he has to have surgery (this will be his 5th) to remove them and our regular vet said he didn't feel comfortable operating because there is so much scar tissue in his bladder. So as not to belabor the story, I took him to a specialist this morning and he is going to have surgery tomorrow and it is going to cost me between $2,200 and $2,500.
I happened to be on the phone with my sister-in-law and I mentioned this to her and she basically told me I am nuts to spend that kind of money on a 10 year-old dog. She even told me that my in-laws have told her they think my husband and I go overboard with our dogs! I said I didn't think providing adequate healthcare is going overboard.
When I got my pets, I understood that there was responsibility involved. Yes, I could find other uses for the money I'm going to spend on this surgery, but it's not like we're going to go without in order to pay for it. He's a part of the family, my "baby" before my daughters were born. Plus, he depends on us to take care of him and, dammit, that's what I'm trying to do! HOW CAN I NOT??
Okay all, thank you for the chance to vent! I feel much more serene now
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