Today we had to unexpectedly take one of our springers to the vet for a teeth cleaning and to take out extra gum growth (which could be cancer) to get biopsied, and to get a lump removed from his lower neck area. Wonderful (ha). We love Nickel...we adopted him several years ago from an elderly man that could not handle his muscular body that can jump too high, pull too hard, eat too much, drink too much, and poop too much...sometimes I can't handle it either! He is part of the family, but sometimes (especially times like this) I just want to let him outside to see what happens...oops...did he run away? I didn't know! That is so mean I know, but sometimes he just gets on my last nerve...and when I saw the $500.00 bill handed to me with the strict instructions for no food until tomorrow, and no play with other dogs until his stiches come out in a week and a half (like Lacey (our other springer) will understand English...) I wanted to ask the vet, "Want another dog?" BUT he came home with me...after charging around my car eating any little crumb he could find (which I'm sure gave him a full belly!!) in the five minute drive home I already broke the first vet rule! Brought him downstairs and immediately Lacey jumped him. Guess I broke the second rule! Now they need to take turns being in their cages b/c all they want to do is play! I guess I'll have to deal with that more during the next LONG 10 days! Let's just pray that the biopsy does not show cancer or I'm not sure what we will do! If it cost over $100.00 just for the biopsy I can't even image (or don't want to imagine) what treatment for cancer would be!
I must really love this dog! He should be very lucky to have me!
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so sorry that you are going through this. I hope that it ends up being nothing
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