My dog is sick...

Pickle had a couple hours of surgery this evening.
About 12" of dying/dead intestine was removed. There was a small perforation. There was a wad of the stuff in her stomach too, so there's a second incision there. Vet said it looked like she'd maybe got hold of a dish towel too (not surprised).

She had been on antibiotics all week, and will be on more IV antibiotics for 48 hours. She definitely wont be home this weekend.

Only thing we can figure out is she grabbed these things during laundry time - dropped from the dryer or something.

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After a $2000 vet bill, you'll wish Pickle had soured!!!!!!!!

You'll have to pardon me not being amused by your poor attempt at humor. The vet bill is the least of my worries at the moment. Money is no reason to allow a companion to suffer or die when treatment is available.

When I got each of my dogs they were intended to be companions, and not disposable property.

Those not willing to provide proper care shouldn't be pet owners in the first place.

Wow, I would have never thought of such a condition even existed for a dog or other housepet.

No animal is worth that much money. I love my cat to death, but if that time ever came, I could deal with taking him to the taxidermist.

That's your personal choice, but for my own pets I feel otherwise. For example, you may wish to spend $2K on fishing equipment and the like, I prefer to spend mine on my companion animals when necessary. (And at least you didn't resort to poor humor when commenting on someone's pet).

This pup is only 3 years old and in otherwise great health.

Will I have a $2K bill? Likely, and I was aware of that from the beginning. However my convictions will not permit me to kill an animal over money, especially when the condition is highly treatable.

Hope the dog gets better.

Guess my hounds constant barking isn't so bad after all. I'd hate to think I'd have to keep anything out of his reach that he might eat. Only thing other than his food that he wants to eat is whatever I'm eating [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

A good pet becomes part of the family, can't just turn your back on it......

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That's a really good way of expressing it.

I've seen people have pets that died and the person died shortly there after. Seen people die and there pets die right after.

While I wouldn't wanna spend that much on a vet bill, if I could, I'd pay to keep something I love as family alive.

Vets understand that people aren't normally able to pay huge chunks of money at once, they'll work with people, because why they do want to make a living, they do have a general love for animals, or they wouldn't be in the business.

My mom had to put her pomeranian to sleep a short while back. The vet ended up doing quite a few of the services for free or next to it, taking care of burying the dog (not destroying it), and even sent my mom a condolence card.

We all, or almost all, spend money on frivilous things, things that we don't need or have to have. I'm sure over the course of a year I spend 2k on wasteful junk, so why is is such a problem to spend it on something that you love?

We have a long, good history with Donna. I have no doubt that she'll do us right with a payment plan. We give dogs what little time, attention, and patience that we can spare (along with some kibble and treats). In return, they give us unconditional love, devotion, affection, laughter, and joy. It is the best deal that man has ever made.