Any Veterinarians here?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Spent almost 7 hours at the Vet hospital yesterday \ last night with our dog. Any vets here, I would like to send a PM question.  Thanks

[4everwarriors]

Before a commitment, does dog carry insurance?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Before a commitment, does dog carry insurance?

LOL.  No, wish she did.  I'm out $1,500 last night on her alone and staring at another $3k to $4k coming up potentially.  Love that damn dog.  My wife, not happy. 

[mu_hilltopper]

Not happy at the expense for the dear dog?  Next time she's sick, balk at paying the bill.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Not happy at the expense for the dear dog?  Next time she's sick, balk at paying the bill.

Let's just say my wife is not a dog friendly person and throwing down $5K to keep the dog going isn't her idea of dollars well spent.  She likes the dog, but she has a limit and it's fast approaching.  To say she is fiscally conservative is an understatement...makes me look like Tip O'Neill on a spending binge.

[mu_hilltopper]

Tough noogies.  I mean, I wouldn't do a heart transplant, but $5k is doable.

(I spent $2900 on my cat .. ten years ago.  He's still going strong.)

[GGGG]

Let's just say my wife is not a dog friendly person and throwing down $5K to keep the dog going isn't her idea of dollars well spent.  She likes the dog, but she has a limit and it's fast approaching.  To say she is fiscally conservative is an understatement...makes me look like Tip O'Neill on a spending binge.

I'll run it over for a cool $1,000 plus travel costs.

[4everwarriors]

Nah, he could just lose it on the 405

[ZiggysFryBoy]

put it in a LAPD get-up and have that lunatic put it out of it's misery.

[ChicosBailBonds]

put it in a LAPD get-up and have that lunatic put it out of it's misery.

Yeah, that lunatic's mom lives in our town, so we've had the copters and news folks around here the last few days.  Hasn't been very cool.  We live in a sleepy O.C. town, very small, so the excitement has been a bit much for most folks here. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

Tough noogies.  I mean, I wouldn't do a heart transplant, but $5k is doable.

(I spent $2900 on my cat .. ten years ago.  He's still going strong.)

I get ya, but my guess is you love your cat and I love the dog.  My wife...she likes the dog...love isn't quite there for the dog and she looks at funds a lot differently.  Very black and white.

[keefe]

I get ya, but my guess is you love your cat and I love the dog.  My wife...she likes the dog...love isn't quite there for the dog and she looks at funds a lot differently.  Very black and white.

A buddy of mine who now flies for FedEx spends a lot of dough on hunting dogs. Plural. He'll bid trips just to look at litters. Anyhow, he loves dogs and he loves his wife and she made it clear he had to choose. Hope it doesn't get there in your household.

[mu_hilltopper]

I get ya, but my guess is you love your cat and I love the dog.  My wife...she likes the dog...love isn't quite there for the dog and she looks at funds a lot differently.  Very black and white.

Love, schmuve.  Who wears the pants!

[T-Bone]

Not a vet, curious owner of an aging dog.  What's going on with her?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Love, schmuve.  Who wears the pants!

You've been married long enough Hilltopper....the wearing of the pants depends on what is going on.  Only one bread winner in our house, but that doesn't mean she doesn't yield some power.   

[4everwarriors]

Ah yes, the power of the hairy, wet cat.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Not a vet, curious owner of an aging dog.  What's going on with her?

T-Bone:

19 month old Shepard  \ Collie mix dog we got at 12 weeks of age.  Very athletic.  Crazy leaper...can jump onto my daughter's bed easily and that is 4 feet high...low to the ground, very fast.  She was playing with my daughter on Saturday afternoon and took a misstep on the wood floors which dislocated her hip pretty bad.  A lot of pain.  Docs weren't sure if she fractured a pelvis or what the story was.  Long story short, after many hours (weekends at the Vet hospital = long waits), a number of x-rays, they put her under completely and put the hip back in the socket. She is now in a sling, right rear leg completely "taped" against body where she can't move it for 2 weeks.

The hope is enough scar tissue builds up to strengthen the area and keep it from popping out again.  Unfortunately, no guarantees and she's an active dog. I worry she will pop it again which will lead to surgery.  Emergency doc explained three surgery procedures that are possible and I was hoping a Vet here could give me the lay of the land, pros and cons of each, approximate long term complications, costs, etc.

She's a young dog which is why I want to do this.  Plus, when my daughter was released from the hospital with her issues, this is the dog we got 3 days letter.  We found the dog online while in the hospital, so a very special attachment for me.  I'll spend what I need to, within reason....Mrs. Chico might not be too happy with that but will have to deal with that later. 

[Lennys Tap]

You've been married long enough Hilltopper....the wearing of the pants depends on what is going on.  Only one bread winner in our house, but that doesn't mean she doesn't yield some power.   

Is the "understanding" that you referred to in another thread that you make the dough but she controls the checkbook?

[Lennys Tap]

A buddy of mine who now flies for FedEx spends a lot of dough on hunting dogs. Plural. He'll bid trips just to look at litters. Anyhow, he loves dogs and he loves his wife and she made it clear he had to choose.

Bet he misses his wife.

[real chili 83]

Tough noogies.  I mean, I wouldn't do a heart transplant, but $5k is doable.

(I spent $2900 on my cat .. ten years ago.  He's still going strong.)

$2900 on a cat?  Unless its of the hairy wet type, you gotta turn in your man card.

[T-Bone]

19 month old Shepard  \ Collie mix dog we got at 12 weeks of age.  Very athletic.  Crazy leaper...can jump onto my daughter's bed easily and that is 4 feet high...low to the ground, very fast.  She was playing with my daughter on Saturday afternoon and took a misstep on the wood floors which dislocated her hip pretty bad.  A lot of pain.  Docs weren't sure if she fractured a pelvis or what the story was.  Long story short, after many hours (weekends at the Vet hospital = long waits), a number of x-rays, they put her under completely and put the hip back in the socket. She is now in a sling, right rear leg completely "taped" against body where she can't move it for 2 weeks.
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That's nothing short of expensive treatment.  My dog's about a 7-8 y/o white shepherd.  I couldn't see myself forking over a ton of money for medical treatment, but you never know until you're in that situation.  

Best of luck with that.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Is the "understanding" that you referred to in another thread that you make the dough but she controls the checkbook?

I actually control both, but she is more than willing to exercise verbal input on matters of importance for her.   

[ChicosBailBonds]

That's nothing short of expensive treatment.  My dog's about a 7-8 y/o white shepherd.  I couldn't see myself forking over a ton of money for medical treatment, but you never know until you're in that situation.  

Best of luck with that.

The guy in the office next to mine dropped $10K on his dog and it still died.  The crazy stuff we do for certain things.

[rocky_warrior]

Tough noogies.  I mean, I wouldn't do a heart transplant, but $5k is doable.

(I spent $2900 on my cat .. ten years ago.  He's still going strong.)

I'm an insensitive bastard, but you can get a about 20 new dogs/cats at the pound for $2900.

[honkytonk]

You could do an exhaustive search for a dog that looks almost like the one you have and Im guessing your daughter will never know. Pull the ol' switcheroo. When you find the dog, send it to a trainer so it responds to its name and all the other commands you taught it. Then, introduce the new dog to the yard and house when your daughter is gone and send it back to the trainer when your daughter gets home. When you think you duplicated it, make the permanent switch. All of this will cost substantially less money than surgery.

Yes, I know someone that did this.

[ChicosBailBonds]

You could do an exhaustive search for a dog that looks almost like the one you have and Im guessing your daughter will never know. Pull the ol' switcheroo. When you find the dog, send it to a trainer so it responds to its name and all the other commands you taught it. Then, introduce the new dog to the yard and house when your daughter is gone and send it back to the trainer when your daughter gets home. When you think you duplicated it, make the permanent switch. All of this will cost substantially less money than surgery.

Yes, I know someone that did this.

Not this dog....very special features including a spotted tongue unlike anything I've ever seen before.  I know where you are going, many dogs do look alike, but this one I have yet to see a copy even close.  Even the vet was commenting on what mix she was because she's got a lot of quirky looks to her. 

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Not this dog....very special features including a spotted tongue unlike anything I've ever seen before.  I know where you are going, many dogs do look alike, but this one I have yet to see a copy even close.  Even the vet was commenting on what mix she was because she's got a lot of quirky looks to her. 

Meet the Parents, Focker!

[Coach Norman Dale]

I'm an insensitive bastard, but you can get a about 20 new dogs/cats at the pound for $2900.

An SNL piece that seems on topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS4-PSH9hxQ