I think my dogs are trying to prove my parents right - that dogs are too expensive to have - at least 5 of them at a time. It isn't enough we had to pay out so much on Snoopy this year (God rest his soul) and then on Dazzi's mouth and foot (lump removed) - now Jack has been losing weight steadily since last year - 10 lbs since last year - 4 since March. As some of you know, the people who had Jack originally kept him chained alot and he chewed on the chain. Now his teeth are broken or are just plain wore down so far that you can barely see them. Dr. James did some blood tests in March because of the weight loss and the fact that he was peeing and pooping in the house and it was decided he just was getting senile (he is over 10 now) and they put him on a medication. Which has helped with the latter but not the weight loss.
On Thursday, Dr. Freeman saw him and after looking at his teeth said he had infections started in several and he felt he would need to pull at least 10 possibly another 10. Did you know that a dog has 40 teeth? Yep, another one of those trivia pieces of knowledge that every one knows. We are talking to him now about a payment plan because we are way off budget for dog expenses for this year and maybe the next several. We had Oreo for 16 years and only had yearly expenses except for maybe once or twice - mostly during her last year when she started to go downhill.
If I hadn't seen for myself the difference it has made in Dazzi I would probably put it off for awhile longer. But she seems to be a much happier, calmer dog since he pulled her infected teeth so I really hate to put it off too long. I am hoping that he can do it this week.
So out come the request for prayers again. Please pray that this IS the reason Jack is losing weight and that it won't be so costly we have to get another mortgage on the house.LOL
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