Eli and the tooth fairy

I’m pretty happy that when my elderly dog decided to have a problem, it was a pretty basic one.  The lump that suddenly appeared on Eli’s face last week was from an abscessed molar, so treatment was tooth extraction and antibiotics.  While we had her in the office for her tooth, we also got meds for her bladder, so she’s been fixed up and is good for another 10,000 miles.  We had ZERO money to deal with this situation, and I was proven correct for all the times I’ve said that the best pet “insurance” is a good relationship with your veterinarian.  We went in and told the vet that we needed an inexpensive, temporary solution until we were able to pay for something more, but instead of just putting Eli on antibiotics to buy time, she insisted on doing the surgery that very day, and told us to just pay when we were able.  That meant permanent relief for Eli, and at least some temporary relief for us!

As for Eli’s bladder, we decided to try her on PRN because the potential negative side-effect (rapid heart beat) would be easy for us to detect, and completely reversable.  It looks as though she’s helped by just two pills per day, and so far there have been no side-effects.  It’s been so nice to get up in the morning and know I’m not going to greated by a soggy dog bed and a bunch of towels needing to be washed.  It’s nice for Dante, too… the poor guy often slept on the floor because it was the only place that wasn’t wet.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 02/23 at 09:43 PM

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  1. Finally, some relatively good news. I’m thankful for Eli and for you.

    Posted by Diana  on  02/27  at  06:15 AM
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