bizzaro vet

today missy had to go to the vet because she has a little bump on her front elbow (yes dogs have elbows and knees) and her mom waited two weeks before taking her in.  i, her mom,  must have had $200 burning through my wallet because as i predicted, i walked in, dropped $200 and missy was allowed to be seen by the vet.

i started thinking, going to the vet is like bizzaro monopoly.  instead of passing go and collecting $200, we pass through the threshold and pay a minimum of $200. 

naturally i'll pay anything to protect my baby - i mean she is "the miss" but i have never walked in without walking out a couple c-notes lighter. 

what is the point?

i don't have one but i need to look into pet insurance!

Update on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 9:38PM by Lori Luna

finally, a phone call from the vet (bizzaro vet)...

"the miss" is fine - the bump on her elbow (again, i say, yes, dogs have elbow and knees) is benign and the the it could be's followed:

it could be...an ingrown hair that got infected

it could be...a bug bite that got infected

it could be...insert big vet words that mean nothing to me

it was like a charlie brown cartoon, all i heard was, "it's benign...wah wah wah".

next steps:

topical antibiotics (shocking eh?)

steroids for the inflammation

i ask you this, universe, could we have not started with this course of action?

so, my next business adventure...a parking structure in San Francisco or a vet hospital, either way you get screwed!

Update on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 4:37PM by Lori Luna

saturday morning, p-a-r-k with 'the miss' then to the bizzaro vet to pick up meds, $38.00 - i say again, why couldn't we start with this?

Update on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 10:37PM by Lori Luna

medicine working famously - next time, straight to the meds, no drama!