I'm already tired of the rain, and miss the heat! 
j/k
I didn't get to post a follow-up from a few weeks ago about Leo (the cat) and his ICU stay at the Vet. He got to come home at the end of that week and is doing much better. His herpes (cats have it just like humans) has flared, and he got a really bad URI (Upper Resp. Infection). He's again on anti-biotics and all the other cats have already been exposed, but hoping they don't come down with it. Send money... 
Escapee wrote:Spd next time you get a cat get one with a lifetime warranty. j/k
That's the rub. In the "wild", without human help (or hinderance) a cat would normally only survive 5 or 6 years, tops.
With the miracle of modern veternary medicine though, we've been able to double the cost life of our domesticated pets. 
We're at almost $1200 yearly just for the regular visits and preventative meds for our four beasties. 
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
I'm still trying to pay off Clovis' treatment/death from last Nov. But somebody else gets sick and I can't catch up.
NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace was racing his dirt modified, in Lincoln, Illinois last night and snapped this in the pits:
LOL, and funny pic Dave.
Not a good day in this household yesterday. I had periodontal surgery to correct gum air pockets on my upper/lower left side. And this could have been prevented/caught earlier if the worthless teeth cleaning gal at my dentist office wouldn't have blown off testing my air pocket depths for 3 years! Surgery for both sides was $4K, insurance only covered $400, and I should be billing the dentist office!
But the real bummer happened while I was taking an evening nap. Son brought his Mastiff out so Charlie and him were rough-housing as usual. They were on a steep hill, Charlie got pushed over backwards/sideways, put out his leg and let out a yelp. Now he can't even put any weight on his left/rear leg and poor dog is hopping around on 3 legs. Actually he isn't moving hardly around at all and licking his left rear knee. Called the vet and she thinks he has a ruptured/torn ACL. Just great and taking him for x-rays and a full diagnosis tomorrow.
BTW, they have an Embassy Suites in N. Columbus. I've never stayed there but heard it was super nice. But they better fix their weather forecast on their website if they want anybody staying here. Below is what I just saw and colder than Alaska in May!
That's good to know about the hotels since we haven't traveled casually for years! Used to always stay in the Marriott on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, but I get tired of tipping for everything under the sun!
Not good about Charlie, hope it isn't too serious and he can heal quickly. I think we both need visits from the money fairy! Between pet and human medical bills, it gets near-impossible.
Know dental surgery is no fun.
Yeah, I think he is a dentist.
Love our dentist and he is old school, x-rays every 2 yrs. unless there's pain. Nothing is free, but he's very reasonable if no insurance. He has a partner which I don't like, and he even did some cat rescue at the clinic a couple of times and called to borrow my live trap/get advice.
When I needed a root canal several years ago, he sent me to a specialist next door--turns out the tooth couldn't be saved and had to be removed. I got a bone graft in case I decided upon a tooth implant one day; my dentist checked the other guy's work and said since the tooth is the back-most molar and not seen, he wouldn't bother! He told me the price for an implant and I agreed.
What we'll do when he retires, I don't know. He's right in the subdivision, too. We have TONS of those dental places popping up, and that worries me; but guess they're like used car lots in how they do business. Our dental hygienist said those places will just polish the plaque and not remove it, among other unscrupulous practices.
I bet it's already been done, and an eye-opener.
