Well, Now What?

[TreeDoc]

Originally posted by royinidaho
Ol' Griz went down hill pretty fast last week.

He hadn't been keen on food since I got him and was showing several varied symptoms of I have no idea what.

Plus he hadn't lost very much of the dull grey winter/puppy coat.

He was up and runnin' in the evening and wouldn't get out of bed the next morning. Things would turn to the opposite a couple of hours later.

Took him to the vet. Major pancreas problem. Cost me over 200 bucks (my harris tripod w/kicker money).

I guess the previous owners were feeding with the 'old dog' and things didn't agree with the puppy system.

We're off and running now. He's a whole new dog who now runs from anything that looks like a plastic syringe for dispensing meds into his mouth.

I suggest that you keep adding large sums of money to an envelope and hide it in your safe....you WILL be needing it!

3 weeks ago, I wrote a check to the Emergency Vet in my neighborhood (thank God they are there!) for the mere sum of $3000 dollars. Jack was inflicted with a very sudden and unexpected Gastric Torsion or stomach twist. We're not positive what brought it on but we suspect it stemmed from a young girl that came down the street to play fetch with him and she has a tendency to make him jump and twist for the retreive. He may have had a gut full of water at the time too.

I'm very glad I know my boy so well because had I waited any longer in getting him to treatment he undoubtedly would have died! It was a very close and lucky call.

At any rate....keep the cash on hand!