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Yup, last trip south our vet bill was bigger than the original cost of the dog. Didn't care much at the time though. She was starting to have difficulty breathing, which is where we went into emergency mode.Dogs are the best. Best thing a lot of people can do for themselves. Just gotta be prepared for the vet bills
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It turned out that she had an abscess beneath her tongue, likely caused by getting a sliver from chewing wood. Of course the sliver was long gone by the time we noticed a problem. I had searched her mouth a few times trying to figure out what was up, but could never see a thing.
I later thought a bee sting was a possible cause, but a vet friend says that that is very unlikely. Apparently such infections are a common problem with dogs that won't leave the wood alone. Before we managed to get her to a vet, I was really worried because the symptoms became similar to rabies, slobbering excessively, actually foaming at the mouth, unwilling or unable to eat or drink, etc. Since she likely had previous contact with bats, I was sweating big time. Had rabies been the diagnosis, our dog would have been put down immediately whether we liked it or not. Been a while since I heard better news than when the vet delivered the diagnosis.
A mere ~$1000 and a couple days later, and you would never know the dog had a problem. Without the bill, she would likely have died. Dog ownership has its perks, but its risks as well. I would not go back though. That little animal has brought more affection, humor, and enjoyment into our lives than either me or my wife imagined was possible, and both of us had dogs in our family when we were kids. And she sure gets us off the couch.
With apologies to peeps with children, it is my impression that having a child is one of if not the only experience comparable to raising a puppy. Peeps with kids might point out that since I have no kids, I do not know what I am talking about, and they may be right. So I'll conclude with a comment from a friend with both dogs and kids: "Kids and dogs are similar, but the dogs are always happy to see us get home. The teens, not so much"
or are they talking to you? 
