Did I also mention that Lottie costs me more in one year than all the other dogs combined cost me in their lifetimes? (Ok, maybe not quite--but pretty close)
Like the time when Lottie managed to, not only locate Chris' fishing pole, but get part of the double lure hooked through her nose. And the other part stuck in her paw. Chris still makes fun of the way I ran outside, holding my poor puppy (she was only about 15 weeks old at the time) screaming my head off for help. In my defense, he was mowing the lawn and couldn't hear me unless I yelled. (Of course, that doesn't excuse the hyperventilating I am accused of.) We had to take her to the emergency vet because she wouldn't stay still enough for us to safely remove them (the vet had to tranquilize her to get the hooks out).
Well, this year was no different.
Lottie has had a few small cysts for a while. Since they didn't seem to really bother her and they weren't growing, we decided to not spend the money to remove them. Until she got one on her head that just kept growing. Poor girl was going to look like a cyclops soon. And because of the way it was developing we had to have it removed quickly.
The vet was very generous and removed two others free of charge. I really appreciate this, but poor Lottie girl looks a bit like Dr Frankenstein's pet.
Still, Lottie is an amazingly sweet dog. She still whines with happiness when you come home and wiggles like crazy when you pet her. I am sure she isn't entirely comfortable--there are a lot of stitches on her head, neck and side--but you would never know it.
And we are glad she doesn't understand what "FrankenLottie" refers to, or she might get indignant and sulk until the stitches are gone and her hair grows back.
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She was so good here even though I knew she had to hurt. I just love her!
Love, Moppy
Awwww!
Tell Chris (I mean Master Croc) to stop beating the poor dog with a frying pan - it makes her look weird!
Or did a horse bite her? Or did Addy and Morgan cut her hair with crayola scissors and put makeup on her? I know, I know... tell poor Lootie to have a speedy recovery. (You could make up a good story about her defending the girls from a bear though.)
Poor thing!!! I hope she feels better.
I have had three medically "needy" dogs; I still have two of them. A vet is looking like the lucrative profession to be in. Mine have cost me a pretty penny. I think my kids are cheaper.
Awww...poor puppy.
But those pix had me giggling, cuz she's just so darn cute!
Maybe she has a crush on the vet? :lol:
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