Well, that's what Mia became during her 3rd week with us.
First of all, as I mentioned in my last post, she had to have surgery to fix an umbilical hernia. We had to pay for the surgery and the pain medication. Cha-ching! She came through the surgery well, though she had to endure the "cone of shame" afterwards.
Next, via a stool sample, it was determined that she has a parasite that is common among puppies. So, we had to pay for some medicine to treat that. Cha-ching! Cha-ching!
On Sunday, she overexerted herself while playing with Yadi. She tried to jump up the step into the kitchen (our family room is sunken and about 6 inches lower than the kitchen), mistimed her jump and hit the step. She yelped. I went over to check on her and she yelped again when I picked her up. After that, she was moving around kind of gingerly. Later on, she started crying and yelping and making terrible noises. We thought that maybe she had hurt her paw or something, so we called the vet. The vet - who is new to us but is awesome - came in on a Sunday evening to check on her and make sure she was okay. She was examined and x-rays were taken and it was determined that she just overdid it and tweaked her tummy. But we had to pay for the emergency visit and the x-rays. Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Cha-ching!
So, it's been an interesting week, filled with lots of veterinary bills, a few more accidents and a better relationship with Yadi. He's snapping at her less and playing with her more, which is a treat to watch.
So, while our new puppy may be a money pit, she's so cute and has such a great personality, it's worth it.
Let's just hope we can go a while now without any more visits to the vet. He's a nice guy, but I'm not interested in putting his kids through college just on our bills alone. :)
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