I've written a lot about the differences between now and then. How the way we do things has changed, much if it at a much higher cost. Take veterinary care. Old Dr. Burt just retired. At Gracee's last annual check, which was performed for the cost of the shots, he discovered a little cyst on her eyelid. He had Chuck hold her while he snipped it off. She didn't even flinch.
New school vet, annual check-up, wants to do bloodwork and a urine test as part of the routine, She sees another little cyst and informs us it will cost $1000 to remove including the additional bloodwork and the general anesthesia. And by the way, if she's not comfortable with her skills once in progress, she may refer us to a doggie eye specialist. We've found another pet hospital where they were confident it could be accomplished for less than half the price.
Really, I'm not a bad dog mom, but I'm suffering from sticker shock. You see, this past weekend, poor Gracee got really sick. Her digestive tract shut down and she went in for some emergency IV rehydration and a series of barium x-rays. Silly dog is now fully recovered from her licking up potting soil on the deck escapade. $875 bill. We are fortunate in the fact that we still have a small canine health insurance policy that I had been considering cancelling.Who would've thought it would come to this? Much like human health care I have a feeling that hard decisions are made that are difficult to afford.
So here's Gracee, hiding amongst the furniture legs so I can't catch her, not thrilled with having 3cc's of chalky white stuff being squirted down her throat three times a day. She doesn't look too bad from the front end, but the other end didn't fare so well. Does anyone know how to get barium out of dog hair?
I took out my stress in heavy duty knitting. Too heavy, as a matter of fact. The last time I had knitting tendinitis like this was when C was in the hospital for his heart attack.
Life's a Stitch 
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