On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:08:45 GMT, Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog.

We're hoping the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't know until the biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she
was waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

My lab tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left back leg. (I *think* that's the one.) It
holds the knee joint together. The doc repaired it with wire through the upper and lower bones. Then
I had to give the dog physical therapy for two months.

$1500 for the operation. This was after radiation therapy at North Carolina State Vet Hospital for a
month, at a cost of $3500. This is getting to be a damn expensive dog. On the farm, she wouldn't
have lasted this long!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

JohnH,
You dog is very lucky to have you as an owner. Have you ever considered
giving him some plastic surgery?


"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:08:45 GMT, Don White
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type
of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog.

We're hoping the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't
know until the biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she
was waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

My lab tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left back leg. (I
*think* that's the one.) It
holds the knee joint together. The doc repaired it with wire through the
upper and lower bones. Then
I had to give the dog physical therapy for two months.

$1500 for the operation. This was after radiation therapy at North
Carolina State Vet Hospital for a
month, at a cost of $3500. This is getting to be a damn expensive dog. On
the farm, she wouldn't
have lasted this long!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:16:03 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH,
You dog is very lucky to have you as an owner. Have you ever considered
giving him some plastic surgery?



I've thought about a .38 inch hole right between her eyeballs!

She's been a good dog. We got her at the local animal shelter in 1991 when she was
about a year and a half (their estimate) old.


--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****