I got a phone call from the Dental Department of Waikato Hospital yesterday. They'd had a cancellation and wanted to know if I could come in today for my follow up appointment?
While I am NOT THAT KEEN on going, I know nothing will change unless I do. So I said yes.
So, that is at 3 pm this afternoon. I am going with Lacy again.
This morning I will be tidying up the sewing room, having dropped threads etc on the floor over the past few days.
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I might start another one today, seeing as I need to keep myself busy.
9.49 am: I've just been out and about, booked Coco into the Vets for Anal Gland drainage of all things!
She's 14 years old and has NEVER shown any signs of needing this done. Until just lately.
I looked it up on YouTube, and decided that was not something I was gunna try myself!
It made me want to retch!
So, she's off in half an hour to get that delightful procedure done.
While at the shops, I ran into Bex and Lily, which was neat. I got a lovely cuddle with bubba.
I'm still tending the pool, filtering it every day, adding chlorine and sweeping the bottom to get all the dust particles out. I am hoping that our next home does not have a pool that I have to look after. Seriously, it's not that much work, but it is a tie.
I tossed and turned ALL. NIGHT. LONG ... worried about this dental appointment. They probably won't even be doing anything today, that's what is so frustrating about it. It's just a check up again. 😕😖😒
Right, I have about 15 minutes before I take Coco to the Vet... what can I get up to?
10.45 am: Home from the Vets. That went EXACTLY as I thought it would. The Anal Gland drainage went perfectly fine.
But then...
The Vet Nurse said she 'thinks' Coco's Anal Glands are infected, and she wanted to book Coco in to have a more extensive procedure done under sedation next week.
I was like "No thanks", paid my $45 fee and left.
I DAMN WELL KNEW they would do that, say something like that, get us back for another consult... more MONEY for them. I was not born yesterday people.
OMG, I am so over Vets doing that. We got ripped off the last time we took Coco to the Vet for a sore ear, and they kept charging us for STERILE WATER, at $80 a consultation. I didn't realise it was sterile water until I actually read the label properly.
Meanwhile, her ear issue cannot be fixed, it's been ongoing for about 6 years now.
So NO, I won't be taking her back for any sort of unnecessary, THINK it might be infected, procedure.
Rant over. Coco let the family down by doing her #1 and #2 on their floor... I think she was just letting them know how she felt too. 😂😅😉
Lol good on you Coco! That's how they all make their money now. I had a free hearing test. She told me I had permanent hearing loss in one ear. Put hearing aids in and said, see isn't that better!! It was no different!! Insisted I buy hearing aids at $5k that day. Not. Kj
ReplyDeleteHere, the groomers take care of anal glads as part of their bath. Our dogs only need it every 9-12 mos. This is breed based, some breeds do not need it done. Other breeds it is very important to their health.
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The groomer does our Dog’s anal glands but I also get them checked every year at vaccination time. A couple of years ago another vet told us he had a heart murmur. Nothing has changed over the years. My old lab had cancer when he was younger, had the op on his ears, but when he got cancer at 11 our vet said let him go, was the kindest thing to do. That was after the locum ran every test and we saw a huge bill. Margaret
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