Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Cookie was a bit quiet during the early part of the evening but then at about 9 she started doing an odd swallowing thing. We tried to get her to let us look in her mouth but she was having none of it. After a while it didn't seem to be getting any better so we ended up at the emergency vets. She needed to have a general anaesthetic and an endoscopy to have a look. Apparently there was nothing stuck down there which is a relief but she has a very inflamed throat. £452 pounds later for a sore throat . But I do love my dog and thank god for pet insurance Its my fault really as I only said to my OH the other day that she hadn't been to the vets for a long time. I didn't touch wood at the time She's looking a bit sorry for herself this morning but has just eaten her breakfast with medicine in it with a bit of gravy to disguise the taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I hope she feels better soon Is it just a virus thing, do they know why she got it? Lola was really sleepy after her op to get her spayed but i was amazed at how qucikly she was back to her usual self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 They seem to think its laryngitis (sp?) sort of thing. She was perfectly fine during the day, we were worried that she might have eaten something she shouldn't have done. She is a dreadful scavenger. The kids are warned not to put anything into waste paper bins but you never know. She's got her head stuck out of the cat flap at the moment so hopefully will be getting lots of fresh air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 oh bless her heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 at her with her head through the cat flap! Poor girl, hope she is better soon. That was one expensive sore throat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Poor Cookie, glad it was nothing stuck in her throat... As Snowy said, that was one expensive sore throat... good thing it doesn't cost that every time the kids get one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Oh bless her, I hope shes feeling better and gets over her late night apointment soon. I must admit however, when I read your subject, I did think it was CookieMonster who had been to the vets! Now, I know shes a strange one, but really!!! (Sorry Cookie, just couldnt resist ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Poor Cookie!! - glad she's OK. As you say, thank goodness for pet insurance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Snowy - here is a photo I've just taken of her with her head in its favourite place! Thanks for your comments everyone, she's looking as though she needs a good sleep at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Aww, bless her, what a gorgeous looking doggie, brilliant photo Aww I really hope shes back to 100% soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Poor her ... why is it they always develop these things out of hours when there's a premium charge! Glad it's nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Loving the pic of her with her head out the cat flap Hope she's better soon and doesn't have to take anymore late night trips to the vets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Ah yes , like the upset stomach that cost us £1k because she started throwing up blood at one in the morning. She was insured, but essentially they just monitored her. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yikes Aunty E thats rather a lot of money! It was £130 just for the consultation and that would have been £150 if we had got there 10 minutes later! I just don't know how people manage without insurance, we've just checked her policy as I was looking at my dog magazine and they were talking about whole life policies. We don't appear to have that so I think I will start looking around for new insurance. Not that this is anything that will be a problem but whilst she's still young and doesn't have much wrong *touches wood this time* with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I must admit however, when I read your subject, I did think it was CookieMonster who had been to the vets! Now, I know shes a strange one, but really!!! (Sorry Cookie, just couldnt resist ) Hey!!! Us 'Cookies' are not strange, it's you lot I love that pic of her with her head in the cat flap... gorgeous bundle of fluffliness she is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Aww thank you, she is a sweetie and only a little bit strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Very glad to hear she's OK . What a bill though . Our bill for Riley for a dislocated hip and 9 days cage rest at the vets was only £136 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Flippin' eck, thats a huge difference in bills and treatment, i wonder sometimes how they justify their charges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Doesn't seem right does it? How can they vary so much. I suppose for one thing it was out of hours and a different vet to our own, actually a PDSA unit which seems to make its money from us 'private' patients. I don't know. I shouldn't moan really as I would have hated anything to have happened to her but I do sometimes think that we get ripped off. Perhaps our are more expensive because we are in the so called affluent south. The fact that my OH has been made redundant obviously doesn't come into it. Sorry little tired rant over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 A bit like the £300 we had to spend on a poorly sheep - not covered by insurance - she lost two lambs and we now can't breed from her. She was supposed to go off as Mutton when the lambs went but we couldn't catch her.....clever sheep - so we're stuck with another expensive 'lawnmower' I'd love a photo of Cookie from the other side as well now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 A bit like the £300 we had to spend on a poorly sheep - not covered by insurance - she lost two lambs and we now can't breed from her. She was supposed to go off as Mutton when the lambs went but we couldn't catch her.....clever sheep - so we're stuck with another expensive 'lawnmower' I'd love a photo of Cookie from the other side as well now Ok I'll see what I can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Especially for Lesley - a view of Cookie from the other side..... Excuse the dirty door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thank you so much - I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 fab photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I love the photos! That is one steep vets bill, ut as you say, its out of hours and thats how they make their moeny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
