Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hospital Dog







Last sunday morning, Seven was taken to the hospital with some severe stomach discomfort. It seems that the worst part of a raw food diet had finally manifested itself. After three years of being fed the raw food diet, Seven got a bad piece of chicken. His intestines blew up like balloons. Fortunately, the gas dissipated and we were able to bring him home the next day.
36 hours later, the dog began seizuring again. At 4:30am we got a frantic call from Seven's grandparents that he had just had a Grand Mal. By the time we arrived, he had had another. So he has had to spend another night @ Animal Specialty Group in Glendale. They take very good and thorough care of the dog. I just wish they did not cost so much. It's like being at a real hospital..... an X ray costs 140% more than our normal vet charges. $36 for his daily medicines which on the outside world would buy 2 months worth. There's always a bit of sticker shock when we pick him up after an incident.

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