Out of our 23 dogs that we have inside our home, this one is Venus.
She is a Chow/Akita mix that loves to give kisses everyday. Recently, she had to get a softball size tumor growth removed.
Over the years, Elijah has had a lot of experience at the veterinary office and he knew that this procedure was going to cost an arm and a leg. I (Nicole), took Venus to the vet to get an estimate for this procedure. We specifically just asked the vet to give us an estimate on solely taking out the tumor. By the end of the visit, I got pushed into getting her a urine analysis and a blood test to see if they could see the white and red blood cell count (of which they couldn't). When I left, the 60$ visit got turned into a $300 visit and we were still not being told the exact cost of taking out the tumor. They called us back the following week and explained that they needed to do a chest x-ray, and other things to tell us if she has cancer. Cancer or not, we just needed the tumor removed.
Finally, a week later, she went into surgery.
Venus has her last appointment today to get her stitches out. She is very happy to have the mass removed and soon she will be back downstairs playing with Chena, Little Guy and Patsy. They miss her.
All of our dogs are between 8-13 years old. We realize that they will need a lot more attention the older they get. We are doing the best we can to make sure all of them are taken care of and are given the most love that we can give them.