Neutering and leg pin removal surgery for Kit-Cat: $360.
Bladder stone surgery for Maximus: $1370.
Seeing them recovering together in a sun spot on our bed:
Priceless.
Neutering and leg pin removal surgery for Kit-Cat: $360.
Bladder stone surgery for Maximus: $1370.
Seeing them recovering together in a sun spot on our bed:
Priceless.
Awww! Sweet little faces like that will make you pay almost any amount to get them healthy again! Glad to see them on the mend together!
Worth every penny. So glad they’re both on the mend.
Awww so cute 🙂 and to think they didn’t like each other in the beginning 🙂
Well, turns out they liked each other from the very start. It was just their worry-wart mama that thought they wouldn’t- ha!
🙂 That’s usually how it goes 🙂 Been there!
My Gracie had allergy testing to the tune of $500 and allergy shots for about $300 and eats $35 a bag allergy food! That’s love! Glad your’s are going to be ok. On a side note: I love the black metal bed. Can you tell me where you got it?
Sure, Colleen! Here’s a link to the post I wrote about it:
https://theletteredcottage.net/our-king-sized-pottery-barn-style-headboard/
🙂
oh you are so right…oliver has a couple very expensive surgeries in the spring…re-constructing two knees. we love him…he’s my “boy”…
So adoreable. There’s nothing sweeter than furry little animals nestled together. Thanks for sharing!
Sweetness. I love my Bruce (dog) & Cupcake (Kitty).
LOVE those two baby faces!! As the owner of 12 cats and 2 dogs, mostly rescues, I never focus too hard on how much it costs a month to keep them up. You just can’t put a price on love, can you? And with animals, it’s always unconditional.
Had to share this with you…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47804392@N07/4383869110/in/photostream
We too have had “million dollar” pets but what’s a momma to do?
So cute. We have a black and tan dog (dachshund mix) named Maximus also. 🙂
So cute! Those contented faces just make my heart sing. I cringe when I think of all the money I’ve spent on my animals over the years (I could’ve taken that dream vacation about five times by now) but I don’t regret a single cent.
I totally agree! What lucky, lucky pets. Here’s to a very speedy recovery for both. x
So adorable! Aren’t fur-babies worth every penny? Glad they are on the mend.
My poor puppy has a bladder stone as well… that price tag scares me. Did they do good old fashioned surgery to extract the stone or a special procedure? Did they determine what type of stone it was?
Ohhh, I love them both – especially Maximus (he looks so much like my little Chi mix Kona). I’m glad to see they’re resting up and feeling better!
You are a good mommy. My little yorkie macaroni lays in the sun too, so precious.
Poor little things! Looks like they found the best spot to recuperate. How many days before they are back in action?
Holy smokoli!! I need to set up practice where you are! That’s about twice what we would charge, but I think there are huge variables in cost between Canada and the US. After owning a practice for 9 years, I totally understand the ‘cost’ of veterinary medicine. It would shock you at how little ‘profit’ is to be made (if any if the practice owner just bought the clinic). I’m now in the same boat as you, having moved away, sold my practice and taking time off to have a baby (due in 10 wks). I’d be spending that money in a blink of an eye if it meant the best for my pets too =) Hope they are all healed up, and Max is on some prescription food to prevent stone recurrence. 🙂
See, they DO love each other!
glad they are on the mend and getting lots of love.
aww.. they both look like they are in full recovery!! 🙂 …. My little schnauzer has had bladder stone surgery twice in 11 years!!! Poor little things… buth thankfully… they do bounce back!!!!!! Have a blessed week .. Teri
Definitely worth EVERY penny!
Ohhhh…so cute. My baby kittie of 9 mos passed away this past week. After a few days of throwing up and not being himself we took him to the vet. They determined x-rays were in order where they found that he had swollowed a threaded needle of mine. The needle was stuck where the large and small intestine come together. They performed surgery and after a very large bill and several nights at the hospital we brougth him home. Unfortunately he did not make it. I am very sad and miss him terribly. It’s amazing how very quickly we bond with these furry little animals. I couldn’t figure out how or why a cat would swollow a needle. The vet stated that they go after the string and end up swolling it and the needle just follows behind. Makes perfect sense. Let that be my warning to all of you with loved pets.
Or as my husband says, “No ‘free’ cat or dog is truly ours until we’ve spent the first $1,000.”
LOL! Isn’t that the truth!
Whoa!! That was some steep bladder stone surgery!!!!!!!!!!! Both of my dogs have had them and we didn’t pay near that much. I feel for you! I agree though that it is priceless when our pets are well. 🙂
Where’s the “Like” button? 🙂 Too cute, and I’d so be joining them in that sunny spot – looks like a good snuggle time!
I always say that I have bought my vet her beach house!! We’ve had numerous surgeries, lifelong prescriptions to take, and $500 a year for the annual exam and shots. Coming up, tooth cleaning for at least $300 per Husky. Why not? I love them too much to not take the best care of them that I can. Your guys are SO cute!!
And you weren’t going to name nor keep the cat. HAH!! Told ya.
Now, that’s not *entirely* true…we named him Kit-Cat the day we brought him home! 😀
I feel sorry for people who don’t have pets. They are so good for us! They lower our blood pressure, help us exercise (I run with my lab), and love us unconditionally. I would spend a LOT to keep them healthy.
I even just made cat food that’s good for a “high thyroid” kitty this week. Yes, I love my fur babies…….
I’ve had a few years where vacations, house projects, etc. disappeared into vet clinics. Still, worth it for all the love they give back!
A D O R A B L E
Those are 2 lucky babies to have a mom and dad like you guys.
Great photos Layla!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…..OUCH…but still ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Your good gal Layla…and Kev of course too!!! We love our dogs too, AS much as humans!!!
Priceless, indeed! It’s so hard to see our fur babies go through health issues. Glad they’re on the mend.
Awwww! I love my animals and take waaaayyy better care of them or myself. I always (half jokingly) say we paid for the new building our vet is housed in. We have been going to the same vet for 20 yrs + 4 dogs + 6 cats= well, you do the math! Nothing like the unconditional love of our fur-kids!
*than myself* gggrrr. No caffeine =poor grammar+ bad typing skills
well said! a few months after adopting our 4 year old cat Kocadon she needed 4 teeth out… 900.00 later… so worth the love she gives us everyday… x
You & Kevin are angels!! Love that picture of them resting!
they are just so sweet, how can you not try and make them more comfortable, you know? about a year after we adopted our cat she needed major tummy surgery to remove bladder stones. she now needs special vet presribed expensive food and even after all that it isn’t a guarantee the stones won’t come back. but she is my little baby, and i’ll pay for the surgery again if need be. you’re right, they are priceless!
One of our cats got ear mites and clawed his ear terribly. They had to do surgery. When my husband and son went to pick him he was told “that will be $360.” My son still says, “I expected Dad to hand that cat right back to them!” He is almost 8 years old now (the cat, not the son) and his surgically repaired ear gives him character, I think.
We have 3 dogs and 2 cats right now and vet bills are really starting to be an issue. But we’ll just have to deal. Cause I love all my babies!
They are worth every penny, and will spend the rest of their lives repaying you both with love. Ours are super pampered and get annual beach vacations!
Poor babies!
Couldn’t agree more!
Hoping for an uneventful recovery – x2!
You are such an angel. Lucky, lucky pets to live in your sweet home.
That’s so cute. We really want a pet but living in an apartment in San Francisco, we’ve decided to wait for a backyard. My heart melts seeing your picture because I can’t wait for a four legged friend.
What great shots you guys captured of your fur babies. My life just wouldn’t be the same without my furry girls…they really are priceless. Great post!
Hugs,
Marie
So worth it, though, isn’t it? We have a pup that had a football sized tumor taken out, and one of our cats ( we have brothers) had to have surgery to unblock stones in his bladder a couple of times. Every time they look at us with those sweet eyes makes it all worth it! I have to think these animals were brought into our lives because “someone” knew we would take good care of them!
So Sweet…
Ahh so cute! I love pets, they truly are part of the family! 🙂 I also wish **I** were one curled up on a nice sunspot right now! It looks so relaxing!
Really, they give us so much and expect so little…
Can’t imagine living without them. Our cats and dog are friends, too.
Very sweet post. I would do anything for my 3 furkids. Their unconditional love IS priceless.
With 3 active dogs, we’ve spent thousands on their veterinary care. I am afraid to ever to total it up! I like to think that instead of $$, I spend LOVE on my 3 sweet pups.