Concerned ChinMom
Ok, so I have learned that I need to not panic about my furkids so much. I've spent literally thousands of dollars in vet bills, most of them justly.Some out of fear of not doing the right thing. I don't regret it. My furkids are just that. Chinsir is my "Golden boy" . That boy is worth so many thousands of dollars and ongoing debt. But I am sooooo glad I still have him in a good state. I can't explain the connection. Yes, I am realistic. He has had so many problems that he probably won't live a normal life expectancy. But I will absolutely take care of him no matter the cost until God says it's time. I have come to a point where I literally cannot pay the vet bills, so they only go in real emergencies. I hate that.
Chinsir has a strange growth in the middle of his back. At first I thought it was a tick. Not. Then thought maybe just a scrape or scab. I scraped the scab off. It bled. Funny though, the bleeding diffusion and shape of the surrounding tissue is very confined and strange. If this were human, I'd be thinking skin cancer and get to a doctor ASAP. What to do about a dog? I keep scraping the scab off, very gently, and it continues to bleed and get bigger, and the surrounding tissue is just plain hard to describe. I am hoping it is just an annoying mole. He has a benign mole a little further up his back. I know dogs get these with age. But whatever this is, it keeps bleeding into itself and getting bigger. I fear a vet visit will be needed. I'm going to not try to scrape off the scab and see what it does on it's own. Just very strange and bleeding into a very defined area. The blood does not disperse outside that specific tissue area. It only seems to build an updward bump.
I'm watching it closely and will get him to the vet as soon as I am able. It's just that I know I have spent money on vet bills previously for things that probably weren't so urgent. I can no longer afford that luxery. He's my baby. I know his time with me is limited. Just anything going wrong with him throws me into fear, stress and anxiety. Rational or not, it is what it is.
I know Keisha's time is short. Vet and I agree, no heroic measures with her. I will let her go when God deems it to be her time. I will fall apart. And I will eventually recover. I will not get another puppy in her place. No more furkids until Chinsir is very nearly gone. As much as I would love to have multiple furkids, I recognize that I am not able due to vet expenses, apartment rules and my own availability. So I dread the day when I'm down to 2. But this comes with the territory. We know this when we first make that committment to them. Lord, just please let me do the best for them while they are here.
Chinsir has a strange growth in the middle of his back. At first I thought it was a tick. Not. Then thought maybe just a scrape or scab. I scraped the scab off. It bled. Funny though, the bleeding diffusion and shape of the surrounding tissue is very confined and strange. If this were human, I'd be thinking skin cancer and get to a doctor ASAP. What to do about a dog? I keep scraping the scab off, very gently, and it continues to bleed and get bigger, and the surrounding tissue is just plain hard to describe. I am hoping it is just an annoying mole. He has a benign mole a little further up his back. I know dogs get these with age. But whatever this is, it keeps bleeding into itself and getting bigger. I fear a vet visit will be needed. I'm going to not try to scrape off the scab and see what it does on it's own. Just very strange and bleeding into a very defined area. The blood does not disperse outside that specific tissue area. It only seems to build an updward bump.
I'm watching it closely and will get him to the vet as soon as I am able. It's just that I know I have spent money on vet bills previously for things that probably weren't so urgent. I can no longer afford that luxery. He's my baby. I know his time with me is limited. Just anything going wrong with him throws me into fear, stress and anxiety. Rational or not, it is what it is.
I know Keisha's time is short. Vet and I agree, no heroic measures with her. I will let her go when God deems it to be her time. I will fall apart. And I will eventually recover. I will not get another puppy in her place. No more furkids until Chinsir is very nearly gone. As much as I would love to have multiple furkids, I recognize that I am not able due to vet expenses, apartment rules and my own availability. So I dread the day when I'm down to 2. But this comes with the territory. We know this when we first make that committment to them. Lord, just please let me do the best for them while they are here.
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