Sadly, this is not an April Fools joke. If it was a joke then I wouldn't be crying at the vet bill. Let me preface this story of woe with the following statement: Mojo HATES having his nails trimmed. We have been kicked out of Petco, he has drawn blood and I have shed tears trying to trim his nails. As of late his nails have grown too long and are way overdue for a trimming.
On Friday I was eating my lunch outside when Mojo jumped from my lap. No biggie, he looked fine so I continued eating. Ten minutes later I look down and there is blood under the table. When Mojo jumped down he had split one of his overgrown nails down the middle and hit the quick. He didn't seem to be in pain and he was walking fine so I thought he was all good.
Saturday afternoon I noticed Mojo had started limping. I thought "oh, he is tough, he will shake it off and all will be well in the world." WRONG! The limping continued all day Sunday and into Monday. So, yesterday Mojo and I paid a visit to the vet. Mojo is now sporting a nice bandage and was given pain killers. He will have to go back two more times for new bandages. We need to wait until the nail grows in enough for them to cut the dead part off ... lovely! The vet attempted to give Mojo a pedicure and he was only able to do 3 out of 4 legs...oye!
During said vet visit it was also determined Mojo may be allergic to his dog food. Starting in January Mojo became an obsessive licker. Most times his feet are missing fur and a bit scabbed. Turns out this is a sign of a food allergy. So for the next ten weeks Mojo's diet has been heavily modified to include ground turkey, rice, raw carrots and marshmallows ... yes, marshmallows. He is not allowed to eat anything outside of those 4 items. LOVELY!
Mommy, where are we going?
Does this bandage make me look fat?
Give me love, I am injured!!!
Oh, did I show you my foot?
In other news, check out my Orchid. My Mom bought it for me last Memorial Day and it was beautiful then all the blooms fell off. We were about to toss it out when I decided to give it one more try and it worked.
2 Fabulous Comments:
Asya,
I was going through some of my "OLD" emails and found the link to your blog. It has been awhile. I wish you were still in VA, so I would have a walking pal. Sorry to hear about your Mojo. He is soooo cute!!! Give him a hug for me. I lost my dear dog Hanna a month ago and I sure do miss her after 11 years of puppy love. She lost her battle with cancer. The vet bills were outradious, but I would spend all the $$$$ again to have given us the extra time with her. So again I say "Give that boy some sugar from me!" How is CA? Marc and I are getting married on April 13th, so I have been busy playing Bridzella! Good wishes,Sandy Bayer
cgjbpAahhh! What we do for our KIDS! LOL. I hope Mojo is feeling better REALLY SOON!
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