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We've had our little Yorkie dog a little less than a month. A friend found her, so she needed all the usual shots, checkups, etc. Since we got her, we've been to the vet probably 6 times. It's located in Pets Mart, so it's fairly convenient. But not convenient enough to go there ALL THE TIME!

1. Initial check up and shots. Made an appointment to get teeth cleaned in 3 weeks when she got her rabies booster.

2. Returned to enroll in their maintenance plan to hopefully save money. Brought the dog just for fun.

3. Dog got groomed. that's not really the vet.

4. Ellie had bloody stool so they had us bring her in. Took tests but didn't find anything. Loaded her up with medicines and said check back in a week. I said "she has a teeth cleaning appointment in one week." they said "great, see you then."

5. Returned 48 hours later because she hadn't gone to the bathroom but ate a lot of food since she had bloody stool(TMI I know). They told me to come in. Nothing was wrong and she pooped. Thank goodness for free vet visits! Reminded me about my teeth appointment.

6. They called me 3x this week to remind me about her teeth cleaning today. I drove on ice to get her there at 7 am. After my husband took me to work in the truck and he drove far away to his work, the vet called me to tell me the vet clinic's policy is not to put a dog under anesthesia for three weeks after a sickness like she had last week. So i had to reschedule her teeth cleaning for three weeks from now. But she's sitting at the vet for 10 hours because I don't have transportation.

I really, really wish they would have told me about this no-anesthesia policy before I dropped her off today. She can't even go get groomed because she had a rabies booster shot.

Sorry for the long post. I'm just frustrated and tired of taking my dog to the vet. I'm not normally a take your pet to the vet all the time kind of person. Anyone ever dealt with this?

Sigh. Came home from brunch yesterday and Ellie had an owie. She cried when she turned or jumped too quickly, and wanted to be curled up in a ball all day. She didn't want to play or do anything she normally does except eat and go potty. I think it's something in her shoulder because if you hold her a certain way it hurts her. We didn't take her to the vet yesterday because we were out of town, but I'm probably going to take her today if she's not better. 

I feel like an overprotective parent.... But it's hard to know what is bad and what is just normal stuff. :-( Sick of going to the vet!

@muckmoo I agree! I did some diet research and found out how bad some kinds of food are! She's on Wellness wet and dry food--it's ranked up there with Blue. The first 4 ingredients on both are meats, very little grains. She was on just the dry until she got sick, and she loves wet food so much that now we give her a mix of wet and dry.

I think her problem today is like skeletal or muscular. Maybe she ran into something or jumped funny. I don't know. She's such a sweetheart that it's hard to see her sad and in pain.

thanks for the commiserating guys! We have the wellness plan and it has nearly paid for itself in a month. 

@petunia, she is 3, but we've only had her a month. The vet said her knees will dislocate--subluxing patella or something?

GOOD NEWS! I went home at lunch and she's back to her spunky self. Playing with everything and even wanted a second walk to explore. So happy! Maybe she just pulled a muscle.

I think I take the cake!  My little man has racked up nearly $15 grand in vet bills in the last month.  He's a 4 year old yorkie who was being treated for pancreatitis, but ended up having his gall blatter removed.  I'm just appreciative that my family loves him so much that they were willing to pay for his vet bill.. I don't know what I would do if I had to make those decisions with my limited income.. :(

By the way.. yorkies are an expensive breed.. Mine gets a haircut every 6 weeks ($50+) and they're susceptible to a number of diseases.. BUT THEY'RE SO FREAKIN' CUTE!!!

Dogs are so f*ing expensive.. but they're soo worth it..  :)

Ellie finally got her teeth cleaned today. The vet called to say because they are so bad, she needs 2 front teeth removed immediately and I should expect at least 5-7 more teeth to need extraction soon. Yay dollars! They said teeth problems are common for Yorkies. sigh. I've only had her a short time, but at 3, her teeth already have tons of gingevitis and stuff.

I guess she's just living up to her namesake, Ellie Mae Clampitt. You can just call her a hillbilly.

wow...all of that sounds excessive for a 3 year old dog.  As long as you brush her teeth regularly, why would she continue to need extractions?  Are these tooth issues breed related?  My chihuahuas were much older before they needed their first extractions. 

I usually try to treat aches and pains first with tramadol (doggy advil).  As long as they are pooping, peeing, eating and drinking, then we'll wait it out!

@franksmama, I've only had her for 2 months. She was a rescue, so the previous 3 years I don't know if she'd ever had her teeth cleaned. I guess it's breed related. :-/ I'll be brushing her teeth daily! 

The vet said she actually needed all of these teeth removed ASAP, but before taking out the other 5-7 bigger teeth, they suggested getting a radiograph to make sure. She'll need like, gum flap surgery and other fun things. Poor baby.

I admit I also made friends with my vet outside of the office.  It's truly been a blessing to have someone i can text with "The dog just ate 2lbs of raw shrimp.  think he'll be ok?" And she will reply with "He might get the poops but nothing critical to worry about."

And that of course saves me gobs of $$!!

@Miss Damask: just FYI- if you ever do need to go for a second opinion or search around for a good vet, CityView Animal Hospital in Ft. Worth is AWESOME! They're just off Bryant Irvin near the 820. (a few blocks away from the Bryant Irvin Petsmart.)