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[quote=Anonymous]Loving my little guy - all 12 pounds of him - but the Jack Russell part of him makes him a right brat!

Got hold of my husband's checkbook a few weeks ago and chewed it. We thought things were fine after he threw up some of it right after. Ate, drank, pooped, behavior, all normal. Then last week he threw up more. So off I go with him to the vet for X-rays and exam. They give me a protocol (try white bread dipped in olive oil - not sure if anything is still there, etc. etc.) and he seems fine. Take him back four days later for more X-rays to compare. Doc says he still sees something but to cut open a dog who's fine in all other regards? Best to wait and see and monitor. I decide I'm going to also take him to Hope in Vienna and get him an ultrasound so we can get more info. I'm not good at 'wait and see'.   I do that today - ultrasound clear. YAY!

Take him home to find out that this AM while I was driving my son to school, he had puked up a bunch more of the plastic bits - attached to a bit of a tug of war rope toy he was chewing on (which is now in the trash). Which explains the clear ultrasound this afternoon.  Hopefully, that's the end of it. Will still watch him carefully.  One more throw up of plastic or other symptom and it's exploratory surgery to get rid of the rest (or at the very least, endoscopy).

I think I stress out about my animals as much as I do my kids. It's like having perpetual toddlers!

Tally  -

Cost of Husband's carelessness (he's ADHD and his office WAS a disaster) - $1000 so far
Healthy dog - $priceless

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