[Kathy]

Hey everyone,
Just thought I'd share that my dog, Jack an all white pure bred boxer (his parents were fawn and white), just had his no-telling how many surgeries. This dog, probably has a longer medical record than my children, combined! If you ever want a money pit, get a white Boxer-Genius! I love him, hence why we have spent, literally, 1,000's of dollars on him (if I had to guess, I'd say 7k). Now, not all at once. No, it's always a $500 surgery, until the dog rips his staples out (even with the cone head collar AND the stiff neck collar on, his neck is so strong he can bend it with the metal brace on!). Then, it's off to be in the vet's care until he is healed (more $$$$).
Poor dog, has been dealt a hard hand. He had a lemon size tumor on his tail when he was 18 months. He had a 'show cut' and had to have 2 vertebrae removed and it cropped more, looks more like a cut you see on a pit bull. The tumor was cancer, didn't do the chemo, just cut it off (I love the dog; but chemo was too much). Then, he gets these skin lesions, they are like a zit, but they don't go away. They get larger and larger. So, he just had his second one surgically removed. He seriously has a bigger incision than I do! It is like 6 inches long, with tons of staples. He is absolutely driving me nuts, won't lay down, and blood is coming out of it. I am having to lock him in the bathroom, so he will be calm and lay. That or he has to have his bed by my feet, where he is touching me at ALL times. He is so cute in his cone head contraption. In the night he will wake up, forget it is on and go nuts, bumping into the wall, waking us up, making us think the house is being ransacked!
Well, word to the wise, no animal surgery during your recovery- not my smartest move! Will post a picture later....