Sick

I called our vet on Tuesday and set an appointment since he was sneezing Monday and Tuesday. She was able to get us in immediately which was great! $150 later we left with some pills and they had drawn blood to do some tests. Oh and he got his next lyme shot.

The next morning he went #1 and #2 as usual. I caught samples of both, dropped them off at the vet and paid $60 for them to do tests. Later I received a voicemail from Brian telling me to call the vet to get the details behind the voicemail they left him.

Today I spoke with our vet and she informed me that Tailor's nose was due to an upper respiratory infection and that the pills she gave me were the right ones. She found in another test that he had caught giardia. She noted that it is contagious and gave me a bunch of information. I looked it up online to learn what I could then drove to the vet to get his medicine and paid another $40.

Thanks to the pills from Tuesday his nose seems to be just fine now (of course he'll get the rest of his meds to make sure). Now I just have 4 days left of giardia medicine to give him, I have to walk him in other areas than I usually do and he's not allowed to socialize with others. On the last day of this medication I need to bleach and sanitize our floors, his beds, his toys and anything he's been in contact with. Our vet actually told me to sanitize anything he may have soiled, but I'm going to err on the side of caution and clean everything he's touched.

This was supposed to be a cost free dog week and instead I spent $250 at the vet and another $30 at the pet store for new toys and treats.