and the unexpected again

but if it is again, and almost on time, then how could it be unexpected, we might wonder... well, it's the way of the world in this modern culture, life and bills, monthly, mostly... and the unexpected pulls me away from the babbling and open tabs and even from that afternoon nap that i so dearly was wanting... happiness needed to go to the vet cuz his occasional urinary blood became bleeding since yesterday and after x-rays we have bladder stones and a likely infection so ouch for the poor old puppy and ouch for the wallet (almost $300) and hence, the title... the vet was not his regular vet and for the next visit hopefully his regular vet who's known him most of his life will be there cuz she is an old friend of jackson and has been through this before with her... jackson had to turn down surgery and put her cat to sleep for similar reasons and she is definitely is not ready for this...

i don't know if they tested the pH of the urine, but it would be helpful to know as that suggests the kind of stone (struvite or oxylate) which is the primary need-to-know to decide on treatment... i don't know if the vet did a culture to choose the right antibiotic, but she did suggest surgery... not in the budget ($1500) and we hope for no emergency blockage that would be life threatening without surgery cuz there is a credit card that would save his life, but that new bill would hurt, so drink more water puppy, please... we are gonna strain his pee and hope a stone passes without clogging the pipes so we can figure out what kind of stones they are so we can treat it with diet and/or meds... being a kidney stone passer myself, i feel for him...

anybody wanna donate to the save happiness fun, my po box is on the sidebar (who knows, one of you might win the lottery and want to share a little... i mean, i would, but then, you know that... i better start taking finding a job more seriously soon, huh?... sigh and all)... all the more reason to explore every possible income scenario... any advice, education, or assistance will be greatly appreciated...

winning lottery tickets welcome too...

back to the real world, happiness is sleeping now, definitely not too comfortable... not the easiest day, but it is life and the natural down side of many years of adopting and loving a wonderful four-legged family member...