Petting your Dog may Save His Life
Petting your dog may save his life. Ernest is a good boy. A few weeks ago Ernest was at his therapy dog prep class. In between exercises my husband was petting him, stroking his fur like we both do numerous times a day. I'm sure you do with your dog, too. But this time he felt something different. A small bump near Ernest's shoulder. Later that night he showed me. It looked like a mosquito bite. I didn't think anything of it at all. Mike shows me the lump. It's barely the size of a mosquito bite. A few days later we were at a vet appointment for our puppy. Ernest was with us. Mike happened to mention the bump to the vet. She looked, taking more interest in it than I thought, which surprised me. "I'll aspirate it and take a look," she said, inserting a small needle into the area. To be honest, my only thought at the time was, here goes our bill up, up, up! The next night we received a phone call about 9pm. The vet. "It's not benign," she s...