Who knew owning such an awesome dog would be sooo expensive? Mati is THE most accident prone and ailing dog I've ever seen. Last year, we went through a whole tick ordeal where she contracted three diseases, two of which were deadly and happened to be pushing her to that brink. You can read about it here, here, and here. Oh and here. Not to mention the time I hit her with the jeep and skinned her lip. Or when she ran into a concrete bird bath and shaved half her face. Or all the equipment we buy and training we do with her. Okay, that last one is something we actually want to spend money on. But the others? Come on, Mati.
Here she is recovering from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever AND Ehrlichia. That head tilt is very much NOT intentional. It's one of the symptoms she had and has since recovered from.
Here are photos from her most recent vet check. She's covered in hives.
Hates being at the vet.
Has a fat, swollen face and neck from... something. The vet never did figure out what was going on, except she knew it was an allergic reaction to something. Probably a wasp or a bee. (She's been known to chase them all around our back yard. Maybe she finally actually caught one.) It's taken three days of benadryl to reduce the swelling and get her back to normal. She no longer has a gobbler-- really wish I'd gotten a photo of that. Her neck was droopy and a gangly fat (if that makes sense) hanging from her chin. It was very unattractive.
