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| - My friend told me bulldogs were #77 out of 79 on the "smartest dogs" list. I was indignant until Leo, the five month old lil' rascal, proved her right. Yes. He could have spent the day at the dog park but instead got to go to the vet ER when he got the car window down and jumped out of the moving vehicle.
(Mind you, I won't mention where we fall on the "smartest owners" list for failing to have the window locks on).
With a puppy in shock and an oozing bloody jaw we knew we had to head to the vet, stat. Being a Sunday, only the ER vet would be open. Thank goodness for my paper hoarding tendencies (how often do I get to say that?!) because I had tucked a brochure for this vet into my glove box.
We called to let them know we were on our way (note: there are two locations and in hindsight we realized we were closer to the other one, it would be great in the future if the reception team could assess where people are located and direct them to the closest location).
When we arrived, Leo was whisked to the back for an assessment. The vet then came out to talk with us and the good news is that Leo seem so have a thick lil' noggin and was just fine. WHEW!!! She offered additional services to check for things that may not pop up until later (xrays, overnight observations, etc.) but was not pushy. She advised us what to watch for and encouraged us to bring him back in if we noticed anything she had mentioned. Bill for office visit: $70. Would have been $170 more for xrays which we declined.
The nicest part was we got not one, but two follow-up calls over the next few days. Just checking in to see how the lil' guy was doing. They also faxed info over to our regular vet so they were in the loop (and they called as well). Leo basked in all the attention, of course. Stinker!!!
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