

My beloved German Short haired pointer consumes EVERYTHING in sight...I was always told that Labs are the voracious eaters - there is no way they can compete with my Ringo. Three weeks ago he ate a full, brand new bottle of Glucosamine that I had just bought for my elderly dog - that was 150 pills. Of course, this happened after 5 - after my vet closed. Off to the Emergency clinic. They induced vomiting "just in case". I paid them $260 to make my GSP vomit and of course, I had to order new Glucosamine - $75. The emergency vet giggled as I left, "At least Ringo won't have joint pain for awhile!". OK - nothing serious occured - just a dented wallet.

Then a week later, UPS delivered 6 months of heartworm pills for my 3 dogs (that's 24 heartworm pills) - I arrived home to find a ripped up UPS package with remnants of the HeartGuard logo here and there. Good old Ringo consumed all 24 pills plus the foil wrappers plus all the UPS paperwork. Back to the Emergency vet. He again vomited his guts out including 24 heartworm pills still in their foil wrappers! OK - This time, I paid $330 to the vet (I guess this time his barf was more valuable) -and $150 to order more Heartworm pills.
A few days ago I had a yen for Oreos. I had a couple and put the rest away in the pantry. I guess I left the door ajar, because when I returned home from work there was a little ripped piece of the Oreo box with crumbs everywhere. I guess once Ringo got into the pantry he decided he did not want the oatmeal or the bread crumbs or the Special K - instead he sniffed out the best - The giant box of Oreos. It was after vet hours again (Of Course!), so instead of going back to the Emergency vet, I just gave him a big glass of milk - afterall, what's a box of Oreos without milk?????
Don't worry, he's fine...just fat!
Joan...you're killing me with this story.... This just goes to show, It is not about the Money. I mean neither our love of our pets or what we do in the real estate business....That's a funny story, thanks for sharing. JC