Let me start with a disclaimer: I love my dog very much, possibly too much.
BUT
He is a lot of trouble. Last year we had the three tumors removed: one on his eyelid, under his chin and the one on his foot that ultimately caused him to have his toe removed. We couldn't just have one surgery. No, his foot became infected which required another surgery for debridement and antibiotic therapy. By the way, I could have died when I found out we paid $24 for cephalexin. Let me just say I didn't pick him up because I would have had it filled at the pharmacy for 24 cents.
We thought all of this was past us, but a few months ago another tumor came up on his shoulder. This time panicking still from the toe, we immediately took him to the vet. We ended up just having it removed for sake of not having to worry. Everything seemed like it was going good, and Gabe and I removed the stitches Monday night 10 days after the surgery. The next day I get home from work, and was getting ready to bother Louie as always. I looked down at him and noticed that there was a gaping wound. The wound had popped back open. It was like 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. It was so nasty you could see the muscle and everything. Anyways it required another office visit and sedation to have it restitched. Why on earth did I think we would get this done in one visit? Gabe and I calculated how much we have spent on vet bills for Louie. Lets just say most people would call us crazy.
So, in honor of my troublesome and costly dog, here are pictures of him over the years. He is very photogenic.
I don't think he was impressed with his pink flashing New Year's crown.
Here is a picture of him right after his toe removal.
He really didn't need this cone, but I made him wear it for a picture.
