How to Spend $403 per Second

I was intending to post a chart today but something more pressing appeared.

Our dog Honey jumped off the couch last night and landed head first right into our heavy stone coffee table. Contrary to the wishes of our dog, the table did not budge.

She knocked herself so silly that she could not stand. Her eyes were swinging back and forth like a pendulum would (and her body attempted to compensate). They would not stop. As I loaded up the car with our dog, I couldn't help but think that it would be the last time I ever saw her. She was looking really dazed and confused, much like those with a serious brain injury would look. The odds of her returning home seemed very low. It didn't help that she had fluid all over the side of her face seemingly originating from her left ear (which hindsight says was just water from our other dog's water bowl kept just below the coffee table).

My girlfriend drove her to the emergency vet. As I still have Shingles (don't even get me started), I was in no condition to join them (nor would anyone want me to be there spreading Chicken Pox vapors).

Fortunately, our dog looks to be making a full recovery. I would never have thought it possible. I have never seen any creature look so incredibly disconnected from the real world (financial "experts" offering advice from within ivory towers notwithstanding).

Honey experienced vestibular disease. Between the visit and the lab tests (to rule out brain bleed conditions), the total came to $403. It took our dog a single second to rack up such an impressive spending habit (not counting the trip to the vet or the hours spent there), but fortunately she could not keep up the pace.

Life is a fragile thing, but our dog has once again persevered it would seem (knock on wood). Keep in mind that she racked up more than $12k in vet bills over the last year or so (and has made a nearly complete recovery from all of that). That makes this month rather light by comparison. D'oh!

I intend on posting a chart tomorrow, should the "illusion of prosperity" gods allow it. I am certainly doing all that I can to make the necessary ritual sacrifices to appease them, lol. Sigh.

In any event, I am grateful that we did not lose a pet in the last 24 hours. It was a close call. Honey is doing great today. Further, her blood work results just came in and show nothing to be worried about. Whew!