This week the dogs licked clean the contents of the diaper pail, a pound of Moon Sand, and a pile of spit up-covered bibs. Last night I served them Nutra Max, made with real chicken protein and organic brown rice, topped with Iams savory roasted beef marinated in gravy. They paused and stared at me before eating it. I swear I heard one of them say, “Didn’t you just serve the same thing yesterday?”
…watching them try to pee in two feet of snow.
For the animals in this house, room and board comes with a price.
After a second round of antibiotics in the past two months, Daisy’s ear infection is still going strong. The cost of each round of ten pills: $56. It’s time for a new course of action. Every day from now on, I’ve decided to stuff a $5 bill in her mouth. That way, I can feel like I just screwed myself, rather than by the doggie pharmaceutical industry. Who knows? Maybe the fiber in paper money might do her some good.