Misunderstood

I'm feeling a little misunderstand lately. I was feeling misunderstood last Friday too. I got over it. But then something else occurred this week and once again I'm feeling misunderstood.

I take being a pet mom extremely serious. These are my babies. And oh my gosh I'd love to go toe to toe against any dog mom that says they love their baby more than I love my baby. Sorry but no you don't! I'd push anyone in front of zombies to save Landon. So if a zombie apocalypse happens don't be around me...because I'm saving Landon not you! Sorry, not sorry!

Now to the reason I feel misunderstood. I feel like it's been spread around that I don't like heartworm prevention and I don't like taking pets to the vet right away. Now remember I'd shove you in front of a zombie to save Landon. So how could those other two thoughts be true?

Here's the thing....yes, heartworm prevention annoys me. It annoys me, because vets just push it on dog owners and there is no thoughts on assessing whether or not your dog is at risk. I personally feel like Landon is not at high risk. I even felt like the pugs were not at high risk and they were short-haired dogs, which Landon is not. However, I'm not stupid...I'm not going to take any extra risk with something preventable so of course Landon is covered. However, I am smart enough to exercise my own thoughts and beliefs concerning this matter. Which means I do not agree that pets need to be protected from mosquitos year round. Vets want your money year round! PERIOD! How many mosquitos do you see in the middle of December?...exactly, my point! Look it up mosquitos can't live in cold temperatures, therefore dogs are not at risk year round for heartworm.

Now moving on to the next item I feel misunderstood about...do I rush my pets to a vet when I hear a cough or a sneeze? No, I don't! Okay so, I might not book an appointment after I hear one little sneeze...that just means, I simply exercise my own judgement as to when and if it's necessary to take a fur-baby to the vet. I'm not trying to mess around and play with their lives. Anyone that REALLY knows me, should know that! Remember what I already stated...I'd push you in front of a zombie to save Landon. I'm thankful for the years of experience with the pugs. I recognize a lot of symptoms and signs and I react accordingly. I've saved us at least 2 vet bills because I have been able to recognize Landon is starting to get an ear infection and I doctor him up myself, not needing to go to a vet. Then again there's been other situations when I've rushed a pet to the vet, like when Cody got stung by a bee. I rely heavily on my own intuition. I assume I rely on intuition similar to how a mom of human kids relies on her intuition. Generally when I'm unsure what to do, I do what I can and see if my fur-baby gets better within a "reasonable timeframe", if not I don't hesitate to book an appointment at the vet office.

Anyway, I hope this clears things up. People don't need to act scared or bashful or even weird to tell me about vet appointments they are taking their dog to. I'm not going to judge you! Trust me, I'm way too into my own life here to get too involved in my thoughts concerning when you take your dog to the vet.