A Monday trip to the Vet's

We took Chase in to the Vet's yesterday. (with an appointment and only one person to come in with him)  He started getting sick last week.  Yelping in pain.  Didn't want to lie down....... walked in circles for hours.  Finally lay down and then didn't want to get up.  Wouldn't eat.... started peeing whenever the urge hit and no longer lifted his leg.... urine down his legs and onto his feet.  $360 later we left with antibiotics for an infection and pain killers for arthritis.  He still doesn't want to eat, which makes getting the pills into him difficult.  He did eat some food last night about 2 or 3 hours after the pills.  No food this morning but i managed to force the pills into him so maybe he will eat when the pills start to work.  We also found out that we can no longer get the tick pills for our dog unless they have had a check up in the last year.  We put JJ on a waiting list for when things are back to normal with the Vet's and they do check ups again.  Hopefully before the ticks come out.  We got Chase his pills since Dr. Liz had seen him.  Kids and pets!  Jim is getting an oil change on the car today.  He has one free oil change left and it expires this month, and they will not extend it.  Still only a few cases in Manitoba compared to other provinces, but still not a lot of people being checked.  It's way too cold out to work outside and I have reached a point where I need some help with stuff on the inside so I putter.  And even if I have a lot of stuff to get rid of, there is no place to take it, and I have no more room to store it.  I sympathy with the dog and feel like I am walking in circles.  Kris got his invoices at his store and warned us that prices are going up.  We can live out of our freezer for a while, but I can guarantee I am going to get sick of pork!