My Schnoodle, Charlie, (I may have mentioned him once or twice in this forum ) got used as a chew toy by another dog at day care and I had to bring him to the vet. The charge for the office visit was $30. The cleaning of the wounds was about $20, the antibiotic $37 and the anti-inflammatory was about $13 for a grand total of $100.

I didn't think it was outrageous but a lot of money and I'm very angry that he got so bitten up. There were 8 puncture wounds on his lower back and one had abscessed. No one from the day care told me about it and they may have had so many dogs, they didn't know it happened.

I don't want to take him back there. I think they have too many dogs to adequately supervise. Unfortunately, it's the most convenient to home.

I do appreciate what my vet said which was first, that the dog was fine. Second, that Charlie loves day care and that the momentary pain he experienced was outweighed by his joy at playing with the other dogs. My pain in my wallet, however, was not momentary.