this sunbathing beauty came to the vet today for her exam and lab work and x-rays ($$$) for her cardiology appointment this Friday ($$$) the first Wednesday of the month, the dental hygienist comes up from Orange County for non-anesthetic dental cleanings so I thought I'd see how she does: - she has bad tartar.. - pus at the gumline.. - a lesion on her gum.. she politely declined a non-anesthetic cleaning and needs an anesthetic dental ($$$) she has insurance which covers $100 for dental cleanings... I guess I should be glad that is $100 I won ' t have to pay on a $2,500 surgery...