MiloMilo is a stunning brunette with irresistible brown eyes and a come hither look. She is extremely athletic and appears to have boundless energy. She is also a very good swimmer. Milo has been known to levitate.

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are very loyal to their owners. They exude the unconditional love we humans crave. Milo has been a part of the family for 5 years.

Last summer we were down at the lake playing frisbee. Milo leaped in the air to catch the frisbee and landed with a yelp. She began to hold her foot up and limp. A week passed and she was still limping. I took her to the vet and was advised she had a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). New treatment had recently been developed and for a mere $3,000 Milo could be back on deck in no time.

The vet gave Milo pain pills to help with the inflamation and a large plastic container of Glucose tablets to build up her strength. I would coat the pills in peanut butter to make the medicine go down well.

Two days later we left for a weekend in Michigan driving 300 miles north of Chicago. Milo was at home resting with her limp and in the care of the dog sitter. Sunday night I got a call. Milo had jumped up on the counter, chewed through the pill container and eaten 30 pain pills and half the jar of Glucose tablets.

Essentially she had OD’d. My friend Dan asked is she left a note. Several frantic calls to the vet and Milo was rushed to the dog ER where she spent two nights being treated with charcoal and IV fluids to rid her system of the huge amount of narcotics she had swallowed. $800 later Milo returned home and has been playing frisbee ever since. She occasionally limps but is otherwise in great health.

Simon

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