Bee sting

We are eating lunch yesterday when suddenly we look down at the beggar dog to see that her eye is puffy and swollen! (again!) We had no idea what happened to her- but it looked like it was getting worse right before our eyes. So I rush her to the vet of course fearing that my dog will lose her vision if I neglect it. But when I get there the receptionist tells me the veterinarians are all out to lunch and to come back at 2:00. "Umm...ok. Will she be ok until then? I don't need to do anything?" Apparently not. So I go home and the swelling starts to go down. I get online and google "dog+bee+sting+eye" and find that it is kind of a serious condition. I need to get her to a vet to get the stinger out and yadda yadda. 2:00 rolls around and I take her in to get this stinger removed. Seriously- I'm in the exam room 3 minutes, the Doc comes in, mumbles something about a bee sting, feels Roxy's throat, looks at her gums and runs her thumb over the swelling. "Well, looks like a bee sting. I don't feel a stinger though. I'll just give her a shot of antihistamine and she'll be fine." Before I can even protest that I have my own Benadryl at home, she's got a syringe all ready and it's over and I'm out the door to pay my bill. I'm thinking maybe under $30 because it was so quick and not a big deal. I about CHOKED when the bill was $61.00!!!!! What a CROOK. That's $41 for my 3 minute exam of throat and gums and stinger swipe and $20 for the shot of Benadryl!!!! I was just kicking myself all the way home. It amazes me that in an economy like this she can sleep at night and do that to people who are just trying to treat their animals well and be cautious. Sick and wrong. I learned an expensive lesson- just wait and see what happens next time. Of course Roxy is fully recovered today. Probably even better off than she was before the sting due to the extra attention and love:) But if your dogs eye was this freaky wouldn't you have done the same thing?