tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post1979704837895238932..comments2023-09-28T08:31:02.877-07:00Comments on Responsible Pet Ownership Blog: Debunking Common Pet Health MisconceptionsCANIDAE Pet Foodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469755460646975188noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-3394270405323629262013-02-22T04:14:45.396-08:002013-02-22T04:14:45.396-08:00I think this is the culprit: It is hard to find a...I think this is the culprit: It is hard to find a vet you trust.<br />Last summer I took my dog in for what I suspected were skin allergies, as I didn't see any fleas or tics. Dr ran a flea comb down the middle of my chow/sheppards back, said, "Yes, it is dander due to allergies", and prescribed steroids. My dog had a very rough time on those drugs, and at the end of six weeks, the itching immediately started up again. It turned out that he had a major infestation of fleas and the Dr never bothered to look near his tail. I didn't either, as I had never had a dog with fleas. Needless to say, the flea problem cost about $500, and the need to find yet, another vet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-68014025193559202622012-02-12T16:30:33.991-08:002012-02-12T16:30:33.991-08:00I believe that the costs have risen while the inco...I believe that the costs have risen while the income has gone down. I don't believe that ANY of the people above mean that the Veterinarians should not be paid for their services, but that there are many people in this economy that have lost jobs and had to take less paying jobs just to keep bills paid. We all love our animals, but we can barely make the rest of the bills these days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-25173862891478772152012-02-12T13:09:56.234-08:002012-02-12T13:09:56.234-08:00My pets are like my children. I would jump through...My pets are like my children. I would jump through hoops for them. No matter the cost. I've seen the car that my doctor drives; It is not a nice car... My veterinary hospital is not in it for the money but in it for the animals well being. I hope you don't misjudge the doctors of your animals as greedy. Think of the care they have to give your pet. It is not an easy job and it is not a well paid job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-75496812221534208502012-02-11T21:06:51.685-08:002012-02-11T21:06:51.685-08:00I am shocked at all of the comments of COST on thi...I am shocked at all of the comments of COST on this issue and the suggestion that veterinary care should be cheap!!! Do you all think that it is free to run any type of good medical facility?? If you are going to a good vet they will offer you a estimate and they will try to keep the costs where they estimate they will be, but it is medicine and things change. I feel sorry for the people in the veterinary profession who have to deal with the ignorance of so many "cheap" people. Have you ever researched how much money a vet or there staff make? They are hardly in this to make a ton of money. People treat their pets like family except when it comes to Vet care...doesn't make any sense to me. I will spend what needs to be spent on my pets and if I couldn't do that, I wouldn't have them. Everyone here seems to think that everything should be free because we are all so used to paying a co-pay at our drs. and never seeing the final cost of everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-23905648532815010242012-02-07T09:07:41.646-08:002012-02-07T09:07:41.646-08:00with my 18 year old blind and deaf cockapoo, i am ...with my 18 year old blind and deaf cockapoo, i am very comfortable about a wellness check, half way thru the year. My dog just returned to his vet last week for a total cost of $37.00. The vet cleaned and plucked the hair out of his ears and cut his nails, also a thorough going over. Of course no shots were given at this price. I have always found if I dicuss the expense with the vet. they will usually let you make some kind of payment plan if you are a regular customer. As far as ordering on the internet, I found that the products are not of the same quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-82548659112192280102012-01-26T08:37:17.166-08:002012-01-26T08:37:17.166-08:00I think you hit the nail on the head with the reas...I think you hit the nail on the head with the reason why we've seen a dramatic decrease in veterinary care - the internet. I think this, coupled with the recession, has led to people wanting to diagnose their pet illnesses themselves and look for ways to get cheap remedies.Arthritis in Dogshttp://www.arthritis-help-for-pets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-65116245360574594632012-01-20T18:09:27.558-08:002012-01-20T18:09:27.558-08:00It is true that Veterinary costs have gone ballist...It is true that Veterinary costs have gone ballistic. I personally stopped going to a Vet I had used for 20 years for this reason. Their price quadrupled as they went high tech and added lots of young Vets to the practice. The Vet that had begun this practice, now retired, told us that they don't care if their old clients leave; there are lots of new ones that will pay the high dollars. Many of the larger Vets in my town had a meeting where they agreed to set prices.....this too is info from the Vet I just spoke of. I'm afraid the spirit of fairness and caring has given way to greed in the field of Veterinary medicine. But if you do your homework, there are still Vets around that are "old fashion" in their caring and their prices. Find one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-52440589812834763812012-01-18T14:45:47.003-08:002012-01-18T14:45:47.003-08:00well cost is definitely a factor here too. a rout...well cost is definitely a factor here too. a routine neuter of my Grate Dane was given an estimate of no more than $150, this vet knew that my family was in between jobs and trying to make sure no puppies were the result. I took 3 months to save up, vet knew this, and came in with $150 only to find out that they gave him his annual shots (2 at $75 each), the nails and teeth were extra, and the blood panel was not in the estimate. total cost $375! My family had to spend the month on food donations to pay for the procedure!<br /><br />So besides astronomical costs there is no trust. that dog came home with a resistant strain of fleas that still plague the house 3 years later (tried all the major brands, house bombs, natural stuff, they just don't die-now it is weekly trips to the dog wash and gallons of dawn dish soap as it actually kills the fleas). my annual shots are done at $15 each now at the pet store clinic-where the vet is more polite and the back room is clean and flea free. they get a better physical exam at shot time then they do at the vets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-12495317021014498912012-01-18T13:53:57.523-08:002012-01-18T13:53:57.523-08:00COST is the issue! And the idiotic tendency of vet...COST is the issue! And the idiotic tendency of vets to suggest expensive procedures that will have no meaningful impact on treatment/outcome. (As in, NO, Thank You, i will not be paying for an ultrasound to find out if my cat has polycystic kidneys...) After this sort of thing happened a few times, I found my level of trust/eagerness to run off to the vet dropped significantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-28115363681123634202012-01-18T13:47:26.003-08:002012-01-18T13:47:26.003-08:00We do take our cats in for yearly wellness exams. ...We do take our cats in for yearly wellness exams. Expensive? Yes. But we want to make sure to catch anything as early as possible. Thank you for such good information, Langley.meowmeowmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513539249219283256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-57867033838647840912012-01-18T13:25:02.923-08:002012-01-18T13:25:02.923-08:00We all get annual checkups and once we are 7 years...We all get annual checkups and once we are 7 years old or so, we get routine blood panels done to serve as baselines for the future. If a problem develops earlier than that, then we have that panel for reference. Phantom doesn't get as many of the shots every year that the rest of us do, but he always gets his rabies shot and any influenza-related ones. But the above commenters are right, vet costs are very high. Pet insurance isn't always that great of an idea depending on the age and health of the dog. Mom says it is best to have a pet savings account where money is regularly deposited to help out with those big bills.<br /><br />Nice article.<br /><br />Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/07539957828544908415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-77167793491991228642012-01-18T11:12:11.540-08:002012-01-18T11:12:11.540-08:00I have to agree with the above comment. The vet...I have to agree with the above comment. The vet's are too expensive and with the number of animals that I have, I couldn't possibly take them all for a wellness exam. But I will say that my vets are the very best and always give me a discount just because they know how many rescues that I have here. That is also true with me and my horse vet. He is cheaper than the dog vet and he comes out to my place.<br />Great info though and it is a great idea to take the animals for a yearly checkup. They can find things before they get too bad.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571726966413507123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-77805681188734189572012-01-18T10:19:12.426-08:002012-01-18T10:19:12.426-08:00I may be late on the annual care for my dog and my...I may be late on the annual care for my dog and my cat, but it is for none of the reasons listed in this article. Primarily it is because of the cost of the vet care. I have a vet who comes to me to take care of my two horses with their annual shots, wellness check, and blood drawn for Coggins tests and it costs me less ($180) than it costs for me to take my dog in for his annual checkup (last visit cost me close to $300 and there was nothing wrong with my dog). I love animals and my horses, dog, and cat are all rescues; but I am seriously considering giving up pet ownership because of the cost of vet care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com