[nagdu] Vet costs

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

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Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Young
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:10 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Vet costs

All of this is good for my to hear. I should be getting a dog in the next
few months if all goes according to plan. I'll be going to the seeing eye.

Jeff
On Nov 9, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Hi Jeff.
> Ben is from TSE.  He is 6 now.
> I can afford the vet costs; they just surprised me.  Guess I'm getting
> old, and my expectations for what something should cost are stuck in the
> past.
> Rebecca also pointed out that certain comprehensive blood tests cost more
> than others, so that could have ratchetted things up a bit.
> Tracy
> 
>> Tracy, which school are you going through? I know the Seeing Eye will
>> reimberse you for the first year after you receive your dog.
>> 
>> Jeff Young
>> On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:29 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Tracy and everyone,
>>> 
>>>   There's also the emergency loan program available to Seeing Eye
>>> Graduates. I had to use it several times when I had Tim and recently to
>>> get
>>> Johnny taken care of due to our move. Contact the training department
>>> for
>>> additional information.
>>> 
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: <njagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 8:07 AM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Vet costs
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I had to take Ben to the vet yesterday for what I think will turn out to
>>> be nothing.  He had an exam, urinalysis, and a blood test, and it came
>>> to
>>> $260!  I was shocked.  Is this typical?  Have I forgotten what vet trips
>>> cost? This was our first time at a new vet, since our old one went out
>>> of
>>> business.  It seems like a big practice, with a small lab on the
>>> premises,
>>> so maybe that's what I'm paying for.  I want the best care for my dogs,
>>> of
>>> course, but... When I bring both dogs in for their annual check-up in
>>> the
>>> spring, I can see that it could easily cost me $500-600, and maybe more.
>>> If I were unemployed, it would be prohibitive.  I'd have to switch back
>>> to
>>> GDB, just for the vet stipend.
>>> Anyone have pet insurance?  Is it working out well?  Too bad Benny can't
>>> be on my Blue Cross.  He needs a prescription plan too--heartworm pills
>>> are $7 a pill, as I recall.  Way more than my cancer-fighting pills,
>>> which
>>> are covered by my insurance.
>>> So, I'm just wondering, are these costs typical, or not?  And I'd love
>>> to
>>> hear about any experiences with pet insurance.
>>> Tracy
>>> 
>>> 
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