[nagdu] dog expenses question

[Vivianna via nagdu]

well, it all depends.  my dog had health issues so, i payed over $1000 in vet bills the first year i had her.
now, i switched her to a raw food diet so the bills will be less at the vet, however, it costs me around $125 a month for her food.  plus, natural flea and tick stuff and, unfortunately poisonous heartworm preventative.
i would sa, for me, around $200 a month average.
yep, dogs are not cheap.  Canes don't eat much and never have to go to the vet.  

Vivianna

On May 25, 2014, at 2:12 PM, via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> Oh ok.
> How much does it cost to care for a dog per year?
> I want to make sure I'm prepared.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Brandy Pinder via nagdu
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog expenses question
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> If you mean breed no not really. The only one I can think of is a poodle because of the six to eight week grooming it will need. Most other breeds you can bathe yourself. I had one golden I used to get trimmed because his hair was super long. Like belly hair about five inches as well as tail hair so I'd get a couple inches off every few months.
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>> On May 25, 2014, at 2:43 PM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but if you mean the expense of having a
>> guide dog, it depends on many thing. Mostly what type of food you feed, what
>> type and how many toys you buy, how healthy the dog is so vet expenses, and
>> even then it depends on the vet and the reason for vet visits. I have two
>> dogs, my guide and my retired guide. I probably spend between fifty and 100
>> a month on food. Not sure yet with my new dog how fast we'll go through
>> food. Vet expenses are probably around 4 to 500 dollars a year if you
>> include heartworm preventative, shots, physicals. Then there's bathing which
>> I have done about every six months and is around 75 dollars each time for
>> two dogs.
>> 
>> Sherry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of via nagdu
>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:33 PM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] dog expenses question
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I have a question: does it depend on the type of dog as far as finances go?
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
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