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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That sounds great, I am anxious to hear what is
involved in joining, and so forth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lynn</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=suetillett@verizon.net href="mailto:suetillett@verizon.net">MS S
TILLETT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=njagdu@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njagdu@nfbnet.org">New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 15, 2010 8:05
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Njagdu] Vet costs</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I learned today that there are some freebees that
come along with joining this iaadp group, like Advantage flea and tick stuff,
and glucosimine, and the fish oil capsuls. I am going to fill out the
application this week and will let you guys know what else comes along with
membership. Apparently noone seems to be biting on insurance for
assistance dogs. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sue, Wonder, and Gillah</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mom2brylaur@verizon.net
href="mailto:mom2brylaur@verizon.net">Suzanne Woolbert</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=njagdu@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njagdu@nfbnet.org">New Jersey Association of Guide Dog
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 15, 2010 4:41
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Njagdu] Vet costs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Tracy,<BR>I can't disagree with that. I'm gonna get him
checked as soon as possible.<BR>At least it doesn't seem to be bothering him
at all.<BR><BR>Suzanne<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org">njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>
[mailto:njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]On<BR>Behalf Of Tracy Carcione<BR>Sent:
Monday, November 15, 2010 9:20 AM<BR>To: New Jersey Association of Guide Dog
Users<BR>Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Vet costs<BR><BR><BR>Hi Suzanne.<BR>A biopsy
doesn't cost much, at least not at my old vet. They just stick
a<BR>needle into the lump and look at the cells they get under a
microscope.<BR>Yours sounds like a fatty lump, but it's always best to
check.<BR>Trouble is a lot easier, and cheaper, to deal with early than
late.<BR><BR>Someone on the NAGDU list has VIP pet insurance, and my
neighbor was just<BR>elling me about VPI insurance. I think I'll check
them out.<BR>Tracy<BR><BR>> Hi, Lynn and Tracy,<BR>> Where do you get
pet insurance? I've thought about it myself. I just found<BR>> a<BR>>
lump on Taj's side which is making me nervous. It seems sensetive to<BR>>
touch,<BR>> and I'm hoping it's just some sort of innocuous cyst. I
really don't even<BR>> have a few hundred to do testing on it. I'm
thinking it's not cancer<BR>> because<BR>> it's fairly large, but feel
sfluidy. It is not hard.<BR>><BR>> Yeah, Tracy, I'm always shocked
with the bills too. I had a wonderful vet<BR>> where I used to live who
would charge me for meds only. but that's hard to<BR>>
find.<BR>><BR>> Suzanne<BR>><BR>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>> From: <A
href="mailto:njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org">njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>
[mailto:njagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]On<BR>> Behalf Of Lynn Reynolds<BR>>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:34 PM<BR>> To: New Jersey Association
of Guide Dog Users<BR>> Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Vet
costs<BR>><BR>><BR>> Hi Tracy,<BR>> I do not have pet insurance,
but I am considering it. I think that when<BR>> pet<BR>>
insurance first started, it did not include regular check ups. But
from<BR>> what I understand, some of them do now. Just a regular
visit with all the<BR>> regular shots and vaccines, plus heartworm and
flea treatments, they run<BR>> over $400 including a 10% discount for
service animals. I had Jake in<BR>> over<BR>> night because he
ate something he wasn't supposed to, he was on fluids and<BR>> all
that. Thank God he passed what he ate and there was no further<BR>>
treatment or surgery which would have been the next step if he
wasn't<BR>> going<BR>> to pass it, because that cost me $1700.
It is very expensive. But you do<BR>> what you got to do.<BR>>
Lynn<BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Tracy Carcione"
<<A href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</A>><BR>>
To: <<A href="mailto:nagdu@nfbnet.org">nagdu@nfbnet.org</A>><BR>>
Cc: <<A href="mailto:njagdu@nfbnet.org">njagdu@nfbnet.org</A>><BR>>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:07 AM<BR>> Subject: [Njagdu] Vet
costs<BR>><BR>><BR>>>I had to take Ben to the vet yesterday for
what I think will turn out to<BR>>> be nothing. He had an exam,
urinalysis, and a blood test, and it came<BR>>> to<BR>>>
$260! I was shocked. Is this typical? Have I forgotten
what vet trips<BR>>> cost? This was our first time at a new vet, since
our old one went out<BR>>> of<BR>>> business. It seems
like a big practice, with a small lab on the<BR>>>
premises,<BR>>> so maybe that's what I'm paying for. I want the
best care for my dogs,<BR>>> of<BR>>> course, but... When I
bring both dogs in for their annual check-up in<BR>>> the<BR>>>
spring, I can see that it could easily cost me $500-600, and maybe
more.<BR>>> If I were unemployed, it would be prohibitive. I'd
have to switch back<BR>>> to<BR>>> GDB, just for the vet
stipend.<BR>>> Anyone have pet insurance? Is it working out
well? Too bad Benny can't<BR>>> be on my Blue Cross. He
needs a prescription plan too--heartworm pills<BR>>> are $7 a pill, as
I recall. Way more than my cancer-fighting pills,<BR>>>
which<BR>>> are covered by my insurance.<BR>>> So, I'm just
wondering, are these costs typical, or not? And I'd love<BR>>>
to<BR>>> hear about any experiences with pet insurance.<BR>>>
Tracy<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
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