[Njagdu] Vet costs

[Lynn Reynolds]

Hi Tracy,
I do not have pet insurance, but I am considering it.  I think that when pet 
insurance first started, it did not include regular check ups.  But from 
what I understand, some of them do now.  Just a regular visit with all the 
regular shots and vaccines, plus heartworm and flea treatments, they run 
over $400 including a 10% discount for service animals.  I had Jake in over 
night because he ate something he wasn't supposed to, he was on fluids and 
all that.  Thank God he passed what he ate and there was no further 
treatment or surgery which would have been the next step if he wasn't going 
to pass it, because that cost me $1700.  It is very expensive.  But you do 
what you got to do.
Lynn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <njagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:07 AM
Subject: [Njagdu] 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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