[Njagdu] Vet costs

[MS S TILLETT]

Okay guys, I had the letters all mixed up so it took me a while to find it.  It is IAADP, International Association of Assistance Dog Partners.  They have a website, www.iaadp.org 
The also have a newsletter, but when I tried to enter on it it did that click which usually means mouse-over, which I don't know how to deal with.  Actually, I can't deal with mice in any form, unless they are someone's pet.  

There are certain benefits to joining, like discounts on some stuff.  Membership is $30 a year, or $60 for 3 years.  You can apply online and pay with paypal, or print out an application and send it in with a check.  I'm not sure how many times a year the newsletter comes out, two or three maybe, and it comes in different formats.  I got so frustrated trying to read the back issues that I gave up, but there is a lot of info in their site.  

I was a member for a year some time ago but let it go for financial reasons but I think I will join again.  That's all I know so far.  

Sue, Wonder, and Gillah
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lynn Reynolds 
  To: New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users 
  Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Vet costs


  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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