elegy wrote:
On 20 Jan 2009 21:12:41 GMT, ((null)) wrote:

Robin Nuttall wrote:
OTOH, dogs who chew bones regularly often have broken off and completely
worn off teeth at an early age.
Yep! I once went to a talk by a veterinary dentist who warned
everyone present against ever giving their dogs bones EVER,
whether or not raw, cooked, whatever. He'd seen WAY too much
major tooth damage caused by bones to be comfortable with
the practice at all.

i'd rather my dogs chew bones than the walls nylabones and the like
just don't do it for them.

both dogs have some wear at 6 but nothing alarming.



http://www.k911.biz/Petsafety/RawhideandChewyTreats.htm
http://www.benderplace.com/allcreatu...s.htm#Nylabone

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:22:22 +0000 (UTC), Nick
wrote:

Sharon Too wrote:


February is National Pet Dental Care Month. Some practices (ours included)
offer discounts on prophys for the entire month.

Wish my vet did. He sold his practice to some management company a
year or so ago; prices have skyrocketed, and there are no discounts
for anything. $165 today for a dental on a 30 lb dog.

Wish my vet did. He sold his practice to some management company a
year or so ago; prices have skyrocketed, and there are no discounts
for anything.

I hate the corporate buy outs. Unfortunately, running a practice is so very
costly these days it's inevitable for some.

...$165 today for a dental on a 30 lb dog.

That's it? Not outrageous under general anesthesia with proper pre-op blood
work.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:37 -0500, "Sharon Too"
wrote:

Wish my vet did. He sold his practice to some management company a
year or so ago; prices have skyrocketed, and there are no discounts
for anything.

I hate the corporate buy outs. Unfortunately, running a practice is so very
costly these days it's inevitable for some.

He got tired of the administrative stuff involved in owning his own
practice. So, now he deals with lots of complaints from long-time,
loyal clients. This in a small community. I've heard he regrets
selling the practice, but it's too late now.

...$165 today for a dental on a 30 lb dog.

That's it? Not outrageous under general anesthesia with proper pre-op blood
work.

That doesn't include any blood work, and it may not be outrageous, but
it's a hefty price increase, in an area that is not nearly as wealthy
as the corporate owner two states away thinks it is. On the other
hand, credits for blood donations have not increased at all in several
years, even though the charge for an office call has nearly doubled.
So I guess he'll have trouble finding blood donors.

He got tired of the administrative stuff involved in owning his own
practice.

I certainly understand that. It's 4am and my day starts a couple hours
before my kids rise so I can get ahead with office paper work.


...$165 today for a dental on a 30 lb dog.

That's it? Not outrageous under general anesthesia with proper pre-op
blood
work.

That doesn't include any blood work, and it may not be outrageous, but
it's a hefty price increase, in an area that is not nearly as wealthy
as the corporate owner two states away thinks it is.

I'm going to assume that he wasn't much of a businessman. Most vets aren't
and they give away their products and services like it's Christmas. Some
don't institute price increases to match to increase in overhead because
they can't bear the thought of having to face clients. In the last couple
years that increase in overhead alone has been obscene.

What I said may sound cold, but payroll, insurance, workmans comp,
disability, health insurance, appliances, equipment, building, maintenance,
utilities, land, education, license, permits, fees, accounting, legal,
product, lab supplies, medication, retail, janitorial services.... and on
and on... has to be paid for. A good dental prophy with preanesthetic blood
work (even a $34 CBC), anesthesia, monitoring, analgesics, technician and
doctor, equipment and product, medical supervision in recovery, antibiotics
and follow-up (among other costs) at our practice is closer to $200 for a
dog with moderate periodontal involvement. And that's one service we haven't
raised in over a year.

_DDR wrote:
HOWEDY tara green you pathetic miserable stinkin
rotten lyin drunken drug crazed psychopath,

"Tara Green" wrote in message
...
chardonnay9 wrote:
_DDR wrote:
HOWEDY janet you pathetic miserable stinkin rotten
lyin animal murderin punk thug coward active acute
chronic life long incurable malignant maliciHOWES
mental case and professional dog trainin FRAUD an
SCAM ARTIST,

"Janet Boss" wrote in message
...
In article ,
chardonnay9 wrote:

I'm not the one choking dogs Janet, you are.
I've never choked a dog.
You're a liar. You jerk choke shock bribe crate intimidate
surgically sexually mutilate an MURDER innocent defenseless
dumb critters an LIE abHOWET it.
Of course she's a liar! Thanks for posting from the archives Jerry!
Do you really believe he doesn't edit those "archives"?

That'd be SO EZ to PROVE that you'd have to be INSANE
to fabricate quoted posts, wouldn't you agree, tara?

Seriously?

INDEED. SeriHOWESLY {}'; ~ )

LIKE THIS:

: From: Sionnach )
: Subject: another question from me and joy?
:
: Date: 2002-04-10 19:40:33 PST
: "BethF" wrote:
:
: I don't think any of our regulars bite
: their dogs ears to leash train them.

: He's repeating one of Jerry's confabulations... I did,
: once, lightly nip a seriously out-of-control, temper-
: tantruming Labrador on the ear to get her attention.