After my recent ordeal with my newly-diagnosed
diabetic dog, which cost quite a bit just to stabilize
him, I was looking at more costs for possible follow-up
evaluation, insulin adjustment, etc. (Though he is doing
so well, I think maybe he's pretty much on the right
dose, 4 units twice a day)

Also considering maybe a less expensive
vet--though it was the ER charges that
really spiked his medical bills.

Apparently the guy who started this clinic did not
go to vet school until his late 30s, and his phillosophy
is affordable pet care. Bravo!

Get this:

teeth cleaning (dogs and cats) $75.00

vaccination pakages ranging from
$25.00 to $65.00 The 65.00 one
includes rabies, distemper, parvo,
lepto, bordatella, fecal test and
heartworm test.

These prices are about 1/4 those
of the regular vets around here.

And what is really surprising is that
the clinic is in a relatively high rent
district--near the Texas Medical Center
and they are walk-in open 10-7 M-F
and 10-5 on Saturday.

Pet Care Express (713) 592-9977

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A. Brain wrote:

Get this:

teeth cleaning (dogs and cats) $75.00


Is this the less expensive "without
anesthetic" kind that some vets offer?

My understanding s that this can be worse for
your pets teeth than doing nothing.

I like his notion of keeping costs down, but
a good solid relationship with a vet is worth
it, IMO.

But then, the fact that price shopping is
critical tells me you may not have that kind
of relationship with your vet in the first place.

I do, and I'm really grateful for that (and
for Dr Bonnie :-)

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Tara Green wrote:
My understanding s that this can be worse for
your pets teeth than doing nothing.

I talked with my vet about this a few months ago. She
doesn't like to do it for several reasons, not the least of
which is that there's risk of damaging enamel if a dog gets
fussy. It's also the case that it's extremely difficult to
get under the gumline and attend to those pockets,
particularly if there's inflammation (most of us have been
there, right? It hurts). If there's tartar that she can
chip off on the tooth surface without anesthesia she'll do
that but she feels pretty strongly that it's no substitute
for a real cleaning.
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Please make sure he has a blood chemistry machine in-house so that he can
get same day results, especially for glucose curves.