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I live in Houston TX. I have a 4 yrs old English Bulldog. I'm
looking for a reasonable price vet to care for my dog. I took him yesterday to Petsmart because he vomitted the day before. I had to pay over $200 for the following procedures: 1. $33.95 office visit 2. $8.5 Blood sample collect 3. $52.39 Internal Organ Func Screen 4. $30.55 Blood cell count 5. $18.05 Lipase 6. $52.29 Prochlorperazine injection 5mg 7. $4.85 Medical waste disposal The total was $200.58 for the visit. In 11/24/07 I had to pay $265 to Brittmore clinic for office visit, shots and 80 Cetaphaine pills (I think). I'm in school part-time and have a job which doesn't pay much. I just wonder if some pet owners who live in Houston can recommend a reasonable/affordable vet. Thanks. April |
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elegy spoke these words of wisdom in
: On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:21:18 -0800 (PST), yh2665 wrote: I live in Houston TX. I have a 4 yrs old English Bulldog. I'm looking for a reasonable price vet to care for my dog. I took him yesterday to Petsmart because he vomitted the day before. I had to pay over $200 for the following procedures: 1. $33.95 office visit 2. $8.5 Blood sample collect 3. $52.39 Internal Organ Func Screen 4. $30.55 Blood cell count 5. $18.05 Lipase 6. $52.29 Prochlorperazine injection 5mg 7. $4.85 Medical waste disposal The total was $200.58 for the visit. In 11/24/07 I had to pay $265 to Brittmore clinic for office visit, shots and 80 Cetaphaine pills (I think). I'm in school part-time and have a job which doesn't pay much. I just wonder if some pet owners who live in Houston can recommend a reasonable/affordable vet. those charges seem quite reasonable to me. lower than what you'd pay here (exam is $49 and change). (i'm in central PA). dogs aren't cheap. Lower than what I pay here in rural western ohio, where farmers refuse to pay much for livestock. If an animal is sick.. sell it! Livestock exchanges flourish here. I don't consider the prices unreasonable, but this is a becoming middle aged dog, whose owner is just beginning to enjoy the middle aged dog maintenence fees and not liking it very well. REALITY CHECK!! |
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"yh2665" wrote in message
... I live in Houston TX. I have a 4 yrs old English Bulldog. I'm looking for a reasonable price vet to care for my dog. I took him yesterday to Petsmart because he vomitted the day before. ..............Nothing else going on? He vomited once? No blood in the vomit? Not repeated, continuous vomiting, even water won't stay down kind of vomiting? No weird things in the vomit? No lethargy, tenderness in the abdomen, pale gums? No diarrhea? ..........You can learn to look at some basic things, like eyes, gums, checking for tenderness, taking temperature, etc. that can go a long way towards deciding whether or not to head to the vet. Vomiting once with no other symptoms is not when I'd be heading to the vet. Then again, this is something you learn over time if you haven't been living with dogs for a long time. .......I'm not saying don't pay attention. It takes more attention not to go to the vet, because you've got to know when you absolutely have to go. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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