F....Animal Vets

mredskins · 06-02-2008, 10:20 AM

I was going to title this thread how to lose $1,500 in half hour outside of Vegas; Answer go to a Vet.

I love my dogs a lot let me first say that. My wife is obsessed with the dogs. With that said the past two weeks my one dog has been throwing up once a day but acts normal otherwise. My wife takes him to the Vet (AKA Alarmist), where they say he has an enlarged spleen and heart, maybe. So off to the Pet ER (why these things are never discovered during office hours is beyond; tack on additional fees). Where he gets a bunch of ultrasounds that say he is fine and yes his heart and spleen are a bit oversized. He will need to take over the counter Zantac and they will be $1500 for the half hour testing. Oh and he also needs to come back for a GI scan, another $500. Not to mention he may need to go see a cardiovascular Vet about his heart.

So much money it is crazy. We just had a baby 7 weeks ago and now all this. Vet’s are just getting out of hand with the cost. I love my dogs but there is a point where you need to draw the line in the sand. The dog’s bills can’t take away from my son’s growth. If you are a dog owner someday you will face this same problem. It is gut wrench having to set a financial limit on dog that you love.

Now days a man can barely afford to have a child, home and a dog. Today’s economy is just horrible. I am starting to feel like the American dream is no longer attainable.

06-02-2008, 10:20 AM	#1
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,878	F....Animal Vets I was going to title this thread how to lose $1,500 in half hour outside of Vegas; Answer go to a Vet. I love my dogs a lot let me first say that. My wife is obsessed with the dogs. With that said the past two weeks my one dog has been throwing up once a day but acts normal otherwise. My wife takes him to the Vet (AKA Alarmist), where they say he has an enlarged spleen and heart, maybe. So off to the Pet ER (why these things are never discovered during office hours is beyond; tack on additional fees). Where he gets a bunch of ultrasounds that say he is fine and yes his heart and spleen are a bit oversized. He will need to take over the counter Zantac and they will be $1500 for the half hour testing. Oh and he also needs to come back for a GI scan, another $500. Not to mention he may need to go see a cardiovascular Vet about his heart. So much money it is crazy. We just had a baby 7 weeks ago and now all this. Vet’s are just getting out of hand with the cost. I love my dogs but there is a point where you need to draw the line in the sand. The dog’s bills can’t take away from my son’s growth. If you are a dog owner someday you will face this same problem. It is gut wrench having to set a financial limit on dog that you love. Now days a man can barely afford to have a child, home and a dog. Today’s economy is just horrible. I am starting to feel like the American dream is no longer attainable.

F....Animal Vets

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