{"id":582,"date":"2010-08-25T20:19:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T03:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/?p=582"},"modified":"2016-03-27T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T23:27:19","slug":"affording-pet-care-some-ideas-to-keep-pets-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/2010\/08\/affording-pet-care-some-ideas-to-keep-pets-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Affording pet care: Some ideas to keep pets healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kitten<\/a>This week I received three different emails asking for help from three different pet owners with the exact same topic:\u00a0 “Help!\u00a0 We can’t take our pet to the vet because we don’t have the money. ”<\/p>\n

I couldn’t help them.\u00a0 I wish I could but I can’t.<\/p>\n

It tore my heart out.<\/p>\n

It’s no secret that pet health care can be expensive.\u00a0 It can and often is. Veterinarians live in the same world we do and, like many of us, their costs for doing business, buying new equipment, specialized education and investing in keeping our pets alive longer has gotten more expensive.<\/p>\n

Things that affect us in the economy affect them too.<\/p>\n

Today even I think twice before I take my pets in for something because I never seem to get away from my veterinarians office for less than $100.\u00a0 It’s like Costco.\u00a0 I can never go in without spending at least $100. It’s weird.\u00a0 So I try and plan our trips, both to the veterinarian and to Costco.<\/p>\n

And is the price worth it when I do go?\u00a0 Usually yes – (although I sometimes get ticked off that all fees where I go come from a computer generated program.\u00a0 The computer spits out the price for ‘____treatment’ whether it was a 5 minute treatment or a 30 minute.\u00a0 Those fees sometimes seem a LITTLE high)…and over-all I usually am fine with paying my bill.\u00a0 I just don’t go out of my way to take my pets there except for routine wellness or real emergencies.<\/p>\n

While I don’t want to spend money unnecessarily at the vets, I want to make sure he’s there when I need him.\u00a0 I count on him being there.\u00a0 I want to have a place to take my pets that can handle whatever health crisis arises.\u00a0 I want state-of-the-art, life saving stuff there WHEN my pet needs it.<\/p>\n

Don’t you feel the same?\u00a0 I pay my bill thankful that this wonderful man is there to help keep my pets well and healthy.<\/p>\n

So lets talk a little about today. About affording pet health care today, in today’s economy with today’s things happening.<\/p>\n

What can you do?<\/p>\n

Do what you can to keep your pets healthy which goes a long way to keeping pet care affordable.<\/p>\n