Start going to the Veterinary conventions if you don't believe me. As our pets are getting "more rights", medical costs will continue to rise. I'm not saying some practices aren't greedy, but the regulations will end up costing us. Old timey vets didn't have to give your pet pain killers after a surgery. They didn't have so many tests available to have to give in order NOT to end up in litigation for malpractice (sounds like a people doctor, eh?). People didn't expect them to do a heart transplant on a hamster (exaggeration). The new diagnostic equipment is wayyyy expensive, I can remember when vets obtained used equipment from the medical profession, like a used incubator or centrifuge. Now it's a new hypocrit, digital x-ray and state of the art laser surgical instruments. It's going to get worse before it gets better! Some vets are having the pets all dropped off in the morning, using Dormitor to knock them down (less wear and tear on the employees) then reverse it shortly before they are to be released. I know this for a fact, the company who owns Dormitor has being using this as sales promotion. Many of the vet periodicals aren't on care, they are to teach vets how to bill and price their services and how to market themselves. I have these in my hands, so you naysayers need to do some information gathering.
I've learned to do my own progesterone testing on my dogs, as well as Relaxin testing (to confirm pregnancy). I vaccinate my dogs and cats (except for rabies) do my own Heartworm, FeLuke, Giardia and Fecal testing. My pets are trained to allow me to clean teeth without a tranquilizer, I groom them, trim nails and do picky glands. Any of you can do this as well, the products are out there with instructions. Mexico allows you to buy antibiotics without a prescription, some like Amoxi, Tetracycline, Cephalexin and Ampicillin are available without a prescription. These are human grade as well. If anyone is interested to know where, just PM me.
Slinky
