My wife took our 2 dogs to the vets again yesterday, The young one for its second jab of some new strain of Parvo or Noro which the vet said she needed a couple of weeks ago when she went for her annual booster, Anyway when she got there the older dog got her booster and my wife asked about the younger dogs second jab for this new strain thing and the vet said she didn't need this so called new strain booster and didn't really know anything about it so no extra charge but £160 to pay for the 2 boosters, I must point out it was the same practice but different vet, The vet then said when will you be getting the the younger dog spayed because if you don't she is at greater chance of cancers etc etc, I have no plans to breed this bitch but she is an absolutely adorable dog and with our other bitch being old now I'm not ruling it out so I can have a pup off her and we have had a number of people ask because of her friendly and playful nature when were down the park with other dog walkers if we have considered breading her, Why do the vets promote spaying a healthy dog, Is it really in the dogs interest, We had our last 2 spayed very young because one had a heart murma and the one we still have had a Hernia both diagnosed on routine health checks very young so we followed the vets advice.
Next thing was the vet says the older dog needs dental treatment and looking at her teeth this will cost anything from £700 because of the bracket she will fall in, Apparently £700 for so many teeth, then £1000 then upwards but apparently this falls into groups and depending on amount but it will definitely be upwards of £700, Our last old bitch that died a couple of year ago at 15 and died not long after having dental treatment so the wife is a little sceptical and doesn't want to put her through this when she seems fine, She eats fine, sleeps fine and appears perfectly healthy for a nearly 14yr old, If she starts showing signs of being poorly we will spend whatever it cost.
After this booster fiasco where one says she needed a second jab for this new strain and the other not knowing anything about a new strain I am seriously thinking about changing vets as it's clear they are just trying to get whatever they can out of us.
Next thing was the vet says the older dog needs dental treatment and looking at her teeth this will cost anything from £700 because of the bracket she will fall in, Apparently £700 for so many teeth, then £1000 then upwards but apparently this falls into groups and depending on amount but it will definitely be upwards of £700, Our last old bitch that died a couple of year ago at 15 and died not long after having dental treatment so the wife is a little sceptical and doesn't want to put her through this when she seems fine, She eats fine, sleeps fine and appears perfectly healthy for a nearly 14yr old, If she starts showing signs of being poorly we will spend whatever it cost.
After this booster fiasco where one says she needed a second jab for this new strain and the other not knowing anything about a new strain I am seriously thinking about changing vets as it's clear they are just trying to get whatever they can out of us.
