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When someone from the veterinary staff presents you with an estimate for a surgical procedure or hospitalization, ask if there are items that you can decline. Sometimes they won’t tell you unless you ask.Each hospital is different, but many clinics are required to present you with an estimate that includes everything but the kitchen sink. It may surprise you that the main reason this is done is

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Research has proven time and time again that spayed and neutered dogs have fewer medical problems as they get older. Females dogs that have not been spayed are at an increased risk for mammary cancer and infected uteruses. Intact males are more likely to develop prostate and testicular cancers. All are expensive to treat!Would you rather pay for a routine or a complicated surgery if it meant

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1. Remove film from box and load camera.2. Remove film box from puppy's mouth and throw in trash.3. Remove puppy from trash and brush coffee grounds from muzzle.4. Choose a suitable background for photo.5. Mount camera on tripod and focus.6. Find puppy and take dirty sock from mouth.7. Place puppy in pre-focused spot and return to camera.8. Forget about spot and crawl after puppy on knees.9.

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Technorati ProfileTip #3: Ask you veterinarian to price match products you find on the Internet.I don’t know of any veterinarian who wouldn’t do this for a loyal client. If they say no, they’re downright crazy in my opinion! Don’t expect to just walk into a clinic you’ve never been to before and ask them to price match. You have to establish a relationship with them first (see Tip #10). Go to the

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Follow your vet’s recommendations when it comes to preventative medicine (heartworm preventative, vaccinations, blood tests, etc.). Do you think heartworm pills are expensive? Well, the cost of heartworm preventative is chump-change in comparison to what it costs to treat a heartworm positive dog. Depending on the dog’s weight, a month of heartworm preventative can cost $3-8. If your dog tests

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HOW TO SAVE MONEY AT THE VET (INCLUDING WHAT THE ONLINE PHARMACIES DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW!)by M. CopperIn case you haven’t noticed, quality vet care isn’t cheap. But if it wasn’t—I’d be worried. Because it would be your pet’s health that had to suffer! The cost to run a veteinary clinic is more than what many people expect and most veterinarians retire before their college loans are paid off.Of

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