This has nothing to do with Michael's Medical skills, but mine. Ok I guess both, so we have been practicing on Bella. Ok so that’s really not true. If you have been following us the last few days you would know that Bella our dog has hurt herself yet again, ok so it has been awhile but this time she has really done it. She ripped her dew claw well she more like cut it anyways. After spending $150 the first time another $40 for her follow up and they wanted us to come back yet another follow up. We said enough is enough. And all they did at the follow up was unwrap her leg and rewrap it. And charge us lots of money. So we came up with a better plan.
I found the same kind of bandage stuff they use, but in pink for a whole roll for $2.50 and I used a gift card. Thanks Melissa! Came home and looked around the house for some padding like gauze or something better yet, a breast pad.
Their Clinic Vs. My Clinic (I basically could be vet)
They charged us $16.85 for Extra physical restraint( because our 27 lb mean dog Bella, ok so Bella can put up a good fight.) Anyways I charged: Free = Michael holding her down
They charged us $16.73 for bandage extremity. My cost: breast pad .10 cents, some pink wrap .75 cents.
They charged us $5.75 medical waste disposal fee. All for a speck of blood. At my office: Free
Total cost at my clinic less than a $1.00
We have decided that what their motto really means: Treating your pet like family. Well you would spend this much on your kid, so why not the dog too. We do love you Bella, but this is getting out of hand!!
2 comments:
Don't you mean it's getting out of "paw"? And yes. That is ridiculous! Hope Bella gets feeling better soon (BTW what's a dew claw?)
Technically, a dew claw is a dog's fifth "finger." Since they don't use them (only four hit the ground), they generally just get in the way, so most of the time they are removed when the dogs are still puppies.
The "dew claw" Bella hurt isn't even technically a dew claw, since dew claws usually only grow on the front paws, and this was on her rear paw. It was a very strange growth, either way, with an acual growing claw (finger nail) but no bone attachment... kinda weird..
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