Posted on 07/14/2005 3:08:27 PM PDT by hsmomx3
They have their own heated and air conditioned building with carpeted floors. I can't figure it out, it can be 97 degrees here and they'll be panting like crazy but, will not go into the cooled building. They're always in there during the winter (heat) and when it rains. Beats me?
That's the way it is with our Westie. Husband & I were laughing about that just yesterday. In the winter, we have to almost pick her up & toss her out the door to go potty. In the summer, we can't get her inside the house 'til dark and a lot of the time, only very reluctantly. Only one day a couple of weeks ago when it was really hot & humid did she decide to spend most of the afternoon in the house under the a/c. But if two raindrops fall, she's in the basement & under the kid's bed.
Course, we live in Wisconsin & the rodents are under a thick blanket of snow, ice & 3 ft or more of frost in the ground. In the summer, there are moles to dig out, chippers to corner, mice to pounce on & squirrels by the dozens & dozens to keep tree'd.
I'm guessing that it's an adaptation (maybe not the correct scientific term) hard wired in--conservation mode in winter--less game to be found & energy req'd to stay warm...hibernation-like & tied to length of day. I get hyper in the summer & want to sleep all winter, myself.
I know this is more crucial, but this is probably like Paul Mitchell "not guaranteeing" its hair products if - God forbid - they appear in a mere drug store or grocery!
I have bought them at those other stores, and believe me, it's legit and they even still work!
"'That's not required by law and we don't have to tell you,' and they hang up on me. It's a thing called trust.""
Yeah, but if they have just a bunch of unskilled people handling orders as they likely do, they probably just plain don't know and aren't going to bother asking the people who do! I'm sure the people on the phones aren't professionals.
My normal vets charge around $150 for all that work, IIRC (it's been a while).
But, my dog is very very special, having constant allergies (and now, apparently, GI problems, too), so even $500 would pale in comparison to what I pay out for those special issues. Never mind all the effort involved.
My dermatologist feels guilty about the costs involved (never mind his office is inconvenient to our home) and tells me every time it's possible to check our pharmacy to see if the price is cheaper.
Not all vets are cheats. And I trust my vets not to cheat on the dog's HEALTH, either. Cheap AND trustworthy.
I take 400 IU of vitamin D for this problem. It's SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), it's a lot cheaper than going to Mexico in the winter as I once did. Don't get to carried away with the vitamin D though, it can affect your kidneys.
I've used PetMeds.com before for Frontline Plus for my cats and had no problems at all. It was much cheaper than from my vets. But the funny thing is, when I told my Vet that I was ordering online, he told me that Frontline is the same for cats and dogs and that only the doseage was different. He told me to order the largest dog size I could get, since the price difference between dose packs was so little, then just apply 1/2 cc per cat. There's 24 cat doses in one 3-dose card of 88-132# dog sized Frontline Plus. That's enough to do all the cats in my whole extended family for the whole summer. Pretty good deal! I sure appreciated him telling me that too. He's a really nice Vet.
I know this is the case with Advantage. Didn't know it was the case with Frontline. I just buy six months worth of the largest size for dogs and then dose my cats and dog according to the weight chart I have. I use a syringe to pull up the dose.
Cool! I didn't know you could do the same with Advantage, so we both learned something new. Thanks!
I've used Advantage before, but need the added protection against ticks that Frontline has since my cats go out in the woods and fields during the day while we're at work. We've had a terrible time with ticks this year. They'll have 2 or 3 on them every evening when they come in for the night. My husband calls them "little tick bags" but then pouts if they don't sleep with him at night. :o)
I don't know about blowing smoke because I have found our vet to be quite reasonable when it comes to what she charges for office visits--$29.00. And they are quite thorough when they examine the pets. Sad to say but they spend more time with our dogs than an MD would on a human being!!
Thanks for all of your comments both pro and con. I think this thread has helped not only me, but others as well.
I guess however she chooses to make up the charges is her busniness.
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