My Dog, Cash (Appropriately Named)
So, I just got back from the vet for my dog’s annual physical and shots. $172.25!
What happened?
Complete Physical Exam: $35
3-Year Rabies Vaccination: $24
3-Year Distemper/Parvovirus Vaccination: $32
Heartworm Test and Tick Screen: $43.25
Fecal Analysis/Centrifugation: $23.00
Express Anal Glands (I mentioned he’d been scooting around): $15
I think they forgot to charge me for his assisted nail trim (he has to be muzzled and held down), which would have been at least another $15. And, I started buying his heartworm and flea prevention medicine online, or that would have easily been another $100.
Dogs are so expensive. Last year, he ate a bunch of berber carpet when we weren’t home and nearly had to have surgery. He had to have an IV, X-rays and spend a couple nights at the vet for a cost of $740.
Too bad they don’t have flexcare health spending accounts for dogs! I know, I know, there’s always pet insurance, but it’s hardly ever worth it (unless you know in advance that your dog is going to be a dumb-ass carpet-eater).
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