Register your pet = good idea

[wdfifteen]

When I was leaving my dog with a dog sitter for 10 days I registered with the after hours emergency vet clinic. They take your info, the pet's info, verify your payment - all the basic info you give them when you take a pet to the vet. They also give you a tag with their number on it so if the animal is found by someone they can call the number and the vet will call you.




Monday morning my little girl Madison and I got into a ground hornet's nest. She was stung at least once and I got 6 stings. I was having chills and feeling "weird" and I assumed the poison was working on her too. I took her to the e-vet just in case. I had called ahead, told them my name, and when I got there I just said my name and they took her right in to the exam room.
After the initial exam and a shot we had to sit for half an hour to wait for reactions or whatever. While we waited I saw several unregistered pets come in, and they spent what seemed like an eternity at the check in desk whining, crying, bleeding - while the stressed out owner give the check-in information and filled out forms. I was SO glad I had registered her. If it's available near you, I recommend it.

[rouxroux]

Also a great idea to have them microchipped as well.

[mattdavis11]

I can understand registering with a vet or ER, but some cities and municipalities would like for you register your pet with them. I will not do that.

Back 10 years or so ago, I was pet sitting for my boss and his wife, they were to be gone 2 weeks. Day 2, the male lab becomes lethargic, won't eat and is obviously in discomfort. He'd had been under the weather some recently and had been to his vet and was on meds. I left their other lab at their house and took him to my home to watch over him. His condition did not improve overnight, so I call the dog's vet, they can't see him that day, so I called mine. I have a mobile vet.

She came out, took one look at him and said "you need to get him to vet xxx, I'll make the call". So I took him in, vet xxx calls later in the day and says, "the dog is really sick". Long story short, the next day I have a dog on oxygen, with a tube in his chest cavity for drainage, in the back of suburban headed to the best veterinary clinic in the nation, Texas A&M.

He spends 21 days in ICU for pyothorax at TAMU.

There was not a single balk in the entire process outside of his vet not being able to see him. From the first call to my vet, to the day we picked him up at A&M, everything was smooth. I may have signed a few things, but it was streamlined. All the vets were inline, all the way down to the grad students completing their residency, or whatever they have to do.

All of the vets and grad students called to check on the status regularly, during and after. He became somewhat famous.

The vet my dog sees is still the mobile vet, but if it's in question whether she can treat her, she'll tell me to go to vet xxx. She had a case of mastitis last year, and was admitted with no questions asked. It was nice to reminisce with vet xxx about the "miracle dog".

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

my little girl Madison

Man, I want that little cutie pie!

[john70t]

Originally Posted by rouxroux

Also a great idea to have them microchipped as well.

The RFID system will also communicate with cell phones, repeaters, and vehicular systems.

Handy for burglars to know when your guard dog is away from the house.