[Baz]

Craig...sorry to hear this. Someone once said pet ownership is not for wimps. Focus should always be on quality of life for your companion. I know - easier said than done. We've all been there.

Getting back to the question of buying meds from your vet - or not. The office that my vet works out of is about a 45 minute drive but there's another office owned by the same company closer - only a 15 minute drive. I ask my vet if I could drive there and pick up the Thyro tabs for Winkipop. So today I get a call from one of the vet assistants who says I can get it from that office but only if I take Winkipop there for an examination (at no charge). I ask, what if I just take your Rx with me...wouldn't that suffice. She says "No...the only way they will do it is if she is examined again." I tell her I'm trying to buy from the vet to help them make money but taking my arthritic girl somewhere in and out of my truck and inside the vet's office....mingling with other dogs and cats...that's not in HER best interest, if I can help it." She was just examined a week ago....sheesh....they aren't helping themselves to get my business. So then I ask for the details on the Rx and after checking pricing I can buy it online and get it shipped to my door for one fifth of what they charge. So I placed an online order and they will check with my vet's office to verify the Rx and then the meds will be sent to us.

Hey, I tried.

Meanwhile they are sending her film to a radiologist to check on that spot they saw....will keep you posted....