Vet visits in 2009?

[Lauri & The Gang]

In the Breeding section the thought of a breeder not having vet records would be a red flag made me think.

How many time in 2009 were your dogs at the vets office?

If you have multiple dogs (like me) answer the poll for the most frequent visitor and put the rest in a reply, along with details on the reasons for the visits.

[Emoore]

Cash only went once for his checkup. Rocky went once for a checkup and once for a mysterious laceration on his chest. To this day I have no idea where it came from, but it needed stitches.

[Lauri & The Gang]

Mauser - once for Rabies shot
Sasha - once for Rabies shot
Tazer - once for Rabies shot
Winnie - ZERO
Kaynya - twice - Progesterone test and preg xray
Spike - once for puppy checkup


When necessary I do vax myself (expect Rabies). I go to a CERF/HW testing clinic held by a local dog club for their yearly tests.

[mysablegsd]

Two visits for the same dog, our 7 year old Pom.
Once for severe constipation and once for an ear infection.

[onyx'girl]

Onyx and Kacie went for HW chk in April.

Karlo went for puppy/rabies vax and then he had to have a growth removed under his tongue. He is the one I checked for the poll.

This yr already Onyx has had allergy/thyriod tests run and 3 yr rabies along w/ ear infection treatment at a cost of over $500.
I was able to just bring in a swab for Karlo's ears on the same day,he had ear infection, too.

[Ruthie]

We do our vaccinations done through the city. They do them for a huge discount if you renew your dog license at the same time.

Bison has been to the vet 2 times in the past 12 months.
1. To get x-rays on hips and elbows to make sure he was safe to participate in Schutzhund.
2. Had a gastro infection that was causing vomiting and diarrhea

Moose hasn’t been to the vet this year.

Both are due soon for their annual check ups.

[dogsnkiddos]

Old Bitch- sees the vet for regular check up 2x a year (she is a senior)
Dry skin issue
Wound emergency (3 visits)
Spider bite (swollen muzzle- needed direct shot)
two 'not right' visits
hip checks (2 x)
teeth cleaning
thyroid, arthritis,& lupus maintenance (every 3 months)
sebacious cyst removal (consult, surgery, followup=3)
Crazy White- also senior (2x year reg checkup)
Nerve med checks (3x year)
UTI
3 'not right' visits
teeth cleaning
Beast- allergic reaction to beef& lick induced infection- 3 visits
limp (various legs, 3x)
tooth maintenance (has a bone issue in jaw)
routine nuerologist follow up (1 x every year)
torn nail
swollen eye (er vet, reg vet then er specialist vet
+followup after extraction= 4)
growth removal from elbow (consultation, surgery
+followup =3)

I am sure there are other visits I am just forgetting.

[EJQ]

We try to get our dogs in for a visit/checkup once every quarter.

[CindyM]

Pepsi goes to the vet once every 28 days for an injection and/or blood work. In addition, she strained both ACLs at seperate times resulting in 5 additional vet trips. She also got a wound that required stitches, and then tore the stitches out requiring 3 extra visits. She also goes to the optometrist one time per year for a checkup, because she has clouds on her eyes, and the chiropractor several times a year for an adjustment.

[LJsMom]

LJ - 38. That includes the regular vet, holistic vet, chiropractor, acupuncture.