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dogears · 02-06-2009, 05:20 PM

Here is my dilemma: Tanjhei needs to have blood work done to see what is going on with her. She is 7 and last Sunday I noticed she was yellow, yes jaundice so automatically I'm thinking liver problems. I would really like to take her to a holistic doctor but right now that is not feasible. The reason she hasn't gone to the doctor sooner is because like everyone else money is very tight. So I treated her with nux vomica and gave her fresh veggies for the week as her meal and boiled her tap water-her yellowing is now gone. So here is what I found out:

1. Banfield will charge about $150 (wellness plan) when we go in and $37.99 a month for a year. This will include any shots coming up (I decline everything except rabies and distemper), blood work in house (w/o T4), urinalysis, dental, fecal, hwt test. So pretty much everything. Thing is the last time we went there they prescribed the wrong amount of meds and I ended up taking her someplace else to be cured for gastritis. I asked if I could send the blood work out and they said it would be an additional $150. Total: $300 first visit

2. The other vet is going to charge $250 for complete blood work with T4 and they send it out. This would not include anything else.

Here is the dilemma what should I expect in regards to worst case scenario of liver problems? I would like to pay vet #2 but I could not afford to have to do blood work several times within a month or 2. And does it matter if the blood work is done in house or out of house?

02-06-2009, 05:20 PM	#1
dogears Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 555	I need help making a decision about Banfield Here is my dilemma: Tanjhei needs to have blood work done to see what is going on with her. She is 7 and last Sunday I noticed she was yellow, yes jaundice so automatically I'm thinking liver problems. I would really like to take her to a holistic doctor but right now that is not feasible. The reason she hasn't gone to the doctor sooner is because like everyone else money is very tight. So I treated her with nux vomica and gave her fresh veggies for the week as her meal and boiled her tap water-her yellowing is now gone. So here is what I found out: 1. Banfield will charge about $150 (wellness plan) when we go in and $37.99 a month for a year. This will include any shots coming up (I decline everything except rabies and distemper), blood work in house (w/o T4), urinalysis, dental, fecal, hwt test. So pretty much everything. Thing is the last time we went there they prescribed the wrong amount of meds and I ended up taking her someplace else to be cured for gastritis. I asked if I could send the blood work out and they said it would be an additional $150. Total: $300 first visit 2. The other vet is going to charge $250 for complete blood work with T4 and they send it out. This would not include anything else. Here is the dilemma what should I expect in regards to worst case scenario of liver problems? I would like to pay vet #2 but I could not afford to have to do blood work several times within a month or 2. And does it matter if the blood work is done in house or out of house?