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RachelandSadie · 09-29-2010, 08:21 AM

ok i know ur going to hate hearing this as much as i hate to say it...but right now i'm "that" client that just simply cannot afford to go straight to the most expensive testing. it's $130 each dog for that fecal profile. that's cheaper than when i'm no longer here yes, but it's also a lot of money either way. we are having a hard time paying our bills right now what with the last few vet bills running 200-400 in ER visits. which they did NOTHING really to help them out. i know we'll have to get those fecals done if this doesn't work, but even the vet suggested waiting to make sure it's not simply the diet causing it first. if after a bland diet and antibio. they are still sick then it's the thing we'll go for, but we had to rule out their diet changes as the primary concern before she thought further testing should be done. i know i know i know....i hate being like this i wish i had unlimited funding to just do whatever i feel like doing, but to be honest, i don't. we're struggling right now and until i get my new job started and make more money, we're barely sqeezing by right now. i know we can do care credit and i'm this close to applying but we would still have to pay for it somehow. i guess that might be better than nothing if we get to that point. you have no idea how much stress i'm feeling. dogs, granny, work, changes....finances. i'm about to implode. i'm sorry to ramble. i'll try this bland/meds thing and then i swear if this doesn't clear up and stop in a week or so i will get those fecals. i know it's horrible to not just do them. i feel terrible about this. other than the vomitting off and on for sadie with a little diarrhea the last couple days she has been totally fine, and Bentley for right now is totally 100% fine in all forms. so if they get worse, don't change or anything makes Bent sick again or lethargic or if Sadie doesn't start eating by morning or gets worse we'll be knocking down the vet doors....just pray for the whole thing. pray some money lands in our laps somehow. we've spent about 4000 of our savings in the last 6 months and we're getting down into our nest egg that i was wanting to save for future family members. i feel like we're always loosing and never saving money. my car keeps breaking down, the dogs keep getting sick, and now other things are happening....i need to rest and escape but can't.

09-29-2010, 08:21 AM	#49
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	ok i know ur going to hate hearing this as much as i hate to say it...but right now i'm "that" client that just simply cannot afford to go straight to the most expensive testing. it's $130 each dog for that fecal profile. that's cheaper than when i'm no longer here yes, but it's also a lot of money either way. we are having a hard time paying our bills right now what with the last few vet bills running 200-400 in ER visits. which they did NOTHING really to help them out. i know we'll have to get those fecals done if this doesn't work, but even the vet suggested waiting to make sure it's not simply the diet causing it first. if after a bland diet and antibio. they are still sick then it's the thing we'll go for, but we had to rule out their diet changes as the primary concern before she thought further testing should be done. i know i know i know....i hate being like this i wish i had unlimited funding to just do whatever i feel like doing, but to be honest, i don't. we're struggling right now and until i get my new job started and make more money, we're barely sqeezing by right now. i know we can do care credit and i'm this close to applying but we would still have to pay for it somehow. i guess that might be better than nothing if we get to that point. you have no idea how much stress i'm feeling. dogs, granny, work, changes....finances. i'm about to implode. i'm sorry to ramble. i'll try this bland/meds thing and then i swear if this doesn't clear up and stop in a week or so i will get those fecals. i know it's horrible to not just do them. i feel terrible about this. other than the vomitting off and on for sadie with a little diarrhea the last couple days she has been totally fine, and Bentley for right now is totally 100% fine in all forms. so if they get worse, don't change or anything makes Bent sick again or lethargic or if Sadie doesn't start eating by morning or gets worse we'll be knocking down the vet doors....just pray for the whole thing. pray some money lands in our laps somehow. we've spent about 4000 of our savings in the last 6 months and we're getting down into our nest egg that i was wanting to save for future family members. i feel like we're always loosing and never saving money. my car keeps breaking down, the dogs keep getting sick, and now other things are happening....i need to rest and escape but can't.