[Lovetodream88]

Do y’all get yearly blood work on your dogs? Not just a test for heart worms or any tick illnesses but a blood count and stuff? My vet recommends it. Due to being tight on money from Callie’s lengthy illness I’m having to watch my spending and save where I can so I found a low cost clinic that does wellness blood work as well as the heart worm and tick illness test. I took the three youngest and had it done. It was a bit over an hour from my house but it was about $90 a dog vs the $200 my vet charges. Any way the vet was asking me if I was sure I wanted wellness blood work done and that she doesn’t usually worry about that until they get to 7 or 8 years old. My vet recommends it so we have a base line to look at if they end up getting sick. That is also what I learned in my classes. Just wondering what everyone else does. No judgment on using a lower cost place. I’m not going to let my dogs suffer or anything due to money and am fine if an emergency happens. I just thought this might be something to try. I will still be getting vaccines at my regular vet and everything. I did find out Ollie is a pound more then Joey even though he seems smaller. Neither is overweight but Joey was 14 pounds and Ollie 15! Penny is a pound over weight so we will be working on that and she was 16 pounds. Ollie did awesome and was not as nervous as normal. The heart worm test and tick illness test were done in house and everyone was negative. I really loved the staff and vet they were great! I wish I could open up one of those clinics near me! I didn’t take Callie because due to her health she gets blood tests several times a year.