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Post by cakediva on Jul 27, 2015 17:15:12 GMT
I posted a bit ago about our dog with a heart murmur (rather severe and only since January) and that blood tests revealed a whole mess of stuff going on with her. We decided as a family to go ahead with the abdominal ultrasound to see what things are. That was $450.
Just got the results. No cancer mass (although her liver is enlarged). She has a bladder infection so we are going to get her antibiotics for that.
But the test pointed to Cushings. Which means to determine if it is for sure, there is more testing. $200/8 hour vet visit, then start the drugs, then two weeks later another $200+ test, and then 30 days later a repeat of the second $200+ test.
I know right now what DH's decision will be. The $450 for the ultrasound was his spending limit. And to be honest, another $600 is just not something we have on hand. We could have dealt with a monthly medication cost, but all the extra testing to be sure is just a tad much right now.
Crap crap crap crap crap
We are horrible awful people.....
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Post by loco coco on Jul 27, 2015 17:17:31 GMT
if you want to get the treatment but dont have the cash on hand Care Credit has 0% interest for 6-12months. I had to do that once when one of our dogs racked up a 2k+ bill. Good luck, I hope she is ok!
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Post by cakediva on Jul 27, 2015 17:20:23 GMT
if you want to get the treatment but dont have the cash on hand Care Credit has 0% interest for 6-12months. I had to do that once when one of our dogs racked up a 2k+ bill. Good luck, I hope she is ok! We are in Ontario - so I don't think Care Credit is available here..... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 17:23:32 GMT
Would it be harmful to treat for Cushings if that wasn't it? Could you treat for Cushings for a few months and then do some cheap bloodwork to determine if there has been any progress made?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 17:24:12 GMT
Meaning the medicine may be cheap compared to the cost of a definitive diagnosis.
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Post by cakediva on Jul 27, 2015 17:27:05 GMT
Meaning the medicine may be cheap compared to the cost of a definitive diagnosis. I didn't think to ask that....I'm going to have DH call and ask more info - he's a lot more firm/direct than I can be, so I know he'll ask all the questions I'm too wishy washy to ask. |
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Post by STBC on Jul 27, 2015 18:17:13 GMT
Would it be harmful to treat for Cushings if that wasn't it? Could you treat for Cushings for a few months and then do some cheap bloodwork to determine if there has been any progress made? Unfortunately, from what I understand, it could be harmful to treat for Cushings if a dog doesn't really have it. |
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 27, 2015 18:20:11 GMT
I feel so bad that you are faced with such options. Definitely a rock and a hard place situation.
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Post by elaine on Jul 27, 2015 18:24:59 GMT
I would ask the vet if they know someone who would be willing to adopt her. I have a friend who tried to adopt a dog with Cushings that her vet was helping a family re home, but lost out to another family that also wanted to adopt it. If you can find a home for her, there would be no need to feel guilty. eta: link to Petfinders.com they can help you find rescue groups in Canada that can help you find another home for Ella. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 18:30:09 GMT
I second (or whatever) CareCredit. Most vets will take it. Check with yours. We were considering it when it looked like our beagle was going to have to have surgery to remove a twist tie because inducing vomiting didn't work. Thankfully, the meds they started to give her to put her under made her sick enough to empty her stomach completely and she puked up the tie along with several nerf pieces  Instead of facing a $1200 bill, we only had to pay $300 and that was doable. We did our research then and CareCredit works for stuff like this. |
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Post by cakediva on Jul 27, 2015 18:31:23 GMT
I would ask the vet if they know someone who would be willing to adopt her. I have a friend who tried to adopt a dog with Cushings that her vet was helping a family re home, but lost out to another family that also wanted to adopt it. If you can find a home for her, there would be no need to feel guilty. That thought definitely crossed my mind already. Ella is a tad "neurotic" shall we say? Any place other than our home has her completely out of sorts. My inlaws were going to take her when she was 3 or 4 (not that we wanted rid of her, just insane busy with the kids and the inlaws were retired and lonely and could give her super loads of attention) and two hours at their place (with DH still there) she had peed several times inside and then pooped on the carpet right in front of MIL. So she came back home with DH. We haven't tried to socialize her with other dogs much either. She gets completely freaked out. But it certainly is an option to discuss with the vet for sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 18:32:34 GMT
I am so sorry you to have to face this decision. We did all the tests for our dog when it pointed to Cushings and after thousands we found out it wasn't and some of the vets in the practice don't feel there is an actual definitive test ughhh..
What I did learn is that it is dangerous/fatal to treat them for Cushings if in fact it isn't.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jul 27, 2015 18:41:15 GMT
Could you ask your vet if they have a payment plan. I know our vet will let you do payments if it is a prearranged thing.
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Instead of facing a $1200 bill, we only had to pay $300 and that was doable. We did our research then and CareCredit works for stuff like this. 