tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4433592398845445035..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Pets can cause high blood pressure!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16585438272089373372008-10-10T15:35:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:35:00.000-04:00Oh Lord, I'd almost managed to block out that pict...Oh Lord, I'd almost managed to block out that picture of Moo the Artist... ;)The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2768417090934422842008-10-10T15:30:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:30:00.000-04:00Hi Crabby!Maybe The Moo doesn't puke in the tub, b...Hi Crabby!<BR/><BR/>Maybe The Moo doesn't puke in the tub, but she is an ARTIST! <BR/>So she is very special. ;)TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70897983118837759642008-10-10T06:25:00.000-04:002008-10-10T06:25:00.000-04:00Wow, some of these tales of pet love are really he...Wow, some of these tales of pet love are really heartwarming, even if they're also bank-breaking.<BR/><BR/>And TK, I sure wish I could teach my cat to puke in the tub!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-41155976578050066002008-10-10T01:40:00.000-04:002008-10-10T01:40:00.000-04:00Oh Deb, I wish I could say I got off easy.The 2 el...Oh Deb, I wish I could say I got off easy.<BR/>The 2 elbow surgeries, a mere $3,000.<BR/>The snail bait episode was only $500 at the emergency vet.<BR/>Even the thousand-plus for the specialist allergy doctor could have been worse.<BR/>What really got me was buying a house 'cause the dog was allergic to the townhouse we were living in.<BR/>Ever spent over 200K on a dog?The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-34368048045154971832008-10-10T00:57:00.000-04:002008-10-10T00:57:00.000-04:00Hey, I think you got off easy. My 11 year lab mix...Hey, I think you got off easy. My 11 year lab mix has had 3 knee surgeries ($5000 each), eye surgery, tumors removed. She needs thyroid meds (shipped from Canada), Glucosimine and allergy pills. For a "free" dog from the pound, she has become a major investment.<BR/><BR/>But she greets me at the door when I come home (from even getting the mail). Sleeps at my feet, checks me while I sleep. <BR/><BR/>I won't have her much longer - her hips are failing and we will eventually have to euthanize her - so I enjoy every single day with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63132542238116626582008-10-09T23:41:00.000-04:002008-10-09T23:41:00.000-04:00Yes, pets like people will always have problems. P...Yes, pets like people will always have problems. Prayers sent for your pup!<BR/><BR/>I think pets are like kids, some people never miss 'em.<BR/><BR/>I can say that for me, my pup is the only person on this planet who loves me unconditionally and who is never grumpy or spiteful or just plain mean to me. <BR/>So what if he steals my socks? He always gets them and brings them back to me, eventually. He also carries the mail and small packages home for me and is so precocious that people have slowed down their cars to watch us walking home! He picks up pens and my glasses and papers and anything else he can get off the floor for me whenever I drop something, I just ask him to pick it up and he "hands" it to me. He gives hugs and kisses, and the sigh of satisfaction he breathes when he settles his 17 pound self into my cross-legged lap I make just for him fills my heart with a feeling of the greatest of blessings and gratitude. I have only had him a year and 4 months, but he is 17 pounds of pure joy and yes, there will be some blood pressure spikes when he is sick, and we had a $1500. illness when he was about 6 months old. Now when he has to urp he goes and hops in the tub and pukes there, because that is where I have tossed him since he was a puppy if there was no time to hit the tile or get him outside. He's brilliant, he says a passable version of "Mama" and "I love you" and the other night we asked him a question and we all heard him say "I dunno", and I repeated it to him in surprise and he said it again, so we are teaching him to say that in response the question "Who's on third?". He is the light of my life. My cousin recently rescued a small terrier, and she just told me the same thing in a recent email, and yes, we both also adore the spouses. But our dogs.... <BR/><BR/>How do I put a price on that?TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11068885007160633332008-10-09T19:01:00.000-04:002008-10-09T19:01:00.000-04:00Furbabies. thats adorable.The only time my dog cus...Furbabies. thats adorable.<BR/><BR/>The only time my dog cuses me stress is when he eats something of mie that cost me more than he is worth, or hen hes sick. and he is suprisingly not as sick as you would expect given that he eats a lot of expensive things hes not supposed to.<BR/><BR/>Kelly Turner<BR/>www.groundedfitness.comGroundedFitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263915889567957950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-40807574235193745402008-10-09T16:46:00.000-04:002008-10-09T16:46:00.000-04:00Pet hair causes high blood pressure! Fish don't ca...Pet hair causes high blood pressure! Fish don't cause high blood pressure unless the raccoons come around.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1697510914666722742008-10-09T16:29:00.000-04:002008-10-09T16:29:00.000-04:00I hope everything's alright with your pup, I know ...I hope everything's alright with your pup, I know how scary that is. Mine has a several funny lumps on her, which frightens me, but all the ones I've had biopsied before were liopomas. Since I'm broke, I'm praying that's all these are too!<BR/><BR/>I'd suggest to anyone not interested in pet insurance, persay, to check into plans like what Banfield Pet Hospital has (wish I still had it): for a certain fee every month, you get free visits, included vaccinations and some other procedures, and discounts on everything else. It saved me about $1500 when my dog had "pancreatitis"--in quotation marks because that particular vet was a douchebag, and it turned out she had an intestinal blockage. But she still needed IV fluids, x-rays, etc., so I was glad I have it.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if the product "plug" isn't appropriate--I just think it's a great option.purplegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952678339075163056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70700057320972541382008-10-09T13:26:00.001-04:002008-10-09T13:26:00.001-04:00I'm sorry your pup is having a hard time, Merry. :...I'm sorry your pup is having a hard time, Merry. :(<BR/><BR/>My 9-year old cockapoo (that adorable little love of my life) has lost his vision and developed arthritis in his hips, making it difficult for him to walk. And it cost us almost $500 just to find out what was wrong with him. <BR/><BR/>You know in your head that they won't be around forever, but in your heart you don't want to believe it.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I'll keep paying the vet bills so he can be as pain-free as possible and I'll keep carrying him out to the yard a couple of times a day so he can do his business. :)Mrs. Jelly Bellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473943542855066137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30129024870575864222008-10-09T13:26:00.000-04:002008-10-09T13:26:00.000-04:00Its hard to explain the relationship you have with...Its hard to explain the relationship you have with your pet to a non-pet owner. They give you so much love and happiness and of course if they get sick you want to do everything you can for them. Unfortunately this can also mean big bills and big stress. <BR/>Pet insurance sounds interesting, but I also feel like you might not end up saving much money if pet insurance is anything close to people insurance in cost.<BR/><BR/>I have recently launched a site called peoplemd.com. You can find all sorts of great information on everything from high blood pressure to diet and exercise and tons more. I think you guys would like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4322469440688805032008-10-09T11:57:00.000-04:002008-10-09T11:57:00.000-04:00Is your puppy okay??Working in a vets office and g...Is your puppy okay??<BR/><BR/>Working in a vets office and growing up in a vet clinic makes me REALLY agree with you. I wish pets could tell us how they feel and where it hurts. They're so courageous and so good at feigning being healthy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9696186155565218212008-10-09T10:58:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:58:00.000-04:00I am stealing the word Goggie! I love it!So sorry ...I am stealing the word Goggie! I love it!<BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear about your pal Merry. Our dog got cancer and we didn't have him insured and it cost us so much money, which only compounded the heartache. Your point about a pet not being able to say where (or often when, I suspect) it hurts is so true - frustrating and devastating at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I really feel for you!<BR/><BR/>TA xPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140441387378978556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91519423120536744022008-10-09T10:54:00.001-04:002008-10-09T10:54:00.001-04:00My cat is healthy so far (knock on wood), but she'...My cat is healthy so far (knock on wood), but she's nine or ten, so I'm thinking about getting pet insurance. I got the brochures from the vet and everything, but haven't done it yet. Probably won't until next year. You have to insure the pet while they're healthy (and insurance checks with your vet), or they won't get covered...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-65473315988919705742008-10-09T10:54:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:54:00.000-04:00I too love the P&P homage. You're a classy...I too love the P&P homage. You're a classy broad, Merry.<BR/><BR/>You know how I feel about pets. I just lost one of mine recently and I would have paid anything to have her fixed up and made better, but her condition was too far gone at that point so we opted to just make her remaining time as happy as possible. If I ever get a job (PLEASE LORD let me get a paying job someday!), I'd get pet insurance in a NY minute. Totally worth it in the long run, IMO.<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you and Tanji.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39863146852807435432008-10-09T10:28:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:28:00.000-04:00Pets giveth and they taketh away. Unfortunately, ...Pets giveth and they taketh away. Unfortunately, what they give can't be spent but what they taketh can be.<BR/><BR/>I still like having 'em around though.Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-13452048392786113612008-10-09T10:16:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:16:00.000-04:00LOVE the pride and prejudice open ... but then aga...LOVE the <I>pride and prejudice</I> open ... but then again, i'm a nerd.<BR/><BR/>in our family, it depends. the only time we've refused to pay for pet care was when the vet suggested we take our cat to a cat psychologist. mom and dad took him back to the pound instead.<BR/><BR/>as for pet insurance? i'd have to look into it to decide if it's worth it.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808070327493365276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60389831820545514832008-10-09T10:09:00.001-04:002008-10-09T10:09:00.001-04:00I was looking into pet insurance now that I have t...I was looking into pet insurance now that I have two little beasties...have heard too many stories about eleventy million dollar vet bills. But I would pay it for my furbrats!<BR/>Hope your little guy gets better!!Missicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547671118679036352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-41362130757919591822008-10-09T10:09:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:09:00.000-04:00Goggie? That's a new word :)Tanji is feeling bette...Goggie? That's a new word :)<BR/><BR/>Tanji is feeling better, though it took almost 24 hours for the anesthesia to wear off.<BR/><BR/>I agree it's more expensive to treat a human, but there are more forms of insurance or other aid available... oh well. Better than watching her suffer.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-10928895585985786432008-10-09T09:59:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:59:00.000-04:00Aw, I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. Just thin...Aw, I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. Just think of it this way, what would it cost to have a tumor removed from a human? A lot more than $1000, I'm sure!! So really you got a bargain (I'm trying really hard to put a positive spin on this!). <BR/><BR/>I have a friend who, in one year, spent more on vet bills than she did on her mortgage!! That's a lot of kibble!! <BR/><BR/>I've heard of pet insurance, but I'm not sure how useful it would be. <BR/><BR/>Hope your goggie feels better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-62867425118406287722008-10-09T09:50:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:50:00.000-04:00It's not crazy.My parents recently bought my siste...It's not crazy.<BR/><BR/>My parents recently bought my sister (who is in college and works on Saturdays) a puppy. She complains about the cost and it's in a crate all the time. BK and I dog-sat, and the thing was a monster (untrained). I couldn't help feeling bad for the puppy, as she couldn't tell anyone she was miserable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86069972136293753262008-10-09T09:34:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:34:00.000-04:00I've heard of pet insurance, but I don't have it. ...I've heard of pet insurance, but I don't have it. Granted my pup is only 11 months old and we did order a "puppy plan" from our vet that was a base fee that covered her shots and allowed us to bring her in at any time without a visit fee, but yea...health insurance is expensive enough for humans. Not sure if I'm ready to shell out for my dog. That might bite me in the arse later...Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985152906442560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2458509396548512992008-10-09T09:27:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:27:00.000-04:00Aww. I do hope your doggy is ok. They are family a...Aww. I do hope your doggy is ok. They are family and it is so difficult when faced with that kind of thing. <BR/><BR/>I don't carry pet insurance for my cat but I guess we've been pretty lucky. I took her into the vet probably 4 times in her first 6 months with me for checkups and to get spayed but since then she hasn't had a need to go back. She's very healthy. But then she's pretty young so who knows what the future holds.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632697136084854885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25856025413191024802008-10-09T09:04:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:04:00.000-04:00And this is why I don't have any pets. I have 3 k...And this is why I don't have any pets. I have 3 kids, they raise my heart rate plenty!! But no, it doesn't sound crazy. I grew up with tons of pets and Crabby's right - you do whatever it takes, because they're family!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-78922419656256654002008-10-09T08:51:00.000-04:002008-10-09T08:51:00.000-04:00Since I have trouble paying for my own health insu...Since I have trouble paying for my own health insurance my pets aren't insured. I spent over a thousand dollars on IV fluids to make Hobie's last months more comfortable (and into months instead of weeks) but I haven't found the money to have Stony's teeth cleaned in over two years....<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com