Myra Things are not just somewhat different in the US - they are very different!! VBG If you change your dollar sign to pounds and then add some more pounds that would be nearer to the cost for any test over here. I know of no vet over here that will X-ray hips without a GA which means the dog has to be at the vets for the whole day - the vet I have to use routinely now does not even "do" hips for scoring! As both Jeanie and Dianne have said and I agree with them we have to work with what we have Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "cavlover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Another question
> Things are somewhat different in the US. Your dog can be cleared by > auscultation by a board certified cardiologist using a stethoscope. Your dog > stands for a few minutes to allow the cardiologist to listen to it's heart. > Patellae are palpated by the vet in a few seconds. Our vet and others that I > know do not put the dog to sleep nor sedate it to xray the hips. The dog is in > and out of xray in 5-10 minutes tops. Having the eyes checked by a canine > opthamologist requires a couple of drops in the eye to dilate the pupils and > being examined with a strong light. None of the above would be considered > medically invasive. Having blood drawn is considered to be an invasive > procedure, but relatively minor and certainly worth the small amount of > pain in order to diagnose easily treated conditions. We pay $25.00 per heart > for our yearly cardiac exams, $19.00 per dog for CERF exams if we take in a > group, nothing extra for patellae since the vet checks them routinely on normal > office calls and $140 per dog for hips. It may be different in other > countries, but in the US, it is fairly straight forward stuff. Myra Savant > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
