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<blockquote data-quote="greygarious" data-source="post: 2640875" data-attributes="member: 863839">You have been remiss if you have not had the dog to a vet yet.&nbsp; This should be automatic whenever a new pet is acquired.&nbsp; No matter how healthy it appears to be, you take it to a vet along with a stool sample and any medical history records came along with it.&nbsp; If you have not been to a vet, your dog is not on heartworm preventative and that is dangerous to omit.&nbsp; I get furious whenever people gripe that vets are greedy and purposely do unnecessary tests or procedures.&nbsp; If they wanted to be rich, they would have gone to medical school instead.&nbsp; Educational costs are the same but vet schools are harder to get into and graduates earn less than physicians do.&nbsp; Since their patients can&#039;t say where it hurts, and most owners are spectacularly blind to signs that their pets are unwell until there is a serious problem, animals may at times need more bloodwork and Xrays than a human patient would to arrive at the same diagnosis.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="greygarious, post: 2640875, member: 863839"] You have been remiss if you have not had the dog to a vet yet. This should be automatic whenever a new pet is acquired. No matter how healthy it appears to be, you take it to a vet along with a stool sample and any medical history records came along with it. If you have not been to a vet, your dog is not on heartworm preventative and that is dangerous to omit. I get furious whenever people gripe that vets are greedy and purposely do unnecessary tests or procedures. If they wanted to be rich, they would have gone to medical school instead. Educational costs are the same but vet schools are harder to get into and graduates earn less than physicians do. Since their patients can't say where it hurts, and most owners are spectacularly blind to signs that their pets are unwell until there is a serious problem, animals may at times need more bloodwork and Xrays than a human patient would to arrive at the same diagnosis. [/QUOTE]

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