You can also avoid veterinary bills by using common sense and not falling in line with the modern mentality that experts are needed to achieve health.
This is not to say that veterinarians are not needed or worthy. In fact, they have to spend the same amount of time in medical training as MDs, and then must finance their own hospital facilities.
Veterinary medicine is also a more pure form of free market medicine. The absence of third party payers (insurers) does not permit anywhere near the sort of exorbitant fees common in human medicine. Using the same skill set, anesthetics, surgical instruments, etc.: an ovariohysterectomy (spay) in a human costs about $40,000, in a dog about $300; a total hip replacement in a human costs from $12,000-$125,000, in a dog, costs range from $2,000- $3,000.
Veterinarians must constantly govern what they do by the means of the client. There is nothing to keep charges in check like looking into the face of a client and quoting a charge that you know is coming out of their grocery money.
Not being a profession to get rich in, veterinarians must be more dedicated to efficient care of their patients. Physicians shuttle patients from one specialist to another (defensive medicine to avoid law suits). One hand does not know what the other is doing and the total wellbeing of the patient may be overlooked. Veterinarians rarely refer patients and thus have a more holistic view of their patients.
Use a holistically minded veterinarian when the need arises, but try to do as much on your own as you can.
Here are a few guidelines:
If your pet becomes ill, think about what might have caused it and, if possible, eliminate the cause. For example, if your dog has inflamed or infected eyes, don't let him stick his head out the window for his eyes to be air blasted the next time you take him for a drive. Other causes of illness are household toxins (plants or chemicals), exposure to other animals in confined quarters (e.g., boarding, grooming, shows, parks), outdoor fights, stress (physical or emotional), and aging.
All medicines are toxic. Although they may resolve some symptoms, their side effects can be worse than the problem they attempt to solve. Do all you can to make your pet non-medicine dependent.
Do a quick check up. Feel around your pet's body for points of pain or swelling. Look in the mouth. Teeth should be clean, gums pink, and no fetid breath. Ears should be clean and without bad odor. Stools should be normal and if they aren't, get a stool test for parasites. Coat should be glossy and skin supple. Nails should not be too long so as to prevent snagging. Scooting on the rear may mean the anal sacs are impacted or infected. Biting at the base of the tail is usually a sign of flea allergy. Once you identify a problem, do an Internet search to get informed on possible causes and DIY remedies.
99% of all illness resolves itself with time. Things as simple as time-attention-love, outside activity in the sun, fresh air, alkaline water, supplements targeting the condition (nutraceuticals), and the best pet food including raw inclusions can hasten recovery
Don't be so anxious to have something done. Don't demand a shot, lab test, or meds for the quick fix.
Trust nature, it is the best and only healer and by far the best doctor.
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