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Low fat usually means less then 10%. 'Normal' Optimum is 14%. The 'light and mature' Optimum is 8%. It might be worth trying it.

In Australia, generics have the same active ingredient but can differ in the formulation of the tablet or liquid, so the generic looks different to the brandname version. Also, some generics contain gluten as a binder which is a problem if you are gluten intolerant or coeliac. Outside of Australia, I would be very wary.

Usually, you pay the bill and then claim. Petplan then send you a cheque in the mail that is minus your excess (and 25% if you have chosen that option). The cheque can take a while to appear as they don't do EFT and you are reliant on the vagaries of Australia Post as well as cheque print runs etc. I believe some vets will allow you to pay the excess etc and wait for payment from Petplan for the rest but I don't know of any specific vets that do this.

I'm so sorry. He was a special dog.

exactly! :laugh:

Maccas for dogs

I think it's appalling. me too

That actually sounds like a candida infection for which dilute ACV is a natural remedy. If it is, washing with soap products will make it itchier. The dilute ACV works by bringing the pH levels back to normal.

The canine brand name is Metacam which used to be sold as a liquid with an eyedropper that you used to put it on their food rather than using tablets. But yes very pricey. ETA In some individuals, supplements such as glucosamine don't work or actually make things worse. It all depends on the root cause of the inflammation.

*cough* foster failure *cough* :laugh:

Clearly my previous posts proved otherwise. Or do you need more screenshots? If you look at Tbroils post count and then try to find them you will see that at least two or three posts have been removed as her count does not tally to the number of posts listed. Except if I look up her content I get 9 posts which is what her count is ETA it is now 10 on both counts

http://www.dolforums...13#entry6096113 What about this one that was deleted? try and follow the dead link to my previous post. http://www.dolforums...ost__p__6096171 The links work for me

If Simi has never had bloods done before, its a good way to get a baseline and to check for issues to do with organs like the kidneys and liver which often don't show until its serious. Pre-anaesthetic blood tests have saved some dog's lives but for the majority, they just confirm that the dog is normal. Ultimately, its up to you.

Words fail me. I'm so sorry you lost Buddy this way.

Yes. I have noticed that. She never seems to post in the same thread twice.

To start with I would check the fine print on whatever they signed to board him.

he's lovely! :love:

The (usual) procedure is you pay upfront and then get your vet to fill in a claim form afterwards which you then send in to the insurance company. Sometimes the issue of insurance comes up in conversation with the vet especially if there are treatment or diagnostic options. For example, the vet might say "We can wait and see, we can do blood work or we can put them in for observation and run lots of tests". A person might reply with "I have insurance, find out what's wrong" The other thing to consider is that similar symptoms can have different causes and hence different treatments and costs.

Yeah :eek:

I think they are too tiny to take blood from (?)

I think domino means the white face mask (?)

Part of the tardiness of Petplan payments is that they use cheques - so it takes up to two weeks to get into a cheque run and get posted whereas others use EFT. If you have trouble with mail deliveries (like I do), Petplan can be exceedingly frustrating. I would also suggest that you send any claims with some sort of tracking/proof of receipt because Petplan are awful at handling their mail. Until it is actually being assessed no-one can tell you if they have received it or not.

Black (obviously)

Pet insurance can be strain to get them to pay up. Petplan is awful for getting money out of - they assess your claim (which can take forever) and then it takes them up to 2 weeks to print and mail the cheque (insert rolly eyed man here). Lucy must have had her initial vaccination and check up with her breeder's vet so contact them and ask them for a stat dec.