Love My Vet, But Wish We Weren't There So Much

So today, while I was putting groceries away, Ginger found a piece of Extra Sugar-Free gum, which contains xylitol. When I found her, I could only find half the stick. I panicked and called the vet. They told me to bring her in right away so they could check her out and induce vomiting. It normally takes almost half an hour to get to our vet and I think I made it in 15 minutes. They gave her the stuff and we waiting for her to throw up. They found a couple itty-bitty pieces of gum. The vet said that the amount she ingested wasn't enough to cause a bad reaction. However, she also threw up a ginormous piece of a rawhide. We watch her very closely when she has them, but apparently she decided to swallow a big chunk whole this morning. The vet said had we not induced vomiting she probably would have ended up with a blockage. I love our vet, and they love Ginger to death, but I'm getting sick of seeing them. We've been in 3 times already this year and I've spent more on medical care for her than I have for myself! Too bad I can't use my flex spending account on her :) Long story short, she's just fine, and I'm glad I took her. Now I'm going to throw out all of my sugar-free gum, excpet my Trident. Trident doesn't use xylitol. And her rawhides.

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Comment by Jen on April 10, 2011 at 9:16pm: @ Jessica - we have insurance through Banfield. It's saved us a ton of money! According to my statement today we've saved $10k on the stuff we've had done since we got her in September.

Comment by Jessica & Johann on April 10, 2011 at 8:40pm: Poor Ginger! Glad everything went ok though.. Have you looked into pet insurance? It seems like it's a growing industry- even Kroger (grocery store) offers it. I think their plans started at $8-10 a month and go up to about $30 for multi-pet families. I hope you and Ginger can stay out of the vet's office for awhile though!

Comment by Bev Levy on April 10, 2011 at 8:31pm: Hope Ginger is better soon. I love my vet too but a couple years ago I thought perhaps I was paying to put both his kids through college. It is a little better now but with 3 dogs and 2 cats we are never far away...

Comment by Jane Christensen on April 10, 2011 at 6:14pm: Glad you caught it:) Hope you're feeling better soon Ginger! I totally understand the spending more at the vet than yourself. I spend more just on shots and dog food and then anything extra(such as Bella last week) really throws my bill over the limit! Glad to know Trident doesn't use xylitol!