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The High Price -- Emotional and Financial -- of Pet Cancer
7:00AM 11/28/2010
As pet cancer increases and pricier treatments become available, the cost of keeping a pet healthy is on the rise. DailyFinance writer Jonathan Berr shares the story of his family dog Ruby's bout with cancer. How much are you willing to spend on your best friend?
When Pets' Veterinary Bills Take Too Big a Bite Out of Wallets
7:00AM 8/14/2010
Faced with pets' health issues during hard economic times, owners are making tough choices and cutting back on vet spending or choosing more cost-effective care.
Some animal owners may be turning their sick or disabled dogs and cats in to shelters because they feel they can't afford them during the recession. The Pittsburgh Post found recently that their local shelters are seeing lots of cats with broken legs or asthma. The editor wrote in to Al's Morning...
Woman spends $75K and up to care for others' animals
7:00PM 3/16/2009
How much is a pet's life worth?
For anyone with a pet, the figure can go as high as your credit card limit when a veterinarian's bill arrives. But if you're unemployed, it could be lower.
Whatever number you come up with, chances are you haven't had to spend as much as Michelle Hamilton of San...
Has pet ownership become a luxury?
10:00AM 2/15/2009
Here in tax-strapped California, Arnold and the legislature are thinking of all types of ways to balance the budget. One way is to increase taxes, of course. Now a "luxury" tax on golf course fees, sporting events and trips to Disneyland, I can sort of understand; those do seem like non-essential...
In these days of cost-cutting measures, there are some things you still shouldn't do to save money, such as--self-medicating your pet.There have been several stories in the media lately about how the tough economic has put some pet owners in a bind. SmartMoney in particular recently had a smart...
Animals & Money: Making pet drugs cheaper
11:00AM 1/30/2009
Human doctors can't sell prescription drugs because it would be a conflict of interest to have them dispense certain medicines for profit. A lot of veterinarians, however, count on prescription drugs as an income stream. DVM Magazine recommends charging a $20 dispensing fee and Veterinary Economics...
When I walk down the pet aisle in K-mart, I see lots of reasonably priced dog foods -- but none I would actually feed my dog. When I was younger and poorer and had never heard of melanine, K-mart seemed fine. But then I was terrified -- along with just about every other dog owner -- by the pet food...
Animals & Money: Online pet pharmacies cut into vet mark-up
6:01PM 7/18/2008
This year Americans will spend $43 billion on their pets, including $10 billion on over the counter supplies and drugs and another $10 billion on vet care (which usually includes prescription drugs). Every year we spend more and more on dogs and cats, but there's one area we can save some money:...
Animals & Money: Pet owners worry about Nutro after dog deaths
6:00PM 7/07/2008
healthcare, Retail, Food, Crime, Recalls
Dog owners are facing yet another pet food scare. This one seems so far to be smaller in scale, but six dogs are dead and others sick after eating Nutro, according to this investigation by Consumer Affairs. There isn't a recall. Nutro says there isn't even a problem in this special web page it set...
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