Would You Like to Meet a Vet Dog?

I would like to introduce everyone to a site I have visited for quite some time now.  Ginny-Puppy’s Dog Journal is a blog written in the voice of a dog.  Not that unusual these days, heck I’m doing one myself, and may end up doing more.  What’s special about Ginny is that her owner is a veterinarian, and Ginny answers pet health questions submitted by the readers.  Does your pet have a little issue that’s been bothering you, but your not sure if it’s serious enough for a visit to the veterinarian.  No problem, stop by and ask Ginny.  She’ll do her research and ask her Mom, then write a complete post responding to the question.  She has some really great information on her site, and has been really helpful to us. 

 

After Annie’s last litter, she started losing some hair.  It started concerning us because Annie has such a beautiful full and thick coat.  I took a little trip over, virtually, to visit with Ginny, asked her what she thought may be the problem.  All I had to do was go back a day later, and I had my answer.  Now understand, that with out seeing and diagnosing through tests, she can only give potential problems.  She’ll be the first one to tell you that it’s no substitute for a real visit to the vet.  But it’s nice to have an idea of what you may be looking at.  Annie’s issue turned out to be a Thyroid dysfunction, and has been corrected with medication.  She is due for her check up pretty soon, and we’ll find out if she needs to continue her medication. 

 

There is one other really neat thing about Ginny.  She is the official mascot for the Veterinary Emergency Funding Mission. This is a non profit organization set up to help pet owners deal with the financial issues involved with emergency veterinary treatment.  If you have ever had to take your pet to an emergency Vet you know the cost can be exorbitant. Payment is most often required prior to any treatment being performed.  When Sophie had her Mastitis, the EV bill was close to $800.00 dollars.  And let me tell you it was not easy to make that payment.  We did of course, but it meant going without a few necessary things for us.  You can visit the site, and find out what kind of options are available for the financial concerns.  There’s plenty of information, and it’s a good thing to know about this stuff prior to ever needing it.  So go by the site, and see what it’s all about.  Remember it is a non profit that is hoping to be able to provide a service to pet owners.  To provide that service, they rely upon the generosity of others.  So if you can manage it, give a donation, pay it forward if you will.