How can three sick pets can save you money? by Dr. Kenneth Trippett, West Hazleton Veterinary Hospital One of the things that I like least about being a veterinarian, is watching animals suffer unnecessarily. Recently, three of our patients developed life threatening health problems that fall squarely into this category. We saw two intact female dogs who had developed a pyometra. This is a dangerous uterus infection. Both would have died without emergency surgery. The third pet was an intact male dog. He had been straining to urinate. The owner noticed this problem, but figured it wasn't that serious. That dog ended up at an emer-
gency hospital, where he was diagnosed with severe prostatitis and received the surgery necessary to save his life. The final bill for each of these animals was between $900 and $1500. None of these animals would have had these problems had they been spayed or neutered. A remarkable 1 out of 3 intact female dogs and cats will develop a pyometra and over 75% of all older, intact male dogs have enlarged prostates. At the West Hazleton Veterinary Hospital, we recommend spaying and neutering to avoid health and behavioral problems, and to save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the long term. In honor of these three pets and for this month only, we are offering a $45 discount off of the cost of our already reduced prices on all of our spay/ neuter and exam packages.
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