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[nanna]

My dog Dido is due to give birth any day now.So today i thought i would make some phone calls to some vets.
as we are on a low income i thought i would ask around if anything went wrong when Dido is giving birth if i can pay the vets in installments for any treatment dido might need.But was told by 2 vets this was impossible and they advised me to get in touch with pdsa and or the rspca.
I phoned the pdsa explained the situation which upon the person on the other end of the phoned asked for my post code which i gave then to be told that in my post code area they didnt have a clinic.
So now i phoned the rspca explained the situation again asked if we could get help from the rspca.
i was asked did i have both labradors and as i let them mate i werent entitled to any help because Dido would likely have a large litter and i would be selling the puppies and making money from the puppies i cant have any help at all.
This doesnt help our situation at this moment as we dont have the funds to pay for a private vet.
Tonight i spoke to our local vet and also asked if they would accept if Dido did need any treatment can we pay for it after we have sold the puppies they said they would have to have half the cost of the treatment and ok it with head office.
I just hope and pray that the puppies birth goes straight forward because i just dont now what we are going to do.
I have even looked into getting pet insurance but for help with costs for births of pets you need to be insured for a year so also no use.
All im doing is trying to be prepared if it dont run smooothly with Dido and the puppies.
Im not asking a lot just help for my dog and her puppies to be.

Edited by nanna, 27 October 2011 - 12:00 AM.

[sheepdog]

Well, I could of saved you a lot of time on the phone, NEVER call the human society groups if you have a dog problem. All you will get is an *bottom* eating for allowing your dog to get pregnaunt when supposedly so many dogs are dying in shelters because they can't find homes for them. (yet most rescue groups are begging at the doors of breeders for unsold pups and small breed adult dogs that they want you to give them for free so THEY can sell them)

If it's any consolation, 99% of the time dogs manage their deliveries with no complications.
I will make it a habit for the next few days to check into the pet forum frequently, if you have a problem, I can probably help. And if you have any questions between now and the delivery, just ask away.

Here's a tip for you. You can tell when your dog is within 24 hrs of delivery by taking her temprature. Take it morning and evening. It will drop drasticly within 24 hrs of delivery. Normal is 101-102 for a dog. It can drop a full 2 degrees pre whelping.

[k_nitin_r]

I always thought that the non-profit organizations were not allowed to sell the dogs, just as individuals cannot place advertisements in classifieds to sell any kind of animals. I believe previously the legal system only prevented the sale of certain restricted species of animals but now that has extended to all kinds of animals including pet dogs and gold fish?

The Blue Cross (the animal protection agency, not the insurance agency) requires volunteers to pay to become members of the association, which I find unusual - I've never seen an organization that charges people money if they want to volunteer. Then, there's the part where you have to provide a monetary gift for an animal within the shelter if you want to adopt an animal. To me, that's similar to selling except that you do not place a price tag and simply want to keep your price range open to whatever you can get.

Finding veterinary services is quite hard when compared to finding medical doctors' services because not many people opt to take up caring for animals as a profession. Besides, there's a great deal of risk involved with caring for animals when compared to caring for humans. I wonder how veterinary dentists care for lions with tooth decays... they would probably be nervous about the animal snapping its jaws after getting a whiff of their perfume.

[sheepdog]

Oh yes, all your non profit animal shelters and rescues sell dogs. None give them for free. In many cases, rescues charge MORE for a dog than a breeder would. Unfortunatly they have that politically correct thing going for them as they have for years pounded into our heads that if you buy a dog from a breeder you are killing a dog in a shelter. They could care less if you live in a tiny apartment and are handicapped and need a small dog and all the shelter dogs are pit bull/ lab crosses. You should adopt this totally unsuitable dog for your lifestyle so it can be "saved." It's really quite the con job anymore.

Sad thing is these rescues are not regulated in any way. I've seen them drive all the way from California to dog auctions in Missouri and buy over 50 dogs and stuff them in crates in the back of a van, floor to ceiling, with no way to access the dogs in the middle of the load should a problem occur, and then drive all the way back to Ca. They would hang a breeder if they caught them doing that. Not to mention, crossing state lines without a health certificate is also illegal. So after 3 days of riding in their own wastes while they are filty and stinky, then they take pictures and claim the poor dogs were "saved" from the puppy millers. These rescue folks are some slick operators. They know how to play on the sympathy of the public for sure.

I certainly do agree with you that being a vet is a dangerous occupation. They are constantly getting bitten, kicked, stomped, stampeded and trompled by the very critters they are trying to help. An angry old cow can break your leg if she kicks and catches you just right. Of course for dental work on big cats, or really, any other animal with sharp teeth, they knock them out first. They have speciality tools to put in the mouth to hold it open while they work.