I have 4 ferrets, all approaching three years old, never a day of
sickness, obstruction, or diarrhea among them (I am very lucky, to be
sure).
I gaily called the vet the other day to find out how much it would be to
do the CBC and fasting blood glucose tests along with their examinations
so that I would have a baseline to compare later tests to.
The cost?  $109 PER FERRET for the blood tests only.  The exam is another
$25-30 on top of that.  If I need to get dental work done, add another
$50 for cleaning and antibiotics.  I can't believe that is is going to
cost me in the neighborhood of $180 each to get checkups for well animals.
It is getting so that we can only take our animals in for yearly once-overs
and when they're sick.
amy cada
[Posted in FML issue 1031]