[psa] Hey, pet owners: did you know about Helping Hands?

[vvalkyri]

PSA to the pet owners on my Flist - there’s a surgery/dental only place in Richmond called Helping Hands, which by doing nothing other than surgery and dental manages to offer these services at a fraction of the cost most animal hospitals would.

Over on their website they have a price list, and some links to press coverage. Their fees are the

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thanks

[musicman]

Thank you for posting that. As pet owners who cares a lot about the care of our pet, we never know what may come up. Kiah is healthy as any dog could be, but accidents happen, too.

[oneagain]

Wishing such a place existed in Boston...

[free_of_whip]

Thanks from us, too. We have both routine care coverage for Willow, and an insurance plan that pays 80% of care for accidents/illnesses after a $100 deductible. However, neither of those covers genetic conditions, such as luxated patella, to which Chinese Cresteds are particularly subject. It's nice to know there are options in that situation.

[vvalkyri]

yeah, i noticed that was on their standard pricelist for just under a grand, which implies it's a lot more elsewhere (although possibly not as much as I assume, as the dog for whom I was searching for info is my size, which rather increases anesthesia costs.)

[whimmydiddle]

Great stuff; thanks for the heads-up.