so my dog is about 10 years old, & his doctor said that around this age he’ll start having a lot of eye problems, like he could go blind, & i decided to find him some health insurance in case he ever needs surgery for that(because i don’t want him to go blind). i was looking online but its kinda confusing, does anyone, from experience or anyone heard of any pet health insurance that covers all or most of the following:
surgery
emergency(if we have to take him to the emergency room)
vaccinations
x-rays
medicines
exams
flea treatments
worm prevention or treatments(stomach worms)
other plans i found online were extremely expensive, so let me know if you kow of any that are affordable.
please………thank you.
oh & if you wanna see pictures of my dog(he’s a cutie) click on the link below.
& by the way, his name is Chiquito http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l462/…http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l462/…http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l462/…http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l462/…http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l462/…

I have a 10 year old German shepherd mix named Aireon and he was living with a family member while I attended school. when I came back I had learned that he had had an allergic reaction to something and all the flaking, hair loss, and scabs were from the infection.
So I reimbursed my aunt $143 for getting him treated while I was away.
But the scabs, flaking and hair loss never went away after 2 weeks.
I took him back to a different vet and they said it was possibly Scabies. Even though he was UTD on heartworm they said it is still recommended that he is tested for heartworm. because the medication for scabies will kill a dog if they are treated for scabies and have heart worm. And she said if he did have heart worms it would be best to put him down.
So he got tested and we won’t know until Thursday if he is good or not.
Finally My questions are:
1. if for some bizarre reason he has a bad case of heart worms, would it be easy to treat?
2. Is there anything I can do about the other vet because she said all that was wrong was an allergic reaction, and it never was?
3. If by chance he had a mild case of heart worms, would it be less stressful on him to put him down instead of waiting out the treatments?
I love Aireon to death and the very thought of putting him depresses me, but at the same time I don’t want him to suffer, if he is.
Sorry it was so long! and thanks for your answers!

Any purebreds that have the most health issues? I just want to know because it got me curious when people asked if there are any dog breeds with LESS health issues. So I wonder which had the MOST.
Thank you in advance!

I am thinking of getting a Cavachon (Bichon Frise and Cavalier Kings Charles Spaniel mix). It looks like a really cute dog but what are the health concerns? I would prefer is you owned one. But if you didnt and looked online i guess thats okay too. Also if you have any other additional imformation about them.

Is the Flat Coated Retriever dog a health breed or not?
If not a health breed please tell me what the health issue are.
Thanks

My chocolate lab retriever 10 years old Shae and I got kicked out of the mental health. All because she bark and growl at other service dog. My dog is never mean to people. She get along with my younger dog at home. But any other dogs she’ll bark and growl. They said we are not allowed back to the mental health because my dog bark and growl at other service dog. Shae is on the leash, I have her with me all the time. Do you think the mental health can do that? She my service dog to help with my panic, anixtey, depression. Without her I’ll go in attacks. Beside she doesn’t really run into service dogs that often just once in a great while.

Hello everyone, this is my first post!
I am doing some research on the psychology between pet owners and their dogs. I would love to get peoples thoughts on the questions below to gain better understanding on the decision process.
Can anyone think of situations where they had a decision about whether or not to get expensive health care for their dog? Maybe it didn’t make sense to spend all that money rationally, but you did anyway? How did you see the situation with your pet that made this the right choice?

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I purchased a package of large rawhide bones at Costco last week. My 9 mo old German Shepherd really likes chewing on the one he focused on so far. I guess he ingests some of it. Are they bad for a dogs health?. My brother is telling me they are.

We have a little miniature fox terrier that is so addicted to killing vermin that she only eats those lamb meal biscuits you get at Costco for fear of missing a second of the action. She’s a little chunky but she’s so high strung she seems to be burning it off. But she won’t stick around inside to eat any dog food. She’s like a human, all drive-thru and git’er done. The biscuits are nutritious, but it just seems weird to us.

We have a little miniature fox terrier that is so addicted to killing vermin that she only eats those lamb meal biscuits you get at Costco for fear of missing a second of the action. She’s a little chunky but she’s so high strung she seems to be burning it off. But she won’t stick around inside to eat any dog food. She’s like a human, all drive-thru and git’er done. The biscuits are nutritious, but it just seems weird to us.