Finding Dog and Pet Prescription Discounts

Aspen the Yorkie | Uncategorized | Friday, 20 January 2012

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I have needed a few prescriptions over the years, and as I get to be an older dog, the possibility of needing pet prescriptions increases. My owner doesn't have pet insurance, but we've done pretty well since they take good care of me and I'm healthy. Our vet requires that I have a physical exam no matter when I go in for anything if I haven't had one within a certain period of time, so we try to make sure we get everything we can covered in one visit to the vet each year. Rarely do we have to go more than one time in a year.

Recently we found out that our local Walgreens has a Walgreens Prescription Savings Club, and it includes PETS in the family! My owner had never heard of such a thing. Apparently you can pay a small price for the year for a family, $10, and that gives you discounts on not only 8000 brand-name human prescriptions and all generic medications, but also PET prescriptions. Pets are, after all, part of the family. By the way, it will also cover everyone in the family, including human dependents 22 years and younger. Individuals without families can join for $5 to get discounted prescriptions, flu shot and more.

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How to Clean Eyes on a Small Dog

Aspen | Dog Eye Problems,Eye Infections | Friday, 20 January 2012

Cleaning a dogs eyes can be challenging depending upon the disposition of the dog and how used to having the eyes cleaned your dog is.  We liked the video below because it talked about small dogs and why their eyes are more prone to discharge and getting “crusty” dry material around them.

One thing that my owner has not done is to give me a little treat after she is done with my eye cleanings..something that was suggested in the video.  I get nervous during the eye cleaning…and squirm a lot, so she has to hold me gently by the “scruff” of my neck…like a mother dog holds her puppy…to keep me in place while she cleans my eyes.

It is important to keep your dogs eyes clean, and if there is any hair around the eye long enough to get in the eye to cause irritation, it is wise to carefully cut that hair away….or better yet, have a groomer do that for you if you aren’t sure you can do it without harming your dogs eyes.

As for solution to use in the eyes, our vet suggested using a simple saline solution for sensitives eyes that people use for their contacts, so we have been using Bausch & Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution, a 12 oz. bottle of this lasts for a long time. In fact, the whole family uses it as eye drops for dry eyes, so much less expensive than buying those tiny bottles of eye drops.

Here’s the video on how to clean a dogs eyes:


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