> I know this is a far stretch, but am needing help.  My mini schnauzer is   
   > having some kidney or urinary problems.  Blood in urine (not all the time)   
   > and she is going a lot (even if it is a dribble) but I cant afford a costly   
   > vet visit right now.  We have had her since she was 4 months old she is   
   > currently 7.   
      
   > If anyone can help or share this link it would be appreciated.   
      
   Call your local humane society... some Vets will try to help you regardless of   
   the situation and the cost.  Hopefully a vet will help you and delay   
   paying,etc... or not charge you.   
      
   Blood in the urine is bad...it could be cancer.. but most likely it is   
   fixable.. see first if a vet will help you out at the humane society because   
   it could be as simple as a urinary tract infection (especially females) which   
   the vet can fix with a "cheap" antibiotic.. yeah nothing is cheap these days   
   but I'm hoping the one your vet wants to use isn't insanely expensive...   
      
   If it is see if you can get an online or paper(written) prescription from the   
   vet that you can fill at a place like 1-800-petmeds where everything is   
   discounted.  I had to do that once and the vet wasn't happy (he wasn't making   
   $$ on the meds) but he knew at the time we couldn't swing the cost for the   
   antibiotic or the med.. it was like over 100 bux to fill that painkiller   
   prescripion.   
      
   Good luck and I hope your girl does ok :)   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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