-=> Janis Kracht wrote to Barry Davis Jr <=-   
      
    > 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.   
      
    JK> Call your local humane society... some Vets will try to help you   
    JK> regardless of the situation and the cost.  Hopefully a vet will help   
    JK> you and delay paying,etc... or not charge you.   
      
    JK> Blood in the urine is bad...it could be cancer.. but most likely it is   
    JK> fixable.. see first if a vet will help you out at the humane society   
    JK> because it could be as simple as a urinary tract infection (especially   
    JK> females) which the vet can fix with a "cheap" antibiotic.. yeah nothing   
    JK> is cheap these days but I'm hoping the one your vet wants to use isn't   
    JK> insanely expensive...   
      
    JK> If it is see if you can get an online or paper(written) prescription   
    JK> from the vet that you can fill at a place like 1-800-petmeds where   
    JK> everything is discounted.  I had to do that once and the vet wasn't   
    JK> happy (he wasn't making $$ on the meds) but he knew at the time we   
    JK> couldn't swing the cost for the antibiotic or the med.. it was like   
    JK> over 100 bux to fill that painkiller prescripion.   
      
    JK> Good luck and I hope your girl does ok :)   
      
    JK> Take care,   
    JK> Janis   
      
   Thanks Janis, cant do anything until Tue because of the holiday.  She doesnt   
   show any signs of being in pain and plays and eats/drinks fine.   
      
      
      
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