pets
Posted 17 weeks 5 days ago by Xin Lu
Lifestyle
Eight years ago my family purchased our dog Happy on a total whim. Since then we have made some mistakes in raising him that cost us quite a bit. We also faced other challenges in raising him but we would not give him up for another dog. However, I have learned many lessons in pet ownership and if I do acquire another pet I will be doing my research. Read on for some of the things you must consider before becoming a pet owner.
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Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago by Catherine Shaffer
Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Budgeting
In my previous post about the hardships of life on a six figure income (queue strings), I mentioned in passing that we had a $4000 veterinary bill for our dog. A couple of people mentioned veterinary health insurance. Nala was actually too old to have qualified for insurance at the time she died. We would have had to have signed her up when she was younger. After Nala died, I checked out veterinary health insurance plans, hoping to save ourselves the same ordeal with our new puppy, Chewie. When I studied details of several plans, I concluded that these insurance programs are not a good deal for pet owners.
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Posted 26 weeks 5 days ago by Lana Goodrich
Lifestyle, Health and Beauty, Food and Drink
If you’re like me, your allergies don’t always stop with the changing of the seasons. If you too are unwilling or unable to budget more than $700 a year on prescription allergy medication, read on for frugal solutions to help treat your allergies.
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Posted 30 weeks 5 days ago by Myscha Theriault
Life Hacks
Many of us will be on the road this holiday season, which means needing strategies for including pets in the holiday events without stressing them or ourselves out. Here are ten of my favorite pet hacks for taking the dogs on the road.
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Posted 46 weeks 2 days ago by Andrea Dickson
Green Living
You wouldn't necessarily know it from watching him on his appearance on
The Colbert Report. He comes across as a soft-spoken, good-natured guy, for sure. But he must have a very impenetrable hide to still be blogging after being on the receiving end of the recent
Gawker snarkfest about his family's infamous experiment, a year of extremely low-impact living in Manhattan.
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There’s something about owning a pet that appeals to everyone. Whether you have always dreamed of owning “man’s best friend” or perhaps aspire to be the neighborhood cat lady, chances are good that you may be in the market for a companion animal in the future. But what if you just don’t have the dough, time, energy or space for the more traditional pets? Here are five species that may not bring you the newspaper every morning, but won’t leave you for the family down the street, either:
Continue reading "5 Low-Cost, Low-Maintenance Alternatives to the Family Dog"
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Posted 1 year 2 weeks ago by Andrea Dickson
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I just spent $1200 on a facelift for my dog. Before you go telling me that I should be put down, let me explain that it wasn't elective surgery. My dog is a Pekingese, and say what you will, I don't think that there's much you can do to make a Pekingese look "good". I mean, I love their ugly little mugs the way they are. But my dog kept getting these infections above his nose.
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It's raining deals right now. For a limited time you can give your beloved pooch the benefit of not one but SIX free bones, courtesy of ruffchews.com. Their premium sample heavyweight rawhide case usually retails for $17.95 but with a special code you get it free. Just pay shipping (for me, it was about $8).
Here's what's in the case...
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My animals are a pricey bunch. Cute, and sweet, but medically challenged. Between facial fold issues, allergies to grass (seriously, what kind of dog is allergic to grass?), and a cat with apparent manic depression, we've spent a lot of time at the vet's office, at a few hundred bucks a pop.
Continue reading "Pet Peeves Part 3: Vet Visits"
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Canada is at it again. This time, it's not mad cow (as far as we know), but will these insidious northerners never stop?
Menu Foods of Ontario, Canada, recently issued a recall for dog and cat foods manufactured by the company that is sold under several brands, following the death of at least 10 animals in North America since the beginning of this year, mostly from kidney failure. You can find a list of all the foods being recalled here.
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All totaled, my dogs cost me $600 every month last year.
Between vet visits and allergy meds and their special diet and grooming and the dog walker and new bedding and a bark collar and having to replace my entire first floor carpet because of one doggie's explosive bowels, I spent more on my dogs each month than I did on my own health and beauty needs.
Continue reading "Pet Peeves Part 1: Couture Critters Are Expensive!"
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