Max

[katladyd]

Yeah Max! I am so glad you are better. I was really worried about you the last couple of days! Thank your Meowmie for taking such good care of you. Hugs and kisses and be nice for your meds, okay?

[emily_the_spoiled]

I am glad that Max is doing so much better after his stay with the vet.

You should only use a needle ONCE. More than once it will develop little burrs and loose it's sharpness causing pain and discomfort when they are injected under the skin.

BTW, you know that you can buy all the supplies online including the fluids and necessary equipment. I like my vet but they are mucho$$$$, so it was cheaper to order everyone from the Internet.

[kb2yjx]

Actually, I was going to suggest what the above post has just done, and that is buying CRF supplies via the internet. On the CRF site that I posted, was where I found the place I use. Brico, here in Edison, NJ. They cannot be any nicer, and our vet cannot bet the prices.....Maybe it would be worth a try instead of buying needles and other supplies from your vet....Hope Max is having a really good Sunday....you, too.....

[katladyd]

Yes, I always buy my cats medicine online. Waaay cheaper!

[slick]

Fluid and line warming up now, needle in the freezer, Max asleep in dining room chair. Little does he know......or maybe he does.

I spent quite a number of hours yesterday on line following all the links you guys have given me. Wow, I didn't know that I knew so little about this.

Some steps I've taken:
- I spoke to my local pharmacy at Safeway (and gave them a sample) about them ordering the needles for me. I will hear more tomorrow.
- I also researched to see if I can order supplies on line. Only trouble is I'm in Canada and anything shipped to me from the States comes with a hefty tax and duty to pay at the post office upon pickup, not to mention the Exchange rate. Will continue to look.
- I did go back to my vet and she just wrote the bill wrong. The needles are 30 cents a piece. The b girl at the front desk told me that a bag lasts 10 days and with each bag I will purchase 10 needles. She said stockpiling them is not encouraged. When I told her she only gave me 9, she went in the back and brought out one for me. She never apologized. I will call Dr. Singh tomorrow and see if he can order me in a box of needles and maybe give me a price break because with all the years I've been seeing him, I'm sure I've all but paid for his new BMW SUV by now.

So that's where it stands now. Taz: I'll call you when it's all done and update this post.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I believe you have a couple friends in the US who can always help out with shipping things....if you know what I mean!

Go Max Go!!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

- I also researched to see if I can order supplies on line.

Only trouble is I'm in Canada and anything shipped to me from the States
comes with a hefty tax and duty to pay at the post office upon pickup,
not to mention the Exchange rate. Will continue to look.

Suggestion:

Do some more Googling - look for Canadian Vet Suppliers - or at laest
a USA-based company with a seperate Canadian division that Warehouses
its stock, Ships, and Bills from a Canadian address. That otta save a lot of
the cross-border upcharges, duties, and BS that comes with a shipment
from our not-so-good ole USA!

But another thing to consider ...
Are you really going to "save" that much cold, hard cash to make the
alternate sourcing worthwhile??
Unless you Vet is doubling the price on everything ... I've found the "savings"
to be had by eliminating the Vet's NOT-so-huge "markup" isn't worth all
the phuss & bother I spend to "save" it.

Happie Shopping!

[ChrisH]

I was so glad to read that Sir Max was feeling better after his stay at the vets. Hope giving him the fluids went well?

Prayers & good thoughts continuing.