Thursday, December 6, 2012

Does a vet need to pay for treatment on his own animal if he is the one preforming the surgery?

Q. If a vets pet go ill , and they would be the one performing the operation on it anyway would the vet still have to pay the vet bills?

Imagine their horse got colic and needed an operation, but its owner (the vet) was the one doing the operation would the vet have to pay fully himself or would it be free/discounted?

A. if you are the practice owner, you don't need to pay yourself. If you work for someone else, some bosses give great discounts and would only charge you for materials you used and if you had to have employees around to help out. Other vets, especially the larger practices and corperations give you a discount, but charge for everything, includeing your own skills. Some vets who don't work in a practice get no discount at all. Equine vets have to pay full price for thier dog surgery (unless they have some relationship with the dog vet).


What kind of business is not pet related but would attract pet lovers?
Q. I'm helping to set up a fair for the Humane Society of Harford County (http://www.harfordshelter.org) and I've set out flyers to vets, pet related retailers, pet sitters, groomers, etc. I want to send out flyers to non-pet centered businesses but I can't think of any that would have a lot of pet lovers frequenting.

A. I think anything that is family/kid related would also have pet lovers frequenting it.

A toy store? A preschool or daycare? How about local photographers?

My son's preschool did a "cutest pet contest" It was put on by a local shelter and the children at the preschool got to be the judges. It got a huge amount of attention- all the kids wanted to enter their pets in the contest, so it got the attention of the parents as well because they had to be involved in entering the pet's pics (the kids can't do that themselves)


What kind of business is not pet related but would attract pet lovers?
Q. I'm helping to set up a fair for the Humane Society of Harford County (http://www.harfordshelter.org) and I've set out flyers to vets, pet related retailers, pet sitters, groomers, etc. I want to send out flyers to non-pet centered businesses but I can't think of any that would have a lot of pet lovers frequenting.

A. Dogs are a fashion accessory now. Try anywhere that sells the fashionable leashes, dog carriers/ strollers. Post some in the mall. Target has a whole line of pet accessories. Try anywhere that sells the doggie stuff. Brighton, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, etc. This will attract high income individuals who care deeply about their dogs. Good Luck.


What kind of traveling container for hamsters?
Q. Hello there. I'm going to take my hammy to the vet ( first time checkup ) and I'm wondering if I can put my hamster in those "Petting Zones" to bring to the vet.

Petting zones come from the Crittertrails.

I'm wondering if I could put my hamster in there, and bring it to the vet, or should I use something else?
It's a very SHORT trip. We can get there in less than 5 minutes.

A. For a short trip to the vet the petting zone is fine as long as you can ensure that the hamster can't get out. I wouldn't use a cardboard box as the hamster could chew it's way out...





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