I need your opinion, pet owners!
I do a lot of work on my clinic’s website, and have been thinking that it might be worth our while to allow clients to put in for refills on their pet’s medication online rather than having to call. This would mean…
There would be a 3-business day wait for online refills as opposed to 24-hr for refills called in.
Any problems with refills would mean you would be contacted within 3 days rather than within the same day (ie, if your pet is due for bloodwork). This would not apply for any OTC meds, like vitamins, supplements, flea/tick control, or for heartworm prevention.

Would you use it? What are the pros/cons in your opinion?
I chose 3 days because my office, although large, is not necessarily computer savvy, which means I would be the only person on the other end of the refill requests. This gives me time to process refills, get the prescription verified by a doctor, and allow time if I happened to have a day off.
Unfortunatly, we do not have the time, funds or equipment for any part of the process to be automated.
Phoning them in would still be an option – I can’t see all of our clients feeling comfortable using the internet.

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Why do they need to be prescribed? Isn’t suppose to make those kind of medication more accessible to pet owners in order to protect our pets? Any on line store that sells them "over the counter" ?

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I would like to take some time to ask some questions about a new business coming to town. These questions will be for pet owners or soon to be pet owners. I want in return, full honesty, opinions and any advice you may have when replying to this post.

First let me explain the idea of the business. This business will be a simple "dog wash" if you will, not offering full service grooming. The services are is as follows……Shampooing acording to skin and coat type, conditioning acording to skin and coat type, blowdry, brushing, nail trim, ear cleaning, teeth cleaning, paw pads & sanatary areas shaved. Additional services will be full body shaves, flea and tic removal, matt removals and the ever classy of nail paintings. Its all grooming at your service except scissoring styles. Since there are no scissoring available, this allows for cheaper prices other than what a full service groomer would charge. Plus, special needs dogs, law enforcment K9′s and fire rescue dogs will have discounted prices. I have learned that the groomers in town are over booked with their schedule, even up through September. Most of those dogs are needing simple baths but cannot get in for several weeks on end. So my simple questions to all of Sheridan is this, would Sheridan look forward to this type of business, what would you look for in a simple dog wash shop, what don’t you like about an express dog wash in town that does not offer styling cuts? Any replies will be greatly appreciated and encouraged!

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I don’t have a pet, but, owning one and getting its prescriptions and taking it to the vet seems to be pricey from what I’ve heard from pet owners.

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My vet recommended this and feeds it to his own dog, but I’ve heard nothing but negative things about it here. So here’s my question: What’s wrong with IAMS? Why does my vet think it’s fine, but people here don’t? What’s the basis for hating it? If my vet says it’s fine but some random person here says it’s not, who should I believe? Will it actually hurt my dog?

What should I be feeding her instead?

It seems like a lot of the hate for IAMS stems from this idea that no “good” dog food could possibly be sold in a grocery store. Is this just an ignorant misconception? After all, the huge majority of pet owners feet their animals whatever they pick up when they do their shopping, and their pets live long healthy lives.

I need more information about this, but please only answer if you really know what you’re talking about. I’m not looking for someone to repeat something they read by some random user on Yahoo! Answers as fact.
ziglet – Nah, I wasn’t actually hoping to debate the topic, since I don’t have enough information to take one side or the other anyway. I’m just looking for a solid reason to stop feeding my dog IAMS, if one exists.

Really, I think a lot of people take the anti-IAMS (and similar brands) stance without really having the information needed. That’s what leads to all of this conflicting information, and I just wanted to get the straight story.
br0k3nh34rt3d_angel – I feed my dog dry food, so it is not included in the recall. Only the wet food was recalled.

Rescueapitbull – Thank you for your answer, but I don’t trust a thing PETA says. They are known liars and always exaggerate. Over the years, they have just about convinced me that they exist just to seek attention to themselves, and they’ll say or do anything to achieve that.

Koosa1989 – I have always read that it was far better to feel a pet dry food, as it helped keep their teeth clean, while wet food does the opposite. What are the benefits of wet food?
br0k3nh34rt3d_angel – Also, I don’t believe there have been any deaths at all linked to IAMS. The deaths and sicknesses were due to other brands, but IAMS and Eukanuba have voluntarily decided to participate in the recall just to be safe, because they sometimes use the manufacturer in question. Thanks, though.

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I’m reading some of the answers and I have to say, it seems to me most pet owners are damn rich. I’m myself do ok but I can’t afford to take my cat to the vet for every little thing. Anyways some of the answer I hear range from:

over the counter meds don’t work, take her to vet
throw your furniture out if you have a flea infestation
and of course the take her to the vet for every little thing

Are you all rich or do you just like spending a lot of money on your pets?
when talking about over the counter, I meant over the counter meds for cats in specific not people medicine!

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She seems okay, eating well urinating but she’s not pooping as much as usual. I know I can call the vet but I’d like some pet owners opinons on the pain meds. She’s taking 1/2 a rimadyl & 1/2 a tramadol (twice a day).
Thanks everyone,her surgery was just 2 days ago. I like the idea of feeding her pumpkin if she needs some relief.

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I’m running an adoption day through the local animal shelter, and I am planning to give everyone who adopts a bag full of samples and coupons. I will also be raffling full-sized products off to the new pet owners. My main question is: what would you like to receive in a bag like this?
Please let me know any ideas you have, as well as any ideas for the raffle. Any other comments are also welcome.
Thanks!

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My german shepherd was diagnosed with heart worms today. The vet prescribed amoxicillin, prednisone & pet-tinic. Are these meds the best for my big baby? I’m just really concerned of course. Any positive encouragement or advice from pet owners who have dealt with this illness will be appreciated.

Thanks
It’s not a point of second guessing a professional…it’s really getting input from pet owners who have dealt with heart worms. Negative comments are not helpful and will be reported. Thanks to those who added value.

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I want to distribute coupons and promotional items for my pet care business to pet owners (especially dog owners) in my area. However, it would be a lot more efficient if I knew where to find them. I know there are people who could benefit from pet care who don’t necessarily look where I have previously advertised (online, fliers, business cards, etc.)

Ideally I would like to get a list of individual’s who have registered their dogs with the town but I doubt that this is possible. Are there any other ways that I can reach pet owners who aren’t actively in the market for pet care? I’d like them to at least know that my business exists.
I’ve been advertising on Craigslist for over a year, as well as local bulletin boards, pet stores, veterinary offices and grooming offices. I’m trying to find out if there’s any way I can target people who aren’t already looking- people who look at classified ads and bulletin boards are already looking.

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