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Forget your Mr Fritz pw?

I take my Shih tzu to get groomed about every 7 weeks. I picked her up yesterday after work and the lady asked if Gracie was an adult yet. I said , 'well , she was two in July ' , she said yes that was considered an adult, and that the next grooming session price would go from 30 to 35. I keep money on my books there

(sounds like something scram would say)

so I didnt stick around or even question it at that time. what the hell?My dog is 15 pounds and has been the same size for quite some time. She will not get any bigger in this lifetime. Why would the price to cut her hairgo up? I understand the concept of charging more because your dog is bigger now "an adult" but that is not happening in my case. Is this a scam.

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I recommend that you head down to your local Better Business Bureau to report them. Ignore the laughter, they'll still do a proper investigation.If you're that worried about it, just call and ask about their pricing. How much for puppies? How much for adults? Etc. Frankly, you probably got lucky that they waited until she was two before making you pay full price.
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Hey Speedz, my 4 month pit bull has cherry eye and (due to financial issues) am considering taking her to Michigan State's vet school for the surgery. Do you think this is a safe option?

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I've always heard good things from people who have used MSU's Vet School.Since you bumped this thread, I might as well update my dog life.Fargo has been gone over a year and I still miss that hound.Fozzie the Pit Mix developed a strange growth inside his lip. Looked like a wad of pink bubble gum. It grew from nothing in a matter of just a few weeks. We had it removed on Thursday. On Friday, with the exception of for the Franken-Scar on his lip, you couldn't even tell he'd had surgery. He was vibrant and energetic. The biopsy confirmed what we suspected: Malignant. A "Grade 2" out of 3. I'm pretty torn up. This dog is my Buddy. I believe that while I made him a better dog, he made me a better human. My feeling is that we will not do anything too aggressive. This is a 12 or 13 year old large dog. I'd rather have him go as gracefully and within his normal lifestyle as possible rather than disrupt his final days with chemo and such stuff.Bella the Pitbull!!! is just a nut. She has developed a bit of separation anxiety and has been eating random things in the house when we are gone. The other day I came home to a foot of down in the living room from a pillow she eviscerated looking for the goose that belonged to all the feathers. I never knew there were that many feathers in a pillow. Beside that she is a wonderful dog.

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My feeling is that we will not do anything too aggressive. This is a 12 or 13 year old large dog. I'd rather have him go as gracefully and within his normal lifestyle as possible rather than disrupt his final days with chemo and such stuff.
I think that's a perfectly reasonable outlook. The only thing I'd add is that dogs don't react to chemo the way humans do...it tends to affect them to a much lesser extent in terms of side effects. That said, I still don't know if I'd do chemo on a big dog that age (probably not), it's just something that more people should know when dealing with cancers that have a good prognosis with chemo.
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I've always heard good things from people who have used MSU's Vet School.Since you bumped this thread, I might as well update my dog life.Fargo has been gone over a year and I still miss that hound.Fozzie the Pit Mix developed a strange growth inside his lip. Looked like a wad of pink bubble gum. It grew from nothing in a matter of just a few weeks. We had it removed on Thursday. On Friday, with the exception of for the Franken-Scar on his lip, you couldn't even tell he'd had surgery. He was vibrant and energetic. The biopsy confirmed what we suspected: Malignant. A "Grade 2" out of 3. I'm pretty torn up. This dog is my Buddy. I believe that while I made him a better dog, he made me a better human. My feeling is that we will not do anything too aggressive. This is a 12 or 13 year old large dog. I'd rather have him go as gracefully and within his normal lifestyle as possible rather than disrupt his final days with chemo and such stuff.Bella the Pitbull!!! is just a nut. She has developed a bit of separation anxiety and has been eating random things in the house when we are gone. The other day I came home to a foot of down in the living room from a pillow she eviscerated looking for the goose that belonged to all the feathers. I never knew there were that many feathers in a pillow. Beside that she is a wonderful dog.

A while back Fozzie had a few tumors removed. He made it through that very well, but it confirmed that he has cancer. A couple of weeks ago Fozzie started losing his appetite. A few other symptoms made me think the cancer might have finally spread to his intestines. Vet confirmed High Grade cancer.

 

So we are going to have to make the dreaded trip in the next several days.

 

Fozzie was (still is for a couple of more days) a good Dog.

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what's good for fairly significant cat dandruff?

 

Is it a fat cat that just can't groom itself? You can try fatty acid supplements, and there are comb-in conditioners since cats aren't particularly fond of bath time.

 

RIP Fozzie the Pit Mix

 

Sorry to hear it.

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