A sign of the times
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oosik
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Yes - I found out, NexGard is a prescription. Last year I changed over from Front Line to NexGard. Seems to work better. Around here it's 100% concentrated on the ticks. We have no fleas out here. Fleas, like cockaroaches, are urban.
The gravel deal must be a new law in your state, as another member posted the same over in the "Safety" forum.
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Either that or you both went to the same pit.
Buying crushed rock -- new MSHA rules?
Hooked up the Big Tex dump trailer to get a load of 5/8 yesterday. When i got to the pit where i have bought for 30 years i was told by dispatch that MSHA prohibits anyone without a contractors license from being in the pit or buyIng rock. I maintain 1/4 mile gravel road. Anyone else heard...
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Have no problem calling the advice nurse to get any treatment and get a phone appointment with doctor if needed.
I get my flee / tick medication from the local feed store, no prescription required.
Local quarry doesn't sale direct to public train or semitruck loads only. However, there are many local material supply locations where I can get my truck or trailer filled.
Have no problem calling the advice nurse to get any treatment and get a phone appointment with doctor if needed.
I get my flee / tick medication from the local feed store, no prescription required.
Local quarry doesn't sale direct to public train or semitruck loads only. However, there are many local material supply locations where I can get my truck or trailer filled.
bunyip
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Since COVID doctors are almost impossible to see, make an appointment and they wil call you at about the appointed time, script needs filling, they send it to your pharmacy or text you a QR code that you take to the pharmacy.
And in keeping with must have a qualification for everything we had a doctor at the pony club we used to go to when the kids were young, he was not allowed to be the first aid volunteer as he didn't have a first aid certificate.
And in keeping with must have a qualification for everything we had a doctor at the pony club we used to go to when the kids were young, he was not allowed to be the first aid volunteer as he didn't have a first aid certificate.
Wow. I thought that type of logic only happened in the western part of the northern hemisphere!
EddieWalker
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I haven't heard of any of those things happening here in East Texas, where I live, but I have heard some crazy things from friends in CA, where I'm from.
Gravel keeps going up because of fuel costs. We don't have any rock here, so it all has to be trucked in from the quarry 100 miles away. I can only haul a yard at a time in my truck, so it makes sense to have them deliver it.
My wife has a PhD in Nursing, and we go to a couple different vets depending on what we need. She talks the language with them, and from what we understand, that's kind of rare. They like to talk about what they are doing, and she enjoys those conversations. A lot of the time, we are never charged for a vet visit. They also sell us their meds in bulk and allow my wife to keep them and use them when she feels it's necessary. A lot of meds are temperature and time sensitive. We've learned that cheaper usually means that the meds where not kept at the right temperature. This is extremely common where meds are sold at Feed Stores. Some shots cost $30 or more, but the entire vial is just $100 and you can get 30 shots from the vial. We've done this for things like Canine Flu shots. They even gave us all of the syringes we needed!!!
Gravel keeps going up because of fuel costs. We don't have any rock here, so it all has to be trucked in from the quarry 100 miles away. I can only haul a yard at a time in my truck, so it makes sense to have them deliver it.
My wife has a PhD in Nursing, and we go to a couple different vets depending on what we need. She talks the language with them, and from what we understand, that's kind of rare. They like to talk about what they are doing, and she enjoys those conversations. A lot of the time, we are never charged for a vet visit. They also sell us their meds in bulk and allow my wife to keep them and use them when she feels it's necessary. A lot of meds are temperature and time sensitive. We've learned that cheaper usually means that the meds where not kept at the right temperature. This is extremely common where meds are sold at Feed Stores. Some shots cost $30 or more, but the entire vial is just $100 and you can get 30 shots from the vial. We've done this for things like Canine Flu shots. They even gave us all of the syringes we needed!!!
ponytug
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Always great to be on your vet's good side!
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One of our kids worked at a Vet's office during high school and college. She got the employee discount (plus they liked her). One of our cats had kidney issues. We had to give it 100ml subcutaneous injections twice a day of fluids. Made him look like a hunchback for an hour or so. Anyhow, the 1L bag of the stuff was quite expensive. But she got it for less than half of the price they'd charge a regular customer. The markup was kind of shocking.