10 responses to “Don’t Dismiss This”

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   General “Buck” Turgedson

   October 17, 2026 at 2:06 pm

   Vet costs heavily depend upon where you live. For instance in the South Bay of Los Angeles, a very upscale affluent area, there are abundant vet clinics setup–because the people in Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach will pay anything that is asked, no questions. They by and large have more money than sense. So I go to my country vet in the mountain community where I have a vacation home. I got quoted over $900.00 for teeth cleaning and one simple extraction. My country vet did it for $175.00 a few years ago, a procedure that takes less than 5 minutes.

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      David DeGerolamo

      October 17, 2026 at 2:23 pm

      My estimate for cleaning my cat’s teeth with no extraction was over $1100. I declined.

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2. 

   AJR973

   October 17, 2026 at 2:23 pm

   The bourgeoisie have been the target since the jump. The hoi-polloi’s dystopia is the 1%’s utopia. We’ll be roasting Fido on a spit at this pace.

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   BRIAN G JENSEN

   October 17, 2026 at 2:39 pm

   Dear Dave, so sorry to hear about your companion cat. I know the pain of losing a pet.
   I also know the cost in treating my sick wiener dog. I know I put my dentist’s son through college.

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4. 

   Magrit

   October 17, 2026 at 2:52 pm

   Same thing is happening with the Dental clinics, OB-GYN clinics. All going corporate, prices have doubled and tripled and pay for nurses, hygienists and any other employees is slashed with more patients per hour and less pay.

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5. 

   MrLiberty

   October 17, 2026 at 5:41 pm

   Just ANOTHER government-protected CARTEL, made worse via the pressures INFLATION PLACES on EVERYONE in society, every business, etc that essentially FORCE them to drive up costs to the consumer, etc. The third party payer pet insurance, just like Human “insurance” before it, is responsible for MASSIVE increases in costs, etc.

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6. 

   Dan

   October 17, 2026 at 7:48 pm

   “Private equity” exists to suck as much money out of society as possible. Nothing else matters. Know who owns ANY business you patronize and do everything in your power to NEVER use any company or business that is in any way connected to any “private equity” organization.

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      Michael

      October 17, 2026 at 8:47 pm

      Nice idea Dan.

      Care to share how YOU do this?

      Not like they change the sign outside the business.

      Clearly you’re already DOING this Dan.

      Give us some guidance on how to avoid doing business with “Private Equity” businesses.

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         Fido

         October 17, 2026 at 11:58 pm

         This comes accross as condescending snark.

         That a task is hard to do, or that it cannot be done completely or absolutely, does not alter it’s importance, or significance.

         You’re a smart guy. You know full well the answers to the questions you ask, you just don’t want to do the work, and want to suggest that *no*one* is doing the work, save the mentally ill, as justification.

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7. 

   Latigo Morgan

   October 17, 2026 at 11:04 pm

   Even worse, for those of us who grew up taking care of our own animals, is that you can no longer buy vet medicines over the counter at the feed store, such as antibiotics and vaccines. We used to buy all our livestock, dog and cat shots and give them to them. Dad castrated our male dogs and cats and there were never any complications.

   Now, you have to get a Rx from a vet before you can buy those things – if you can get one. Around here, it’s $200 for an office visit – more than an office visit for my family doctor.

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