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by sands904 on 7/23/2010 at 8:44 PM in Health & Medication

Although I purchase tons of things for my dogs online, I have never purchased my dog's pet medication through an online pharmacy.

We were in our vet a few weeks ago and needed to get more heartworm preventative. We recently switched to a new vet and the do not carry Heart Guard which is what all three dogs were getting. They told us they could place the prescription with their online pharmacy (which is reputable and certified) and it would be delivered to us.

Here is the kicker...the lady also told us to be very careful about other online pet pharmacies out there. There are tons of them and I am sure you have all heard some of their commercials about buying the same medication for your pets...but cheaper. Have you ever wondered why it is cheaper?

Come to find out there are representatives from at least some of the companies who travel around to the vets offices and purchase their expired or nearly expired medication and then resell them online.

I was just dumbfounded that places would do this but I guess I shouldn't be suprised. Anything to make a buck even at the expense of our beloved animals. I am even more floored that there are vets out there selling expired medications...

Be safe and do your research before purchasing...
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by elvisandmojo on 7/23/2010 at 2:17 PM in Training

We finally broke down and bought the invisible fence on line and installed it last weekend. I stupidly didn't check the setting on the collars which is adjustable (5 levels) and we ended up shocking Elvis and Mojo silly. Now I have them turned to beep and flash only but they are still not keen on wearing the collars.

Last night I put the collars on and did not lead them on their leashes. We just played golf and walked many laps around the house to try and assure them that we have OK places that they have to get used to. I am going to repeat this tonight. It is almost pathetic how docile they act when wearing the collars but am preferring this to their running off.

This is going to be a long process!
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