Levittown Animal Hospital Blog

I get asked that question a lot.  Sometimes I know the answer, but often I don’t …and that’s by design, as I try not to let my perception of what’s “expensive” influence my medical recommendations for my patients.  It my job to answer “What does the patient need?” not “What can the client afford?” [...]

Occasionally i receive the odd request from a client for a written prescription for a special food.  This is odd to me since there really is no such thing as a prescription food, despite the fact that Hill’s has trademarked the brand name “Hill’s Prescription Diet.”  The FDA has no regulatory

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A good handful of my clients come to me with receipts from a local low-cost vaccination clinic. They pat themselves on the back for saving a few bucks by waiting in line at the pet shop instead of making an appointment with me.  But after I point out some of the pitfalls, dangers and [...]

That’s the money you could be saving if you had pet insurance. I must admit that I have a new perspective on human health insurance after watching Michael Moore’s Sicko last night.  I’m still glad I have insurance, although I hope I never really need it.  The comparison between human and pet health insurance ends [...]