Where you been? Long time no hear. Hope you are well.

Sounds like the Dog Insurance is a good idea the more people comment.

They would really bankrupt you if you did not have health insurance? So why were so many people opposed to the idea of a national health system in the US or was that just hype that we got over here? The NHS in the UK may not be perfect but you get free treatment for whatever medical problem you have. You never have to pay anything.

I got your email (thanks) but it looks like your comment did go through. It really does seem like Dog health insurance is worth having if you can get a good price. This is always my concern, that a single problem can leave you having to find a lot of cash that you don’t have.

As to drug companies, well, its not an altruistic thing is it. They are after the cash. In the UK at the moment, and the rest of Europe there is a bit of an uproar about the whole new flu vaccines and the fact no one will say how much the drug companies have been paid and the profits they are making. I would not even know where to begin to try to find a solution but it sounds like you have done very well with what people always unfortunately call “alternative treatments”.

If the yard is fenced then just give them the bones outside and lock the Dog door or barricade it for a while. Trust me they will not mind if they are outside with a nice meaty bone for a while. They will love it.

Guaranteed.

Just ensure (as I always say) that you never give cooked bones to Dogs.

That’s it, one problem and the Dog insurance can easily cover years of payments. At least I assume it would. It is a shame it is not more common here in Spain.

Is there any solution to this “mess on the carpet” issue??

and oh by the way, if you have no health insurance and get sick or injured, they have to treat you anyway, or so I am told, but they will bill you apparently… (and may do invasive unneeded treatments)… so beware… I MUCH prefer REAL holistic treatments for me and my dog cici…

funny, in 1996, when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the drug co’s said the condition was all in my head and it was only hysterical women who needed attention, and my chiro who diagnosed me said the condition was incurable… hah, I have relieved 98% of my symptoms, it was a process, and a multitude of things that I had to do, change my diet, take certain supplements, do various therapies, etc. now 13 years later, the drug co’s, since they were losing out on business, have come up with Lyrica, with scary sounding side effects that almost sound worse than fibro … am sure some people buy into it, but it just goes to show the drug companies true colors, first they dismiss, deny and say derogatory things, then when they realize the PROFIT/MONEY they are missing out on, come up with some terrible drug to get in on the action… sad state of death care in America. we need reform yesterday…

As far as the US insurance question you go bankrupt. It happens often unfortunately.