I read these posts and I cringe.............I THANK GOD every day of this world for the most wonderful caring Vet on this earth! He has stopped by here MANY times and never charged me............he gets selective amnesia when it comes to things he "could" have charged me for............he is the most trusting caring man on God's green earth! If he doesn't have the answer? He is a Texas Aggie and can get me into the big guns in 24 hours at Texas A&M. Brad Buckley, YOU ROCK! Mo > They will take any unsuspecting soul for all the money they can, it's a > shame. My Himalayan cat was diagnosed with a heart murmur ( 9 years ago), > she doesn't like people too much and keeps to herself and the other cats > most of time, sometimes comes up and sits with me. My old vet wanted to > do EKG's and heart monitioring and such for over $400.00 (not that my cat > isn't worth it mind you...but...) Like I said she freaks for strangers and > if we get company we don't see her for about a week..lol.... so I asked > how bad it was...she said a level 1..... long story somewhat shorter.... 9 > years later she's still alive and well, and I believe the tests would have > stressed her out and caused more damage, and my new vet agreed with me. > > Kris Kudel ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================