Having a pet is a source of joy that we hope everyone can experience in their lives. In addition to the entertainment, love, and companionship they provide, it has also been shown that they can reduce your stress just by having them around.
Like any member of the family, you want to take good care of them when they get older. This can mean special food or prescription medicine from your veterinarian, and sometimes that can be expensive, especially if it is for a chronic condition and you have to regularly buy more.
For non-prescription food or medicine, you can try searching online to see if you can find it for less. For example, we had two older kitties who needed special Hills Prescription Diet food. We found the same product online for less than the veterinarian charged and were able make a deal with them to price match.
There might be some savings to be had with prescription medicine as well. The same two kitties mentioned previously also suffered from hyperactive thyroids. We could have bought the medication directly from the veterinarian, but we found that the exact same medicine for our cats is used by humans. Our veterinarian worked with us to get a prescription for the pharmacy at Costco, and we saved some money.
It can be stressful enough when a loved pet gets older, hopefully these tips will help to reduce your worries just a little bit.
