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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 5,677 Forumite
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    Poor old pup and the thermometer! :eek: I hope the meds sort him out - and the cost isn't at all bad considering what some vets charge!
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  • Lilith1980
    Lilith1980 Posts: 2,100 Forumite
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    Munchin wrote: »
    Also puppy has started coughing seriously this morning.. he has a funny cough when he gets really excited but this is getting worse so I rang the vets and they can see him this afternoon. I'm not sure if my pet plan covers today's visit...probably not but I would rather be safe than sorry.

    Hope your pooch is okay. Ours coughs (like clearing her throat) when she gets excited too. I read that certain breeds of dogs are prone to that excited cough as their trachea is prone to collapsing when they're breathing harder, but it's not deemed to be harmful.

    But, a few days ago she was doing that cough without being excited. We thought it was kennel cough - she'd been in kennels while we were away, but dogs can pick it up from other dogs anywhere.

    We've been to the vets and she's been on anti-inflammatory medicine. We're taking her back today so we'll see what they say.

    Pets can be such a worry. Hope yours feels better soon :)
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  • Munchin
    Munchin Posts: 2,816 Forumite
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    Thanks SSG & Lilith...my pup means the world to me.

    Lilith - I should pay you as that is exactly what the vet said about the trachea being prone to collapsing which I hadn't realised. I don't know if it is at all helpful that I start patting him on the back as if he's a child... will have to go google that in case it is the totally wrong thing to do. How is your pup now?

    I started back to work yesterday so I left the house at 6am... OH said that as soon as I shut the front door the pup was down crying at the bedroom door for him to either get up and bring me back or to let him into bed with him...neither of the 2 things were going to happen.

    Pay day today :D but my budget starts from the 1st of the month so I am YNAB broke until then.

    I was at yoga last night which I absolutely love but I just can't get the mind set to actually want to leave the house in the evening. I'm at a volunteer thing tonight and then tomorrow night is all my own :)

    Weekly spends - w/c 23rd Sept

    Sun 23rd - NSD
    Mon 24th - £4.99 vet & £20 fuel
    Tues 25th - £20 yoga
    Wed 26th -
    Thurs 27th -
    Fri 28th -
    Sat 29th -

    Spends - £60/£44.99 spent
  • Lilith1980
    Lilith1980 Posts: 2,100 Forumite
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    Glad your pup is ok - yes ours had the thermometer experience too lol.
    You paid £4.99?? We paid £38, £26 of which was the consultancy fee (I.e. examination!) And the rest was the anti-inflammatory. I had to pay a further £26 for a further check up :(
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    I hope the pup's cough gets better, that sounded very cheap for a vet visit.

    It's really kind of you to pay for a new shower for your mum.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Munchin
    Munchin Posts: 2,816 Forumite
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    Hi

    Yikes I got away really easy with £4.99 then rather than £38. I do pay £4 to the vets each month on a pet plan which covers his worming etc and 1 health check which he had a few weeks ago which might explain the cheapness.... I'm not going to query it anyhow but am really grateful. Pup still has his cough but it isn't as bad but still taking him back to vets on Monday to be sure.

    I have a new cunning plan to stop the frittering from 1st Oct. Each time I 'forget' my lunch etc I'm going to put the same amount of money I spend on the lunch/coffee/snack into a savings fund which will make me more aware of the true cost of frittering.

    Ok it's Friday...I will survive :D

    Weekly spends - w/c 23rd Sept

    Sun 23rd - NSD
    Mon 24th - £4.99 vet & £20 fuel
    Tues 25th - £20 yoga
    Wed 26th - £14.90 Lunch out
    Thurs 27th - NSD + £8.98 (travel expenses )
    Fri 28th - Will be a spend day as I have no lunch :o
    Sat 29th -

    Spends - £60/£50.93 spent
  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 5,677 Forumite
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    The anti-frittering plan sounds an excellent one Munchin!
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • Lilith1980
    Lilith1980 Posts: 2,100 Forumite
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    Good idea for the no frittering plan, Munchin. We pay £10 a month to the vet for free flea/worming treatment, and still we get charged those sorts of prices. It's common round here unfortunately :(
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  • Munchin
    Munchin Posts: 2,816 Forumite
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    Weekly spends - w/c 30th Sept

    Sun 30th - NSD
    Mon 01st - NSD
    Tues 02nd -
    Wed 03rd -
    Thurs 04th -
    Fri 05th -
    Sat 06th -
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    Good luck with stopping the frittering Munchin.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
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