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Secrets of a Vet Tech: The Guide to Low Cost Care When Your Cupboard is Bare
In this book, J.C. Farris reveals how to take care of your pet when finances are a huge concern. A vet tech caring for 25 of her own rescue animals, she chronicles all her knowledge and methods including:
1. Heart worm prevention for pennies a month
2. Flea prevention using safe name brand products for about $1 per pet
3. Tapeworm treatment for $5 less per pill than usual
4. Creating a pet medicine chest...what products to buy, where to get them cheapest, and how to use them
5. Where to get financial assistance for your pet
6. The #1 way to save TONS of money on vet bills
7. The surprising truth about vaccines..how long they really last and when they can be detrimental
8. The honest truth about pet food
9. The three step secret to flea prevention
10. Lab tests that can be done at home
11. Doing your own home pet physical exam
12. Common illnesses and common treatments
13. Inexpensive methods of taking care of your pet in winter
14. Cost saving secrets to caring for your pet birds, small animals, pocket pets, and reptiles
15. The secrets to getting the most out of your vet visits 16. Simple explanation of vet tests and procedures and where to focus your pet dollars
17. Things about euthanasia you may have never known from a euthanasia technician. Making the transition peacefully
1. Heart worm prevention for pennies a month
2. Flea prevention using safe name brand products for about $1 per pet
3. Tapeworm treatment for $5 less per pill than usual
4. Creating a pet medicine chest...what products to buy, where to get them cheapest, and how to use them
5. Where to get financial assistance for your pet
6. The #1 way to save TONS of money on vet bills
7. The surprising truth about vaccines..how long they really last and when they can be detrimental
8. The honest truth about pet food
9. The three step secret to flea prevention
10. Lab tests that can be done at home
11. Doing your own home pet physical exam
12. Common illnesses and common treatments
13. Inexpensive methods of taking care of your pet in winter
14. Cost saving secrets to caring for your pet birds, small animals, pocket pets, and reptiles
15. The secrets to getting the most out of your vet visits 16. Simple explanation of vet tests and procedures and where to focus your pet dollars
17. Things about euthanasia you may have never known from a euthanasia technician. Making the transition peacefully
116 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2012
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About the author
J.C. Farris
5 books5 followersJC grew up in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee. She has been in the animal care field since the mid 1990's after obtaining a bachelors in Psychology.
Over the years she has lived and worked in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Southern California as an animal cruelty investigator, veterinary technician, professional pet sitter, animal rescuer, and certified euthanasia technician.
She has operated animal rescues including a pocket pet rescue, an email network designed to find homes for homeless pets, and finally T.Paws Rescue and ARFranage, which specializes in tiny paws with big problems.
She has retired from working as a vet tech to concentrate on writing. In addition to writing about animals, she maintains a blog called Whisper Creek. Her blog focuses on her unique spiritual perspective, her struggle with agoraphobia and panic, and social issues. She also writes poetry.
She recently release a new book called "Fundamentalism to Faith:Memoirs of a Recovering Free Will Baptist". She is working on her next book entitled "Holy Perspectives" which is expected out by Winter 2013.
Over the years she has lived and worked in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Southern California as an animal cruelty investigator, veterinary technician, professional pet sitter, animal rescuer, and certified euthanasia technician.
She has operated animal rescues including a pocket pet rescue, an email network designed to find homes for homeless pets, and finally T.Paws Rescue and ARFranage, which specializes in tiny paws with big problems.
She has retired from working as a vet tech to concentrate on writing. In addition to writing about animals, she maintains a blog called Whisper Creek. Her blog focuses on her unique spiritual perspective, her struggle with agoraphobia and panic, and social issues. She also writes poetry.
She recently release a new book called "Fundamentalism to Faith:Memoirs of a Recovering Free Will Baptist". She is working on her next book entitled "Holy Perspectives" which is expected out by Winter 2013.
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December 7, 2012
"Secrets of a Vet Tech" is part autobiography, part pet care manual. Written with the goal of inspiring others to be their pet's advocate and to think outside the box regarding pet care, it is unlike any other dog, cat, exotic care manual out there. Considering the number of family pets being surrendered to animal shelters because of finances, this book makes it financially feasible to care for your pet.
October 16, 2019
I take care of over 12 feral and semi-feral cats, plus my own two kitties, and numerous fosters occasionally. I do this on my own, with no support from rescues or shelters, and no partner to help with finances.
This book was exactly what I needed to help me keep my costs down! Flea medicine for 14+ cats?! Insane amount of money.
Plus, I am a cat expert, as well as participating in TNR of community cats. So I'm very familiar with parasite problems and their medications. I'm familiar with upper respiratory infections and when it needs antibiotics. I always feel like I'm wasting money taking a foster to the vet to have him tell me what I already knew and give me the same medication as before.
So this book is a lifesaver! This book is not a substitution for a vet, but for community cat care, I just can't afford it all the time only to be unable to bring them in when it's an emergency.
If you are very knowledgeable and dogs and cats and your pets, or involved in rescue, I highly recommend this book!
This book was exactly what I needed to help me keep my costs down! Flea medicine for 14+ cats?! Insane amount of money.
Plus, I am a cat expert, as well as participating in TNR of community cats. So I'm very familiar with parasite problems and their medications. I'm familiar with upper respiratory infections and when it needs antibiotics. I always feel like I'm wasting money taking a foster to the vet to have him tell me what I already knew and give me the same medication as before.
So this book is a lifesaver! This book is not a substitution for a vet, but for community cat care, I just can't afford it all the time only to be unable to bring them in when it's an emergency.
If you are very knowledgeable and dogs and cats and your pets, or involved in rescue, I highly recommend this book!
June 18, 2017
There's some misinformation here but she means well. Very good guide to saving money on a budget when you have a lot of animals (cats and dogs is what she's focusing on, not hamsters or birds) and not a lot of money. Gives good guides to dosages.
November 11, 2015
I founded a very busy beagle rescue in 2007, so I was already familiar with a lot of the information in this book. Nevertheless, I still learned a number of new tidbits and so enjoyed reading it that I did so in one sitting. Most books I take a few notes from and get rid of them, but this is one of few that I will keep. The tone was conversational and pleasant to follow; my only gripe was some shoddy editing.
November 9, 2013
As someone who (tries) to take care of a bunch of feral cats, some of the information in the book I already knew from years and years of my own research, but there still was a lot of helpful tips. I wish I would have had this book when I first started! Would certainly recommend it.
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