OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[SolidSnakeUS]

LGR is going down the drain and fast. Being as cheap and fast as possible. Lazy f***s.

 

[BernieParent]

Solved the trolley problem

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Just shut the internet down for tonight. There's nothing topping this
Thanks, Bern. I loled out loud.

 

[Beef Invictus]

…I am unhappy.

This is pretty f***ing audacious. How are you going to even pretend to be a publisher without actual publishing equipment? They using a 2004 XPS laptop to burn while they're at it?

"Limited release because the 20 year old XP install is sluggish so it takes a while to burn"

 

[Cody Webster]

**No politics please**

I hope there's a film crew that documents this party

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[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[ybnvs]

I'm still fairly new to dog ownership (going f***ing great, by the way). I have only had my girl now 1.5yr and we've only had one other vet visit prior to today. That was two months after I got her in November, 2022.

For those more experienced, is this a somewhat normal yearly bill to expect?

Office Visit (wellness) - $69
Heartworm test - $55
DAPP + Leptospirosis Vaccine - $72
Canine Rabies Vaccine - $34
Bordetella Oral Vaccination - $36
Lyme Vaccine - $45
Bravecto Flea/Tick chewable Prevention Med (I bought a year's worth, 4 doses) - $321.40
Sentinel Spectrum chewable Heartworm Med (I bought a year's worth, 12 doses) - $244.56

$75 credit for buying both the year's worth of Bravecto and Sentinel medications.

Total - $801.96

Obviously I will likely not need the Heartworm test again, so long as I keep with her med. I wasn't expecting it to be cheap, but I wasn't quite expecting this cost either. I'm not complaining per say, but just wondering if this is a relatively normal yearly expense (excluding other reasons for needing to visit the vet)?

 

[Young Sandwich]

I'm still fairly new to dog ownership (going f***ing great, by the way). I have only had my girl now 1.5yr and we've only had one other vet visit prior to today. That was two months after I got her in November, 2022.

For those more experienced, is this a somewhat normal yearly bill to expect?

Office Visit (wellness) - $69
Heartworm test - $55
DAPP + Leptospirosis Vaccine - $72
Canine Rabies Vaccine - $34
Bordetella Oral Vaccination - $36
Lyme Vaccine - $45
Bravecto Flea/Tick chewable Prevention Med (I bought a year's worth, 4 doses) - $321.40
Sentinel Spectrum chewable Heartworm Med (I bought a year's worth, 12 doses) - $244.56

$75 credit for buying both the year's worth of Bravecto and Sentinel medications.

Total - $801.96

Obviously I will likely not need the Heartworm test again, so long as I keep with her med. I wasn't expecting it to be cheap, but I wasn't quite expecting this cost either. I'm not complaining per say, but just wondering if this is a relatively normal yearly expense (excluding other reasons for needing to visit the vet)?

Yeah that all sounds about right. It's some buillshit, eh?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Better question.
What would this guy do

 

[Rebels57]

I'm still fairly new to dog ownership (going f***ing great, by the way). I have only had my girl now 1.5yr and we've only had one other vet visit prior to today. That was two months after I got her in November, 2022.

For those more experienced, is this a somewhat normal yearly bill to expect?

Office Visit (wellness) - $69
Heartworm test - $55
DAPP + Leptospirosis Vaccine - $72
Canine Rabies Vaccine - $34
Bordetella Oral Vaccination - $36
Lyme Vaccine - $45
Bravecto Flea/Tick chewable Prevention Med (I bought a year's worth, 4 doses) - $321.40
Sentinel Spectrum chewable Heartworm Med (I bought a year's worth, 12 doses) - $244.56

$75 credit for buying both the year's worth of Bravecto and Sentinel medications.

Total - $801.96

Obviously I will likely not need the Heartworm test again, so long as I keep with her med. I wasn't expecting it to be cheap, but I wasn't quite expecting this cost either. I'm not complaining per say, but just wondering if this is a relatively normal yearly expense (excluding other reasons for needing to visit the vet)?

Yep, they rob us blind.

Also, get pet insurance. Well worth it. Doesn't cover that stuff above but it does cover injuries and what not.

 

[Superman33]

I'm still fairly new to dog ownership (going f***ing great, by the way). I have only had my girl now 1.5yr and we've only had one other vet visit prior to today. That was two months after I got her in November, 2022.

For those more experienced, is this a somewhat normal yearly bill to expect?

Office Visit (wellness) - $69
Heartworm test - $55
DAPP + Leptospirosis Vaccine - $72
Canine Rabies Vaccine - $34
Bordetella Oral Vaccination - $36
Lyme Vaccine - $45
Bravecto Flea/Tick chewable Prevention Med (I bought a year's worth, 4 doses) - $321.40
Sentinel Spectrum chewable Heartworm Med (I bought a year's worth, 12 doses) - $244.56

$75 credit for buying both the year's worth of Bravecto and Sentinel medications.

Total - $801.96

Obviously I will likely not need the Heartworm test again, so long as I keep with her med. I wasn't expecting it to be cheap, but I wasn't quite expecting this cost either. I'm not complaining per say, but just wondering if this is a relatively normal yearly expense (excluding other reasons for needing to visit the vet)?

Yep, they rob us blind.

Also, get pet insurance. Well worth it. Doesn't cover that stuff above but it does cover injuries and what not.

My dog's latest vet trip, which includes almost everything you listed, was around the same cost. He is 16 months, so I think it is just that age range for those vaccines. I use Simparica Trio for flea/tick/heartwarm. A year supply is about $400, so it is a little bit cheaper than what you described for the two medications you're using for the same job.

I agree 100% about the pet insurance. For $600 a year I have a deductible of $250 and then only 10% of the cost after that. A colleague told me his 4 year old dog has to have a surgery that is $6,000.00. That would have cost me a total of $1,450.00 and I'm willing to put out the $600 a year for that exact possible scenario.

As Rebel sad, that pet insurance doesn't cover those vaccines though, at least not without an add on. My Vet also offers a "Wellness Plan" that covers the vaccines and tests, but it was crazy expensive. I'd rather only do the tests when clearly needed, not just every year for a "health checkup".

 

[ybnvs]

Yep, they rob us blind.

Also, get pet insurance. Well worth it. Doesn't cover that stuff above but it does cover injuries and what not.

Vet also sold me on a $25 toothbrush kit with a poultry flavored toothpaste. The kit comes with a wand with two different style brushes on either end and then also a finger attachment thingy. I'll try it out.

I figured since I was already taking it in the ass a bit from the cost that the finger attachment was for me...

 

[Flybynite]

…I am unhappy.

I still got a 3DO in my attic. Worst use of birthday money/snow shoveling pay ever.

 

[ybnvs]

My dog's latest vet trip, which includes almost everything you listed, was around the same cost. He is 16 months, so I think it is just that age range for those vaccines. I use Simparica Trio for flea/tick/heartwarm. A year supply is about $400, so it is a little bit cheaper than what you described for the two medications you're using for the same job.

I agree 100% about the pet insurance. For $600 a year I have a deductible of $250 and then only 10% of the cost after that. A colleague told me his 4 year old dog has to have a surgery that is $6,000.00. That would have cost me a total of $1,450.00 and I'm willing to put out the $600 a year for that exact possible scenario.

As Rebel sad, that pet insurance doesn't cover those vaccines though, at least not without an add on. My Vet also offers a "Wellness Plan" that covers the vaccines and tests, but it was crazy expensive. I'd rather only do the tests when clearly needed, not just every year for a "health checkup".

Woof.

Pet insurance. Definitely a no brainer, which is probably why I didn't think much about it (derp!). For ~$600/yr or so that just makes sense.

My girl is very active, and the scenario you described is, as you also said, not anything I want to deal with either. We go hiking and running, and she begs to play fetch with my lacrosse stick basically nonstop. Supreme athletes need to be insured.

Thanks for the pro tips, and knock on the head. Duh!

 

[Flybynite]

The gator who was attempted to be brought into a Phillies playoff game is now missing. The owner was on vacation in Georgia and says it was taken. There is an official report of a hired trapper dispatched to handle a 'nuisance gator' and it was released into the swamp after being removed which may have been "Wally"

 

[Kermit the Prog]

The gator who was attempted to be brought into a Phillies playoff game is now missing. The owner was on vacation in Georgia and says it was taken. There is an official report of a hired trapper dispatched to handle a 'nuisance gator' and it was released into the swamp after being removed which may have been "Wally"

What we need is a reunion video a la Christian the Lion where Wally's owner and Wally rush towards each other to embrace...only to find a second too late it wasn't Wally and the owner gets dragged into the swamp and caught in a death roll.

What?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

As wild as it is especially from a starting point but once the gator was domesticated aren’t you doing it danger by releasing it back into the wild?

 

[mja]

As wild as it is especially from a starting point but once the gator was domesticated aren’t you doing it danger by releasing it back into the wild?

Oh, the gator's probably already dead, but I don't think the trapper in question would have been able to guess that this particular gator was an emotional support gator.

 

[Chinatown88]

Not sure if it was posted on the movie thread. But bless these women.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'm still fairly new to dog ownership (going f***ing great, by the way). I have only had my girl now 1.5yr and we've only had one other vet visit prior to today. That was two months after I got her in November, 2022.

For those more experienced, is this a somewhat normal yearly bill to expect?

Office Visit (wellness) - $69
Heartworm test - $55
DAPP + Leptospirosis Vaccine - $72
Canine Rabies Vaccine - $34
Bordetella Oral Vaccination - $36
Lyme Vaccine - $45
Bravecto Flea/Tick chewable Prevention Med (I bought a year's worth, 4 doses) - $321.40
Sentinel Spectrum chewable Heartworm Med (I bought a year's worth, 12 doses) - $244.56

$75 credit for buying both the year's worth of Bravecto and Sentinel medications.

Total - $801.96

Obviously I will likely not need the Heartworm test again, so long as I keep with her med. I wasn't expecting it to be cheap, but I wasn't quite expecting this cost either. I'm not complaining per say, but just wondering if this is a relatively normal yearly expense (excluding other reasons for needing to visit the vet)?

Yeah that all looks right

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Woof.

Pet insurance. Definitely a no brainer, which is probably why I didn't think much about it (derp!). For ~$600/yr or so that just makes sense.

My girl is very active, and the scenario you described is, as you also said, not anything I want to deal with either. We go hiking and running, and she begs to play fetch with my lacrosse stick basically nonstop. Supreme athletes need to be insured.

Thanks for the pro tips, and knock on the head. Duh!

We’ve had pet insurance on all of our dogs going back for a decade plus and I am in no way saying not to do it. It’s saved us money for sure. But you do need to know that most of them work differently from insurance for people in ways that matter.

For example, exam fees are often not covered depending on carrier and coverage. So for example, if we bring a dog in with a problem to our normal vet, we are not reimbursed for the $110 exam fee, but are for all of the tests that may be ordered. And most importantly, they usually operate on reimbursement. So for example, we had a dog who tore his ACL. The emergency exam fee (200ish) was not covered, but the testing they did that night was (600ish). Then the actual surgery was 5 or 6k. All of that had to be paid out of pocket. We were then cut a check for 90% weeks later.

I still got a 3DO in my attic. Worst use of birthday money/snow shoveling pay ever.

Sell it. They’re worth a couple hundred bucks.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Kermit the Prog]

I wonder if that's fun for them.

 

[BernieParent]

Follow-up question: is the boat fishing for swords or with swords?

 

[Kermit the Prog]

Follow-up question: is the boat fishing for swords or with swords?

Fair questions.