Carl Johan von Seth: Up to the master and mistress to have a nose for affordable animal care

Our geriatric blandrashund – furry lappöron, heavy, limpformad body with short legs – have not so many talents. But a superior ability which he has developed with age is that he can get the scent of a veterinarian from the undreamed-of distances.

It doesn't matter if we go to a new place. Minimum doftmolekyl from djursjukvården perceived by his sensitive nose, which immediately sends an impulse to the hundhjärnans trouble spots. And before we have had time to tiptoe forward over the threshold into the clinic trembles in the leash as if it was stuck in a washing machine during the centrifugation.

A superior ability which he has developed with age is that he can get the scent of a veterinarian from the unimaginable distance

afraid of vets is troublesome because he quite often need their care.

We are dealing with the evil of the joints on a regular basis. In the last year there arose suddenly a large lump on the chest. After several tests, it turned out fortunately to be a benign lump.

The past that the vet is investigating the problem with his bladder. It seems to be overactive, but follows a very regular schedule. Every day between the hours of 16.30 and 20.00, he is abnormally bad. Something with the thyroid? It is a theory. Diabetes has been ruled out.

part of the cost, but as pet owners it is difficult to get out of the uncertainty and kunskapsunderläget you are in at the veterinary clinic.

The feeling, has contributed to an explosion in the djursjukvården. A review from SLU shows that swedes ' veterinary expenses have increased by several hundred percent since the year 2000. A large part of the rise hangs securely together with that we get more pets, that we value their lives and well-being higher and to progress in the veterinary services made that more ailments can be detected and treated.

But likely, it is because the whole also in a market with some problems. To predict the costs of a veterinary presence is often a guessing game. The prices can vary greatly. The insurance companies have in addition, as difficult as djurägaren to assess whether measures and treatments for thousands of dollars is justified.

To predict the costs of a veterinary presence is often a guessing game

the cost problem is blamed often on the major riskkapitalbolagens irruption. Evidensia, with a market share of 23 per cent, belong to the international veterinärjätten IVC, which recently was valued at 30 billion. But the Fca says in a report from last year that djurägarnas rising expenditures is a trend that preceded the industry's consolidation. It is up to the master and mistress to have flair at affordable veterinary care.