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As worldwide financial panic continues, so does our series on pet ownership in a down economy. Last time, we talked about making pet toys at home. That’s a great way to save some money, but you can’t make everything your pets need. For example, vet care is an absolute necessity. This time, we’ll look at ways to save on the necessities that you can’t make at home.

Vet Care Deals

In an emergency, there’s no time to worry about price. But when your pet is due for a routine procedure like a spay/neuter or vaccinations, you have many options. Start by throwing the idea that your pet needs to get all his or her yearly vaccinations at once out the window. It’s easier on the immune system to give vaccines one at a time, with about three weeks between jabs to recover. Unless doing vaccinations separately would result in a larger total number of injections, it’s okay to do one at a time for adult pets. This gives you the leeway to budget monthly for shots, and to go to monthly low-cost clinics for those immunizations. For example, Petco stores host vaccination clinics monthly in most areas.

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Popular Aquarium Fish Accessories

By Grant Morrison

Many homes and business offices around the country are home to a number of aquarium fishes. Aquarium fish are often purchased for decoration purposes in many offices or for pets in homes where other pets may be prohibited. Whatever the reason for purchasing an aquarium fish they make a great pet; however, when purchasing aquarium fish there are some accessories that may need to be purchased.

Aquarium fish are most often purchased from a pet store; however, there are a number of other locations that sell aquarium fish. It is possible to purchase them from the pet department of a traditional retail store or from a fish store. When an aquarium fish is purchased it is likely that new fish owners will be informed or provided with a list of instructions that may include any needed aquarium fish accessories.

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