also blue cross have vet clinics that are more reasonable in cost
http://www.vetinfo.com/dogresp.html
from working at vets there is some that are in it for money others not .if he doesnt want to give you the time to speak to him .I would consider going to another vets .i will ask the vet i used to work with about a lung wash . i have not seen it done
I'm so sorry to read this. Your poor dog. To be truthful, I have never heard of a lung wash. Did your Vet mention about maybe trying a needle aspiration? Has the dog had blood work done? WBC elevated indication an infection? Some of these procedures can be expensive, that's for sure,but I have no idea about this. Perhaps someone else on the Boards can give you more helpful information. Have you maybe tried doing a google search on that? Sorry, it's late here and I don't have time to look into this further.
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