Re: Greedy vet!

On Jun 16, 11:22 am, Mishi <pst...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:13:56 -0700, Dewi <widget4...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



They were going to quarantine him from other cats, so there were extra
charges there. I assume they were probably going to put him on more
antibiotics and fluids and they were definately going to do a blood
test. The fact that my regular vet didn't suggest a blood test,
indicates that this was unecessary - which I agree with. I think I
over reacted this time and went to the vet too quickly, Tom could have
waited until the morning. He did look horrible though.

I'm still worried about Tom, he has picked up, but still looking
miserable and isn't eating. I dare say his age isn't helping him much.
He has pneumonia. None of my other cats are sick though, so hopefully
it's not spreading.

12 quid, gee that's good. Do you live in a country area? I find
country vets are so much more affordable and more practical. This is
one of the *many* things I miss about not living in a country town.

Dewi.

Emergency vets can get awful expensive! When I took Katie (RB) to the
local one they charged 1200.00 for a 24 hour stay, and when she didn't
respond to treatment, called in a internal medicine specialist - add
another 2500.00US - and by the time my hubby and I had her pts the
bill totaled 4700.00 - that is from Saturday 4 am to Monday, 10 am.

I wish it had come out different, and I had brought her home instead.
I miss my butterball!

Mishi
PS: an odd thing - nobody will sleep on her bed, and if you put one of
our crew down on it, they immediately jump down or away like you had
put them on top of someone......

Wow, those are incredible prices and on par with a humans hospital
bill and people would get far more attention whilst in hospital.

It is that much sadder when our animals die at a clinic, rather than
at home. The same thing happened to a rabbit of mine, who I dearly
loved. All those extra hours I could have spent with him, plus the
additional stress it caused him.

I wonder if Katie is visiting you. I'd like to think that they pop
down for a visit.

Dewi

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