I've owned many cats in my life and I will be the first to admit, I don't take them to the vet unless something is obviously wrong. Most people that know me, would say that I have more than I can afford now, but they are well fed and loved and all but 2 of them I rescued off the street.There have been times I have had to make the horrible choice to put one down rather than take on expensive on going care. Doesn't mean it didn't devastate me for days afterward.
I have a wonderful vet office and several times they have worked with me on getting costs down so I can afford treatment for one. Care Credit is a great idea, but like any other kind of credit, not everyone qualifies for it.
The only time I have ever lost my cool with a vet was at our local Emergency Vet. I do realize and understand that because of the hours they keep/nature of the business, they are going to charge more than a regular vet. I expect to pay at least double if I have to go there. I had a cat come down with a horrible uterine infection late at night. Poor baby was in agony. It was almost like she was in labor. I rushed her up there knowing it would mean an emergency spay. (My boys are all fixed, working on the girls one at a time as I can afford it.) They wanted $1100 to spay her. Eleven.hundred.dollars. For a house cat that weighed under 10lbs. That was over 8 times the price my vet charged me. I have never in my life heard of a spay on an animal that small being over $300 max. I told them to give her antibiotics and something to ease her pain and I would have her at my vet as soon as their doors opened. You would have thought I kicked a puppy the way they acted. I didn't yell at them, but I did tell them exactly what I thought of their using dire situations as an excuse for highway robbery. I also said I would take any more of my animals out in my back yard and shoot them, before I would bring another one back there. I have also told every pet owner I know to stay very far away from them unless they want to take out a second mortgage.
I have a wonderful vet office and several times they have worked with me on getting costs down so I can afford treatment for one. Care Credit is a great idea, but like any other kind of credit, not everyone qualifies for it.
The only time I have ever lost my cool with a vet was at our local Emergency Vet. I do realize and understand that because of the hours they keep/nature of the business, they are going to charge more than a regular vet. I expect to pay at least double if I have to go there. I had a cat come down with a horrible uterine infection late at night. Poor baby was in agony. It was almost like she was in labor. I rushed her up there knowing it would mean an emergency spay. (My boys are all fixed, working on the girls one at a time as I can afford it.) They wanted $1100 to spay her. Eleven.hundred.dollars. For a house cat that weighed under 10lbs. That was over 8 times the price my vet charged me. I have never in my life heard of a spay on an animal that small being over $300 max. I told them to give her antibiotics and something to ease her pain and I would have her at my vet as soon as their doors opened. You would have thought I kicked a puppy the way they acted. I didn't yell at them, but I did tell them exactly what I thought of their using dire situations as an excuse for highway robbery. I also said I would take any more of my animals out in my back yard and shoot them, before I would bring another one back there. I have also told every pet owner I know to stay very far away from them unless they want to take out a second mortgage.
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