Reply to: Robbed

[minestrone]

Oh and everyone else, a dog hurting itself is not summat to make fun of.

The worse thing is that vets make a mint on things like this.

If you own a dog you have to come into these things eyes wide open, correct?

I see no point whinging when your stupid 4 legged friend you bought to give you some kind of emotional refuge buggers itself up being stupid.

Dog owners are emotionally selfish, they expect an animal to comfort them and see their animal to somehow add to their life. Emotional slavery.

Have the dog put down and let its continued sufering at an end.

[Zippy]

The vet is probably cheaper than an emergency plumber.

ZipMog02 managed to rip a hole in his chest a couple of years ago. I took him to the vet and they still charged £140 (antibiotics, tetanus, stitches etc). He was insured though so that saved me £100 (and - more importantly - they really looked after him). £140 is not a huge sum, but if he had broken his leg it could have been 100's more so glad the mogs are insured.
I'm pleased SYPooch is feeling better.

[minestrone]

Would you attend ClientCo for an emergency call out on Saturday night and charge less?

Nail on head.

[Sysman]

Pooch has impailed herself on a stick. Running with it in her mouth, and caught one end on the ground and ran onto it. Ouch.

She is now sitting in her basket, shaking. Called the vets.

Out of hours vet. Initial consultation £109 + VAT
Treatment on top.

Dirty robbing b*stards.

Would you attend ClientCo for an emergency call out on Saturday night and charge less?

[norrahe]

FTFY

I am aware of the level of training that vets go through and that they are very qualified indeed.

But as someone who volunteers with an animal rescue charity, a lot of our money goes on vet bills. (£40k was last years spend)

I'm lucky in that the one I use charges reasonable prices for consultations, where they make their money is from the markups on medication and food.

Unfortunately there are an unscrupulous few (irrespective of qualifications) who charge through the nose and often recommend unwarranted medication or supplements for animals and charge a lot of money for it.

Those who do have animals should get insurance to cover any unforseen instances, if someone says they cant afford the £5-£10 a month for insurance, then they shouldn't even have a pet.

[centurian]

You are getting a degree trained animal doctor to come out on a Saturday evening at short notice.

Most vets are trained to doctorate level.

[Nicely Nicely]

The worse thing is that vets spent years at Uni learning more than a surgeon does and had to pass a shedload of really hard exams and has to put up with pet owners and whereas when a human patient dies they don't complain, pet owners do complain..

FTFY

[norrahe]

Oh and everyone else, a dog hurting itself is not summat to make fun of.

The worse thing is that vets make a mint on things like this.

[norrahe]

If you've got insurance (which you should) You will be able to claim that back.

If you haven't sort it out now....

[NotAllThere]

.... £130 to stop a friend from being in pain doesn't seem so bad, just the initial shock of the consultancy fee.

Your dog paid £130 to get you meds to overcome the shock of consultancy fees? Either I'm losing it or you are.

[suityou01]

Going by your dribbling posts if I was the dog I would have asked for euthanasia.

0/10

Cretin

[minestrone]

Pooch is fine. The Vet said they can't examine her as she is too sensitive around the area, but they have prescribed pain killers to make her comfortable and anti biotics.

She seems to have perked up. £130 to stop a friend from being in pain doesn't seem so bad, just the initial shock of the consultancy fee.

Going by your dribbling posts if I was the dog I would have asked for euthanasia.

[d000hg]

£130 to stop a dumb animal from being in pain doesn't seem worth it

At least that's what I tell the wife when the cat is sick. Apparently I just don't understand.

[suityou01]

Back to the point.

Firstly is the dog alright?

Secondly vets charge through the nose for everything. One local one I know charges £85 just for a phone consultation.

Pooch is fine. The Vet said they can't examine her as she is too sensitive around the area, but they have prescribed pain killers to make her comfortable and anti biotics.

She seems to have perked up. £130 to stop a friend from being in pain doesn't seem so bad, just the initial shock of the consultancy fee.

[d000hg]

Pooch has impailed herself on a stick. Running with it in her mouth, and caught one end on the ground and ran onto it. Ouch.

She is now sitting in her basket, shaking. Called the vets.

Out of hours vet. Initial consultation £109 + VAT
Treatment on top.

Dirty robbing b*stards.

You don't have pet insurance? Take this as a stark reminder what life would be like for people without the NHS. Like Americans.