Last night I lost a little kitten(my lil Boo) it took it's last breath and I had to bury it , I gave it CPR for an hour trying to call the VETS office but there was no one there and the only places that were open were the EMERGENCY hospitals that can take care of your animal, but they want at least 500 up front don't you think there should be places that can take your pet and let you have payments very low, I mean we have Ambulances for us and people pay for that but a helpless little kitty lost it's life last night because no one was willing to help, My fiancee asked a question last night on here and some people were very MEAN! about the situation! I know there will be those %$#^@^# kind of answers probably with this one too! Because it seems that some people in this world have lousy hearts in certain situations, What can I do to help our pets get the medical attention they deserve at the time they need it?
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i am so sorry to hear about your kitties, and the trouble your fiance had on here also, it burns me to no end when people need help and answers to a legitimate question and get these idiots who can only give a hateful answer. i agree with the vet thing, i am a vet tech for 25 yrs and have seen this happen many times over the years, and then on the same hand i have seen vets that will help no matter what and are very upset to lose an animal . i am an animal lover and am in the field because i want to help as do most of your vet techs and a lot of your vets, but there are those just like in the human medical field that are in it for a paycheck no matter what. .and money is always the issue. i worked under a vet that never refused anyone and traded things if a person could not pay all the time. some people dont have hearts and yes i know they have to make a living too, but i know what some of these things cost and it is not that exspensive, most of the bill is for their time which i agree is to much.i beleive in animals in heaven so take comfort that your kitties are fine.good luck..
Aw man, Kitties are kool, I'm sorry, damn vets.
i know it may be sad (and it is) but unfortunately, that is how the world works.
especially in the field of healthcare, people take advantage of you.
it's usually either 500 dollars or "say goodbye to your pet".
it's so sad i feel bad for you but i'm afraid there's nothing you can do. :(
I agree with you. I lost a beagle the same way and they wanted an arm and a leg to treat her. It's all about greed now. Even the regular vet ALWAYS finds excuses to get more money out of me when I take a pet in just for shots. It's really sad our world has come to this sort of behavior. Sorry about your cat.
I'm sorry about your kitten.
Yes, it would be great if people and animals without funds could get health care. But even when they try to get such a system for people (much less animals), the conservatives yell "NASTY SOCIALISM! EWW!".
Vote democrat for a kinder, more moral world.
I HATE VETS. CHECK TO SEE IF ANY OF YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS HAVE CLINICS, THEY ARE MORE CARING AND LESS EXPENSIVE. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
iam sorry about your kitty that really stinks. i have taken my dogs to the emergency hospitals late at night before and they were more than happy to work out a payment plan with me. it only cost $ 50 for the visit, thats not counting the meds and emergency surgery. but it was well worth it to me because my puppy lived. i do agree that some vets are just in it for the money but not all of them are.
First of all, I am so very sorry for your loss of your kitten! I had to respond to this, because I feel the same way as you do, vets should be more into the helping of the animals, than the money.I had a very similar experience, my cat Tiger got a blockage in his bladder, well the vet said it would be a 50/50 chance.Ok, but first he needed $350.00 dollars up front, before he could even consider saving my beloved cat.At that time, I did not have that kind of money, so I was forced to put my cat to sleep.And the same vet charged me $70.00 dollars for that.And than he had the nerve to say, your cat does not have any feelings about dying.Here during the procedure my cat was staring up at me, licking my hand and purring at me.I wanted to harm this so called protector of animals.He was so cold and heartless.I have yet to meet a vet, who is worried about the animals he/she saves, rather than the money!
Some probably care more about the money, but remember they have to make a living too. I personally couldn't let a pet die when I could do something about it. I'm sorry but the only thing you can do to make sure pets get medical attention is to become a veterinarian or earn a lot of money. Sorry about your Kitten, but remember there is another one out there that needs you.
I'm so sorry to hear that your baby kitty passed away. And yes Vet's should have it so that you can just go in to their office and get billed later just like any other place you would go. It's so stupid that they ask for all that money up front(as if people have that kind of money just laying around)! And they wonder why more people don't seek help for their animals!
Very sorry for your loss. I sympathize with your situation.
In a perfect world there would be such places. However, I believe your idea of a small-multiple-payment-emergen. plan for pets has been proven financially unsound in the past.
I would suggest that if your credit situation allows you to, that for a future pet ownership, you try and keep an emergency credit card (that would also allow cash advances) as an insurance card for you next pet.
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I just wanted to share that when my dog died on the vet's table, my veterinarian also had tears in his eyes as he explained to me that he couldn't save him. They're not all cold.
I feel for you. Just picked my cat up from the vet today.and my bill was $1400.00!! I literally have NO money until I get paid again in 2 weeks! Not sure how I am going to eat and get gas until then! They seriously need vet loans or something! It is worse than human health care!
I'm sorry your fiancee had a bad experience on here last night. I've had a few myself.
It's sad that this happens, but not uncommon..unfortunately. Human medical care is often the same way. Sure, you may not have to pay $500 up front, but sitting in an ER waiting room with a possibly fatal condition isn't right, either. It's sad. I'm so sorry you lost your kitten.
I'm so sorry about your kitty. If we use the local 24 hour clinic, it's $75 up front. But they are limited in what they can do. They are open 24 hours, and they can handle the basic stuff. But if you need life support due to organ failure, for example, you have to go to Indianapolis. In Indy, it's like you said, $500-1000 up front. I've watched people walk out with very sick pets because they just didn't have the money. It's heartbreaking. We have pet insurance now which is also very helpful, although those claims are reimbursed, so you still have to have the money to begin with. My heart goes out to you.
if a pet needs medical attention,an ambulance or fire station would definitely help.
It's such a sad situation to lose two precious babies so close together. Believe me, there was nothing you could do or maybe even a vet could have done to save the kitten. My condolences to you and your fiance.
With almost 44 million people and children not having any health insurance in the US I'm afraid low-cost medical treatment for our pets is a long way off. We have come a long way in getting the message out about animal abuse and spay/neutering for animals and shelters are making great efforts to save all the animals they can and take care of them till they find new homes. This is real progress in just the last ten years.
I do have one vet whom I know works twelve hours a day, six days a week, who put himself through vet school while working as a vet tech. He has a wife, children, a mortgage as many of us do. The practice I use takes in many animals and tries to find them homes. Not all vets are in it for the money alone and they do have to meet some basic expenses so "free" treatment out of humanity is not really feasible.
i'm sorry, too. for your next cat, try getting pet health insurance. it is (was) pretty inexpensive. like only a few dollars a month. i'm not sure if the price has increased. that might help cover these crazy costs. i sympathize completely.
I know 500 sounds like a lot, but consider what it would cost for a human to visit an emergency room. There is pet insurance available to help you cover costs, so you might want to look into it--that way you CAN afford to take a pet to the pet emergency room when you have to.
As to why veterinarians charge so much, it's because they have almost the same overhead as any physician would have, especially in an emergency room. An emergency veterinarian would have anaesthesia equipment, an x-ray machine, a diagnostic lab set-up, a surgery room and tools, a sterilizer (autoclave), medications, exam tools, and nearly everything else you might expect to find in a human emergency room. Unfortunately, all that stuff costs a LOT of money.
Add to that the need for an emergency veterinarian (and any other veterinarian, really) to have at least one full-time vet tech/receptionist/general helper to answer the phone in the middle of surgery, take notes, hold animals, assist with surgeries and exams, help clean the place up, help with putting away deliveries and ordering supplies, and it just isn't cheap.
One more thing young veterinarians face is needing to pay off HUGE student loans from veterinary school--veterinary school costs just as much as people medical school in most cases, and that's AFTER getting a bachelor's degree.
Finally, the veterinarian, after paying all the bills for equipment, supplies, an assistant's salary, power/electric/licenses/buildi. rent/general overhead, has to be left with a little bit for his or her own salary. The veterinarian has to eat and pay rent/mortgage and pay utilities and pay for a vehicle and all those other things we all need, too.
That's why it costs so much to visit any veterinarian, especially an emergency veterinarian: Equipment/supplies, an assistant, general overhead, killer student loan debt and having to make a living just like the rest of us.
Veterinarians aren't getting rich at their jobs--trust me on this.
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