Cat Passed away
We brought our cat into the Vet today for minor eye surgery ( lower eye lid).
Our cat (Phoebe) was 8 years old, and in good health. 5 hours later, the Vet called to say he was very sorry, but Phoebe passed away after surgery. My wife and I are devastated. We used all our savings to pay for the surgery to keep Phoebe's sight intact. Our only income is a small pension and social security. The Vet wants the charges paid in full (487.00), plus $100.00 extra for attempting resuscitation and $200.00 for cremation which we haven't authorized.. Since we can't pay all of this up front, and we haven't picked her up for burial yet (they are closed for the evening), should we ask them to lower some of the charges? They seem rather closed to this idea when they called. Chas |
Cat Passed away
Charles Devlin wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:
We brought our cat into the Vet today for minor eye surgery ( lower eye lid). Our cat (Phoebe) was 8 years old, and in good health. 5 hours later, the Vet called to say he was very sorry, but Phoebe passed away after surgery. My wife and I are devastated. We used all our savings to pay for the surgery to keep Phoebe's sight intact. Our only income is a small pension and social security. The Vet wants the charges paid in full (487.00), plus $100.00 extra for attempting resuscitation and $200.00 for cremation which we haven't authorized. Since we can't pay all of this up front, and we haven't picked her up for burial yet (they are closed for the evening), should we ask them to lower some of the charges? They seem rather closed to this idea when they called. Chas Hi Chas, you do not have to pay them for cremation. You can pick up the cat and use your local resources. It for example is leagal where I live to bury a pet under 15 lbs in the yard. You do not have to tell them anything other than 'you have made your own arrangements'. Pay the origionally agreed bill for the surgery. Tell them they need to give you a detailed list for 'resusitation' costs. This is normally covered as part of the surgery. If they do not provide, take them (for free) to small claims court. -- |
Cat Passed away
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:09:10 -0700 (PDT), Charles Devlin
wrote: We brought our cat into the Vet today for minor eye surgery ( lower eye lid). Our cat (Phoebe) was 8 years old, and in good health. 5 hours later, the Vet called to say he was very sorry, but Phoebe passed away after surgery. My wife and I are devastated. We used all our savings to pay for the surgery to keep Phoebe's sight intact. Our only income is a small pension and social security. The Vet wants the charges paid in full (487.00), plus $100.00 extra for attempting resuscitation and $200.00 for cremation which we haven't authorized. Since we can't pay all of this up front, and we haven't picked her up for burial yet (they are closed for the evening), should we ask them to lower some of the charges? They seem rather closed to this idea when they called. Sorry to hear about Phoebe. Don't jump into anything. Call the Humane Society or ASPCA. That sounds like a very high charge considering the totality of the circumstances. Get more advice! Get the facts. Tell them that you cannot afford to pay that amount, can they lower it or help out in some way? |
Cat Passed away
Charles Devlin wrote:
We brought our cat into the Vet today for minor eye surgery ( lower eye lid). Our cat (Phoebe) was 8 years old, and in good health. 5 hours later, the Vet called to say he was very sorry, but Phoebe passed away after surgery. My wife and I are devastated. We used all our savings to pay for the surgery to keep Phoebe's sight intact. Our only income is a small pension and social security. The Vet wants the charges paid in full (487.00), plus $100.00 extra for attempting resuscitation and $200.00 for cremation which we haven't authorized. Since we can't pay all of this up front, and we haven't picked her up for burial yet (they are closed for the evening), should we ask them to lower some of the charges? They seem rather closed to this idea when they called. Wow. I most certainly would not pay them without knowing what the cause of death was. Could have been malpractice. |
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