On 6/14/2016 6:34 PM, MaryL wrote:
On 6/14/2016 4:33 PM, jmcquown wrote:

I agree about vets charging high rates for things. I was absolutely
stunned when I took Persia (RB 2014) for that sad, final trip. The vet
ran a blood panel before doing the deed. (I am not sure why she did;
Persia was in end-stage renal failure. I wasn't really thinking
clearly.) did NOT expect to be charged over $700 to end her
suffering.

Jill

That's outrageous. I paid about $300 for Holly's final trip, but most
of that was because I had her cremated and arranged to have her own
cremains returned to me. They are now scattered around a holly shrub
that is planted right outside a window that was one of Holly's favorite
windows. She would lie on top of a sofa that sits beside the window.

MaryL


I did have Persia cremated. (Her cremains are in a small urn I'd
purchased many years earlier.) So sure, that figured into the cost.
But the bill absolutely floored me. If I had been thinking clearly I
would have asked why on earth she was bothering with blood work. Then a
vet tech came in and said we'll keep her overnight, give her fluids... I
stopped him. NO. I will not be taking her home. He looked confused.
Did you tell her (the vet) that? Of course I did. Why do you think I'm
sitting here crying?

I don't want to *think* about what the bill would have been if I had
agreed to some sort of last ditch effort to prolong her life.

Jill