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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. Both are in carriers
howling. Both are girls, Jessi and Ivory, who seem to be in heat and have a lot of boyfriends. I have so many more to do that it's overwhelming and I don't even feel that much satisfaction that 2 are going in. They are going to my full service vet practice who doesn't do low cost spay/neuter but who I am hoping will cut me a little break, at least, after the rhousands I've spend there. They are both going to have stay a couple of nights after their surgeries because they are outdoor cats--I can't bring them in so it'll be at least $500, I'm sure. I have now located a low cost clinic where the rest are going to have to go but I was off work today and I just needed to get this whole ordeal (for me) started so my vet was the only place to go. I need to be able to take cats in around my work schedule not have my work suffer because of schlepping cats around, especially in these times when I'm lucky to have a job. Next week I have a day off, too, so I'm going to make an appt. at the low cost clinic for a couple of them and hope for the best. These 2 I got today were tame and I was able to pick them up--it won't be that easy with the rest. I'm going to ask my vet if they have a trap I can borrow. If not, I'll have to buy one online and hope it comes soon. With the local TNR groups, you have to be on a waiting list to get the traps and then you only get them for a couple days. I need to be able to do it when I can do it not when someone else tells me to do it. They require you to deliver the cats to one of their vets yourself so that might not work out with my work schedule. There's one cat out there who is now pregnant, I need to get her. I can touch her while she eats but I attempted to pick her up this morning while she was eating and almost lost a limb so she'll have to be trapped. I hope I get her because she basically lives in my next-door neighbor's bushes and they're not overly fond of cats so I know they don't want kittens running around their yard, too. Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. Candace |
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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
"Candace" wrote in message ... to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. Both are in carriers howling. Both are girls, Jessi and Ivory, who seem to be in heat and have a lot of boyfriends. I have so many more to do that it's overwhelming and I don't even feel that much satisfaction that 2 are going in. They are going to my full service vet practice who doesn't do low cost spay/neuter but who I am hoping will cut me a little break, at least, after the rhousands I've spend there. They are both going to have stay a couple of nights after their surgeries because they are outdoor cats--I can't bring them in so it'll be at least $500, I'm sure. I have now located a low cost clinic where the rest are going to have to go but I was off work today and I just needed to get this whole ordeal (for me) started so my vet was the only place to go. I need to be able to take cats in around my work schedule not have my work suffer because of schlepping cats around, especially in these times when I'm lucky to have a job. Next week I have a day off, too, so I'm going to make an appt. at the low cost clinic for a couple of them and hope for the best. These 2 I got today were tame and I was able to pick them up--it won't be that easy with the rest. I'm going to ask my vet if they have a trap I can borrow. If not, I'll have to buy one online and hope it comes soon. With the local TNR groups, you have to be on a waiting list to get the traps and then you only get them for a couple days. I need to be able to do it when I can do it not when someone else tells me to do it. They require you to deliver the cats to one of their vets yourself so that might not work out with my work schedule. There's one cat out there who is now pregnant, I need to get her. I can touch her while she eats but I attempted to pick her up this morning while she was eating and almost lost a limb so she'll have to be trapped. I hope I get her because she basically lives in my next-door neighbor's bushes and they're not overly fond of cats so I know they don't want kittens running around their yard, too. Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. Candace Candace, Most TNR groups have an ear "tipped" when spay/neuter is done. That way, they (or anyone else) can tell at a glance if a feral cat has already had the procedure. Have you considered asking your vet to do this? It probably should not add much (if any) to the vet bill. Thanks for doing this!!! MaryL |
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omgoodness $500? I had my girl spayed for $35
please stop people there are feral HUMANS who could use that money NOT YOUR VET well, honestly. 500 or 35, it's just money but and, how do vets justify this? is this a fru fru thing to do or something? charge the public crazy prices vets like the one you mention, ARE a burden to our economy because, they create a vaccuum. they are getting paid for something they haven't done 500 dollars? that! is nuts and what, 2.00$ worth of shots? but look, and, yes, when we need a major surgery for our pet then, yes.. and fine.. but. you're doing a good thing, and why should you be penalized for doing so the damn vet should do it for free and thank you $500? I don't understand that cost not in this economy greed one of the 7 deadly sins NEVER could I justify that amount for 20 cats Candace wrote: to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. Both are in carriers howling. Both are girls, Jessi and Ivory, who seem to be in heat and have a lot of boyfriends. I have so many more to do that it's overwhelming and I don't even feel that much satisfaction that 2 are going in. They are going to my full service vet practice who doesn't do low cost spay/neuter but who I am hoping will cut me a little break, at least, after the rhousands I've spend there. They are both going to have stay a couple of nights after their surgeries because they are outdoor cats--I can't bring them in so it'll be at least $500, I'm sure. I have now located a low cost clinic where the rest are going to have to go but I was off work today and I just needed to get this whole ordeal (for me) started so my vet was the only place to go. I need to be able to take cats in around my work schedule not have my work suffer because of schlepping cats around, especially in these times when I'm lucky to have a job. Next week I have a day off, too, so I'm going to make an appt. at the low cost clinic for a couple of them and hope for the best. These 2 I got today were tame and I was able to pick them up--it won't be that easy with the rest. I'm going to ask my vet if they have a trap I can borrow. If not, I'll have to buy one online and hope it comes soon. With the local TNR groups, you have to be on a waiting list to get the traps and then you only get them for a couple days. I need to be able to do it when I can do it not when someone else tells me to do it. They require you to deliver the cats to one of their vets yourself so that might not work out with my work schedule. There's one cat out there who is now pregnant, I need to get her. I can touch her while she eats but I attempted to pick her up this morning while she was eating and almost lost a limb so she'll have to be trapped. I hope I get her because she basically lives in my next-door neighbor's bushes and they're not overly fond of cats so I know they don't want kittens running around their yard, too. Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. Candace |
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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
and, praise to you
Candace wrote: to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. Both are in carriers howling. Both are girls, Jessi and Ivory, who seem to be in heat and have a lot of boyfriends. I have so many more to do that it's overwhelming and I don't even feel that much satisfaction that 2 are going in. They are going to my full service vet practice who doesn't do low cost spay/neuter but who I am hoping will cut me a little break, at least, after the rhousands I've spend there. They are both going to have stay a couple of nights after their surgeries because they are outdoor cats--I can't bring them in so it'll be at least $500, I'm sure. I have now located a low cost clinic where the rest are going to have to go but I was off work today and I just needed to get this whole ordeal (for me) started so my vet was the only place to go. I need to be able to take cats in around my work schedule not have my work suffer because of schlepping cats around, especially in these times when I'm lucky to have a job. Next week I have a day off, too, so I'm going to make an appt. at the low cost clinic for a couple of them and hope for the best. These 2 I got today were tame and I was able to pick them up--it won't be that easy with the rest. I'm going to ask my vet if they have a trap I can borrow. If not, I'll have to buy one online and hope it comes soon. With the local TNR groups, you have to be on a waiting list to get the traps and then you only get them for a couple days. I need to be able to do it when I can do it not when someone else tells me to do it. They require you to deliver the cats to one of their vets yourself so that might not work out with my work schedule. There's one cat out there who is now pregnant, I need to get her. I can touch her while she eats but I attempted to pick her up this morning while she was eating and almost lost a limb so she'll have to be trapped. I hope I get her because she basically lives in my next-door neighbor's bushes and they're not overly fond of cats so I know they don't want kittens running around their yard, too. Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. Candace |
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On Mar 10, 1:21*am, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: "Candace" wrote in message ... to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. *Both are in carriers howling. *Both are girls, Jessi and Ivory, who seem to be in heat and have a lot of boyfriends. *I have so many more to do that it's overwhelming and I don't even feel that much satisfaction that 2 are going in. They are going to my full service vet practice who doesn't do low cost spay/neuter but who I am hoping will cut me a little break, at least, after the rhousands I've spend there. *They are both going to have stay a couple of nights after their surgeries because they are outdoor cats--I can't bring them in so it'll be at least $500, I'm sure. I have now located a low cost clinic where the rest are going to have to go but I was off work today and I just needed to get this whole ordeal (for me) started so my vet was the only place to go. *I need to be able to take cats in around my work schedule not have my work suffer because of schlepping cats around, especially in these times when I'm lucky to have a job. *Next week I have a day off, too, so I'm going to make an appt. at the low cost clinic for a couple of them and hope for the best. *These 2 I got today were tame and I was able to pick them up--it won't be that easy with the rest. *I'm going to ask my vet if they have a trap I can borrow. If not, I'll have to buy one online and hope it comes soon. With the local TNR groups, you have to be on a waiting list to get the traps and then you only get them for a couple days. *I need to be able to do it when I can do it not when someone else tells me to do it. They require you to deliver the cats to one of their vets yourself so that might not work out with my work schedule. There's one cat out there who is now pregnant, I need to get her. *I can touch her while she eats but I attempted to pick her up this morning while she was eating and almost lost a limb so she'll have to be trapped. *I hope I get her because she basically lives in my next-door neighbor's bushes and they're not overly fond of *cats so I know they don't want kittens running around their yard, too. Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. *This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. Candace Candace, Most TNR groups have an ear "tipped" when spay/neuter is done. That way, they (or anyone else) can tell at a glance if a feral cat has already had the procedure. *Have you considered asking your vet to do this? It probably should not add much (if any) to the vet bill. Thanks for doing this!!! MaryL Yes, they're going to do that. I don't think there's a charge. There wasn't last time I had it done. Candace |
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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:09:59 -0700 (PDT), bartlet
wrote: omgoodness $500? I had my girl spayed for $35 please stop people there are feral HUMANS who could use that money NOT YOUR VET well, honestly. 500 or 35, it's just money but and, how do vets justify this? is this a fru fru thing to do or something? charge the public crazy prices vets like the one you mention, ARE a burden to our economy because, they create a vaccuum. they are getting paid for something they haven't done 500 dollars? that! is nuts and what, 2.00$ worth of shots? but look, and, yes, when we need a major surgery for our pet then, yes.. and fine.. but. you're doing a good thing, and why should you be penalized for doing so the damn vet should do it for free and thank you $500? I don't understand that cost not in this economy greed one of the 7 deadly sins NEVER could I justify that amount for 20 cats My vet needs to pay for rent, insurance, and staff. Much of what I pay during vet visits is for laboratory tests which are usually more expensive than for people. Actually, I worked for a vendor for Clinical Laboratory software and charges were higher for animails (if the lab even tested animals) because the blood volume was less than from people so it caused them more problems getting the tests done. The normal ranges are also different and required programming to report correctly. My vet does give a break for dealing with multiple cats, particularly if they're strays. But they're in business to make enough money to put their kids through college. Hold down the cost of college and health care and maybe prices will drop. A bit off topic, but related. More than 50% of the programming required for that Laboratory Information System was to make sure the billing got done correctly. Almost all of that effort would be unnecessary if we had Single Payer healthcare. |
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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
"Candace" wrote in message ... to the vet in half an hour to be spayed. Both are in carriers howling. [...] Wish me luck, please, with catching the others and with the monetary aspect of it. This so sucks and is so not how I like to spend days off. You're a good egg, Candace. |
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2 of My Neighborhood Strays Heading In...
On Mar 11, 8:33*am, dgk wrote:
My vet does give a break for dealing with multiple cats, particularly Iiiii thought about my comments to Candace yes, I can easily see the costs involved and, let the vet tell it, and we'll see how it's actually, pretty reasonable It was no mark against Candace of course true, enough, 500 bux, does not go a long ways and besides do we want butchers, or surgeons oh, im sure there are plenty, who would do it for a hit of crack I think, maybe, there is no-one to blame except irresponsible or, ignorant, pet owners those, who won't get dey cats fixeded |
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