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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message newsWU_f.6942$EA3.6909@dukeread10... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... You will not believe Enid's vet bill that came today. The vet did warn me that the bill would escalate to 200 pounds if I went for the endoscopy so I said to hold off for a couple of days to see how the antibiotics worked and if they didn't I'd think again. The invoice is for 233 pounds 30 pence and Enid never got the endoscopy, as she died before it came about. Everything is itemised, but for g sake who in their right mind would spend all this money on a goose when you can buy another for less than 20 quid, a bit more sometimes. I am not best pleased. I would like to have saved Enid for Shylock's sake but really.. a goose is a goose, he would have got fond of another in couple of weeks. Waiting for the necropsy results. Tweed stunned It that is what the vet said, then I would question the bill. Call the vet directly and don't rely on staff. MaryL The bill seems to be computer generated and everything is itemised so I don't think it's open to me saying I don't agree with it. I guess what they did is what they did and that's what it cost sigh I was fond of Enid, she was sweet, but having poultry living down in the garden is not the same as having cats and dogs living with you, which you get to love. I would spend my last penny on them. I wanted to do the best for her, but at the same time I am surprised that the vet allowed the bill to get this much out of control and still have a dead goose to show for it. It's ridiculous. I was speaking to my friend tonight. She took her dog to the same surgery last week after a fight (after normal hours) as her mouth would not stop bleeding, she had to have a dental operation as her gum was split very badly. She was kept in overnight, operated on, all necessary dental work done, including cleaning and extractions, repair of the palate which had been punctured, by taking a flap from somewhere else (forget where, she did tell me..) and all for £30 more than Enid's bill. Are they taking the p? Tweed |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
On 2006-04-15, Christina Websell penned:
I was speaking to my friend tonight. She took her dog to the same surgery last week after a fight (after normal hours) as her mouth would not stop bleeding, she had to have a dental operation as her gum was split very badly. She was kept in overnight, operated on, all necessary dental work done, including cleaning and extractions, repair of the palate which had been punctured, by taking a flap from somewhere else (forget where, she did tell me..) and all for £30 more than Enid's bill. Are they taking the p? I'm not sure what that means, but perhaps birds are considered a specialty and therefore procedures are more expensive? I'm so sorry that all this happened to you. I know more bills are the last thing you need right now. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
I sympathise almightily. When Brandy had her tooth trouble last year we not only
got socked with a bill that was more than our car payment, Yours Jackass Truly wrote the check from the wrong account, causing an insifficiant funds situation that took a month to correct. God bless the vet; they decided to take the check anyway. This is nothing to what you went through though. I'm so sorry about poor Enid. Who in their right minds would spend such cash on a goose? Someone who loves her animals dearly. My Brandy bill was an inconvenience for a short time, but I'd do it again in half a heartbeat for the love I have for my Bit, or any of my other little ones. Don't question your sanity. The love and care you have for your creatures always comes with a heart in the right place. Ble3ssed be, Baha Christina Websell wrote: You will not believe Enid's vet bill that came today. The vet did warn me that the bill would escalate to 200 pounds if I went for the endoscopy so I said to hold off for a couple of days to see how the antibiotics worked and if they didn't I'd think again. The invoice is for 233 pounds 30 pence and Enid never got the endoscopy, as she died before it came about. Everything is itemised, but for g sake who in their right mind would spend all this money on a goose when you can buy another for less than 20 quid, a bit more sometimes. I am not best pleased. I would like to have saved Enid for Shylock's sake but really.. a goose is a goose, he would have got fond of another in couple of weeks. Waiting for the necropsy results. Tweed stunned |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"Singh" wrote in message ... I sympathise almightily. When Brandy had her tooth trouble last year we not only got socked with a bill that was more than our car payment, Yours Jackass Truly wrote the check from the wrong account, causing an insifficiant funds situation that took a month to correct. God bless the vet; they decided to take the check anyway. This is nothing to what you went through though. I'm so sorry about poor Enid. Who in their right minds would spend such cash on a goose? Someone who loves her animals dearly. My Brandy bill was an inconvenience for a short time, but I'd do it again in half a heartbeat for the love I have for my Bit, or any of my other little ones. Don't question your sanity. The love and care you have for your creatures always comes with a heart in the right place. Ble3ssed be, Baha Thank you, Baha. It won't make my bank manager happy but I can rest easy knowing I did everything possible. My aunt (otherwise lovely) can't understand why I spend so much money on vet's bills. She says if she had an animal that cost so much she'd have it put down and get another. We've disagreed on this topic before and no doubt we will again.. She cannot understand why anyone would spend a lot of money on vets bills on an animal that is probably going to die shortly so why not cut your losses and get another healthy one? Logically, it seems sensible. But she's completely forgotten how much we love our animals and what we are prepared to do to keep them alive. I feel an aunt lecture coming on. Okay she's 80 but she can definitely take it, she is like 60. We will have words about this soon. She is very computer literate, thank goodness she doesn't read rpca. Tweed |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
"Singh" wrote in message ... My father-in-law seems to be cut from the same cloth. Back home on the farm in the Punjab, animals were service creatures: the horses plowed, the cows gave their milk, the dogs herded and guarded and the cats kept vermin out of the grain. They aren't animal haters, but he explained that when he was a boy only the very rich kept animals as companions to love and spoil. After so long in the US he still didn't quite get why I was so devastated when we put our Fritzie to sleep, and why we have four cats now and spoil the hell out of them. He shut up when he learned I can't have kids. Blessed be, Baha Friends of ours who are originally from Punjab have the most lovely white Persian cat. Even Grandma and Grandpa spoil her rotten. It was the kids idea, but now I think the adults consider her a badge of how well they have assimilated. I do remember very well when we adopted our daughter from Korea. She was two and a half. When we got to the house and came inside and she saw the (tiny) dog and the cat she looked horrified. She still isn't quite the animal lover her sister is, but that's mostly because of allergies. Jo |
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faint shriek, faint Enid's vet bill.
My father-in-law seems to be cut from the same cloth. Back home on the farm in
the Punjab, animals were service creatures: the horses plowed, the cows gave their milk, the dogs herded and guarded and the cats kept vermin out of the grain. They aren't animal haters, but he explained that when he was a boy only the very rich kept animals as companions to love and spoil. After so long in the US he still didn't quite get why I was so devastated when we put our Fritzie to sleep, and why we have four cats now and spoil the hell out of them. He shut up when he learned I can't have kids. Blessed be, Baha Christina Websell wrote: "Singh" wrote in message ... I sympathise almightily. When Brandy had her tooth trouble last year we not only got socked with a bill that was more than our car payment, Yours Jackass Truly wrote the check from the wrong account, causing an insifficiant funds situation that took a month to correct. God bless the vet; they decided to take the check anyway. This is nothing to what you went through though. I'm so sorry about poor Enid. Who in their right minds would spend such cash on a goose? Someone who loves her animals dearly. My Brandy bill was an inconvenience for a short time, but I'd do it again in half a heartbeat for the love I have for my Bit, or any of my other little ones. Don't question your sanity. The love and care you have for your creatures always comes with a heart in the right place. Ble3ssed be, Baha Thank you, Baha. It won't make my bank manager happy but I can rest easy knowing I did everything possible. My aunt (otherwise lovely) can't understand why I spend so much money on vet's bills. She says if she had an animal that cost so much she'd have it put down and get another. We've disagreed on this topic before and no doubt we will again.. She cannot understand why anyone would spend a lot of money on vets bills on an animal that is probably going to die shortly so why not cut your losses and get another healthy one? Logically, it seems sensible. But she's completely forgotten how much we love our animals and what we are prepared to do to keep them alive. I feel an aunt lecture coming on. Okay she's 80 but she can definitely take it, she is like 60. We will have words about this soon. She is very computer literate, thank goodness she doesn't read rpca. Tweed |
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