Cruel Vet

"Phil" wrote:

As hard as it may be for you to believe, some people have financial
difficulties from time to time and live paycheck to paycheck - so give the
self-righteous crap a rest.

But it's ok to condemn a vet on some hearsay, and to ignore the fact that pet
ownership IS a financial responsibility?

Yes, we all have our financial limits. And we all have to be able to willing
to deal with the consequences of those. Facts of life.

If you remember, you condemned me for making a choice not to spend $1000+ for
an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. Hmmm - seems a tad hypocritical of you.


Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

"J1Boss" wrote in message
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"Phil" wrote:

As hard as it may be for you to believe, some people have financial
difficulties from time to time and live paycheck to paycheck - so give
the
self-righteous crap a rest.

But it's ok to condemn a vet on some hearsay,


How it is hearsay - the poster is explaining what happened to *herself*?



Yes, we all have our financial limits. And we all have to be able to
willing
to deal with the consequences of those. Facts of life.

If you remember, you condemned me for making a choice not to spend $1000+
for
an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. Hmmm - seems a tad hypocritical of you.

I figured you were making plenty of money teaching people how to choke their
dogs with spike collars - so you could afford it if you wanted to

"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
"Phil" wrote:

As hard as it may be for you to believe, some people have financial
difficulties from time to time and live paycheck to paycheck - so give
the
self-righteous crap a rest.

But it's ok to condemn a vet on some hearsay,


How it is hearsay - the poster is explaining what happened to *herself*?



Yes, we all have our financial limits. And we all have to be able to
willing
to deal with the consequences of those. Facts of life.

If you remember, you condemned me for making a choice not to spend $1000+
for
an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. Hmmm - seems a tad hypocritical of you.

I figured you were making plenty of money teaching people how to choke their
dogs with spike collars - so you could afford it if you wanted to

Easy to blame the "money grubbing vet" (most vets don't make a whole helluva
lot of money), when ultimately, the owner has a huge responsibility they have
failed to live up to.

I disagree. Most vets *do* make a whole helluva lot of money, and IMO the ones
I use are particularly guilty of exhorbitant mark-ups on take-home meds. Again,
in my opinion, it doesn't bankrupt them to perform a Samaritan act once in a
while. I"m sure most of them *do*, whether it's freebie work for shelters or
for individuals. I don't. And treating a client with compassion and respect is
free. The vet was a jerk.

Easy to blame the "money grubbing vet" (most vets don't make a whole helluva
lot of money), when ultimately, the owner has a huge responsibility they have
failed to live up to.

I disagree. Most vets *do* make a whole helluva lot of money, and IMO the ones
I use are particularly guilty of exhorbitant mark-ups on take-home meds. Again,
in my opinion, it doesn't bankrupt them to perform a Samaritan act once in a
while. I"m sure most of them *do*, whether it's freebie work for shelters or
for individuals. I don't. And treating a client with compassion and respect is
free. The vet was a jerk.

Sherry wrote:

I disagree. Most vets *do* make a whole helluva lot of money, and IMO the
ones
I use are particularly guilty of exhorbitant mark-ups on take-home meds.

Maybe we have different ideas of what constitues a helluva lot of money. My
vet is very good at finding me the cheapest way to get meds.

Again,
in my opinion, it doesn't bankrupt them to perform a Samaritan act once in a
while.

And we really don't know that this vet hadn't performed 10 of those in the same
week!

And treating a client with compassion and respect
is
free. The vet was a jerk.

I don't know that we know how the vet treated this person. Did they have a
client/business owner relationship before this? Was the OP rational?

I have always been given quotes on major bills, and outlined what it all means.
My choices may make the difference in my animal's life, and I'm always aware
of that. I didn't read anything clear from the OP that the vet was rude or
nasty - being kept waiting can make things seem as they are not. The vet may
be a jerk, he may not be. He may have been working on another animal when the
OP came in - who knows? That doesn't take away the need to understand
responsibility when we have pets.

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

Sherry wrote:

I disagree. Most vets *do* make a whole helluva lot of money, and IMO the
ones
I use are particularly guilty of exhorbitant mark-ups on take-home meds.

Maybe we have different ideas of what constitues a helluva lot of money. My
vet is very good at finding me the cheapest way to get meds.

Again,
in my opinion, it doesn't bankrupt them to perform a Samaritan act once in a
while.

And we really don't know that this vet hadn't performed 10 of those in the same
week!

And treating a client with compassion and respect
is
free. The vet was a jerk.

I don't know that we know how the vet treated this person. Did they have a
client/business owner relationship before this? Was the OP rational?

I have always been given quotes on major bills, and outlined what it all means.
My choices may make the difference in my animal's life, and I'm always aware
of that. I didn't read anything clear from the OP that the vet was rude or
nasty - being kept waiting can make things seem as they are not. The vet may
be a jerk, he may not be. He may have been working on another animal when the
OP came in - who knows? That doesn't take away the need to understand
responsibility when we have pets.

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

Easy to blame the "money grubbing vet" (most vets don't make a whole helluva
lot of money), when ultimately, the owner has a huge responsibility they have
failed to live up to.

The vet should have offered a payment plan upfront - making it clear that even
if the cat did not survive the treatment, the owner would still be responsible
for payment of services rendered.

Your self-righteous recoil smacks of a person who wants for nothing. This
kind of arrogance is particularly irritating. Now that you've paraded your
financial superiority over one obviously grieving for the loss of their cat, I
hope you feel better about yourself, ****.

Easy to blame the "money grubbing vet" (most vets don't make a whole helluva
lot of money), when ultimately, the owner has a huge responsibility they have
failed to live up to.

The vet should have offered a payment plan upfront - making it clear that even
if the cat did not survive the treatment, the owner would still be responsible
for payment of services rendered.

Your self-righteous recoil smacks of a person who wants for nothing. This
kind of arrogance is particularly irritating. Now that you've paraded your
financial superiority over one obviously grieving for the loss of their cat, I
hope you feel better about yourself, ****.

An incredibly rude person wrote:

The vet should have offered a payment plan upfront - making it clear that
even
if the cat did not survive the treatment, the owner would still be
responsible
for payment of services rendered.

I think so many people get stiffed that just isn't very common anymore. IF the
OP had a regular relationship with the vet, MAYBE. If not - I'm sure vets and
business people get tired of losing money.

Your self-righteous recoil smacks of a person who wants for nothing. This
kind of arrogance is particularly irritating. Now that you've paraded your
financial superiority snip inappropriate language

How charming of you. No financial superiority. Knowing limitations,
understanding responsibility, and taking responsibility for the result without
putting the blame on others is something we have to do as adults. Everyone's a
victim and not responsible for their own shortcomings, right?

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience