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Old 31-05-2007, 13:00
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Actually, £60 doesn't sound too excessive. It's just about the standard rate for that level of treatment. Vets have a difficult job to do.

And when it comes down to a choice of your pet suffering or just paying the bill, then there is no contest.
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Old 31-05-2007, 14:34
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Still no news on the bird.
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Old 31-05-2007, 14:49
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£60 for an out of hours consultation isint too bad, but most vets are understanding that not everyone has that kind of money immediately to hand. my local vet will let you pay in installments if its a large bill or give you time to gather the money together if its a bit smaller. they also dont demand the cash off you when they have just put down your pet - they give you a cup of coffee if u want it and then post you the bill a few days later, when most people are a bit calmer.

the one time i was a bit strapped for cash, and explained my situation to the vet he was very understanding and explained he would rather wait a little bit for the money than know an animal was suffering due to lack of funds.
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Old 31-05-2007, 14:53
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Any decent vet who cares about animals wouldn't let an animal suffer for money. Any vet who would should be struck off because they seem to be only in itfor the money.
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Old 31-05-2007, 15:04
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Any decent vet who cares about animals wouldn't let an animal suffer for money. Any vet who would should be struck off because they seem to be only in itfor the money.
The responsibility for the animal and its suffering lies fairly and squarely on the owners shoulders and if they are not prepared to pay for necessary veterinary treatment they should be taken to court under the new animal welfare bill.
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Old 31-05-2007, 15:32
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Any decent vet who cares about animals wouldn't let an animal suffer for money. Any vet who would should be struck off because they seem to be only in itfor the money.
You go to work to get paid - if that was the case then there would be a lot of chancers who would say they couldn't afford it.

In countries where you have to pay to see your GP - if you can't pay you don't go.
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Old 31-05-2007, 15:49
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Does anyone reckon the bird is okay now?
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:13
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Thanks for everyones concern, He is ok still active and eating etc.. I wasn't able to bring him to the vet because a relative went into labour and i was stuck looking after thier other younger child.

I did however pop into the vets and asked them about it, they said that as along as he is eating and drinking and still active he should be fine, so i booked an appointment for him to be seen tommorow.
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:14
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That's a relief - I thought he'd keeled over and you were too griefstricken to tell us.
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:20
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Why didn't you take out pet insurance? Its the only sensible way of owning a pet if you cannot afford the fees.

Sorry to sound do harsh.
Pets get ill and that costs money, and how you can expect a vet to respond out of hours for less than £60 is beyond me, you're talking about them seeing an animal outside normal working hours. Do you expect them after all the training they have done and at whatever time it is to do it for a tenner?
Actually, £60 doesn't sound too excessive. It's just about the standard rate for that level of treatment. Vets have a difficult job to do.

And when it comes down to a choice of your pet suffering or just paying the bill, then there is no contest.

I understand all of your points, but i was shocked at the price because it wasn't that late only around 8-9 when i called them also he is a small bird (a bit bigger then a budgie) so 60 just to look at his leg did seem over priced at the time.

I could take out insurance but what would be the actual point, after having him for 4 years I've only had to take him to the Vet once before and then it costed me £15.00, also when i go tommorow it is only going to cost 25.00, so when comparing that to the 60+ last night there is a big difference.
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:21
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I've had to have 2 out of hour appointments in the past couple of years. My cat was put into an oxygen tent overnight and that cost £90 + VAT + £90 for his treatments. I had to use the same out of hours service on a Saturday afternoon last July to have my dear old dog put to sleep. It cost £90 + VAT plus £100 for her anaesthetic and her cremation. Robbery!!
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:22
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That's a relief - I thought he'd keeled over and you were too griefstricken to tell us.
Thank god that isn't the case.
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:24
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I've had to have 2 out of hour appointments in the past couple of years. My cat was put into an oxygen tent overnight and that cost £90 + VAT + £90 for his treatments. I had to use the same out of hours service on a Saturday afternoon last July to have my dear old dog put to sleep. It cost £90 + VAT plus £100 for her anaesthetic and her cremation. Robbery!!
Thats sad, it is alot to pay.....although i sense some sarcasim in your post..
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Old 31-05-2007, 16:33
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Well it was never going to be cheap! (now the birdie is OK I figure it's OK to make jokes!)
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Old 31-05-2007, 17:42
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Thanks for everyones concern, He is ok still active and eating etc.. I wasn't able to bring him to the vet because a relative went into labour and i was stuck looking after thier other younger child.

I did however pop into the vets and asked them about it, they said that as along as he is eating and drinking and still active he should be fine, so i booked an appointment for him to be seen tommorow.
Hooray Good news! May he go from strength to strength. if he's eating well you could try getting some egg food powder from your oet shop to build him up a bit.
I'm not sure it is even possible to insure cockatiels
I have my dogs and horses insured and was very glad of it last year when youngest Chipolata's ID x thoroughbred cut his leg. long story short he got gangrene, his tendons dissolved and he had to be put down he was 5 years old and we'd only had him for 6 months. he was the sweetest horse ever. The insurance ended up paying us nearly £8000 (£4000 for him and £4000 vet's fees). I cannot praise the horse hospital at Glasgow vet college highly enough, he received fantastic care from them, they looked after him beautifully and he died in a relaxed and peaceful state. I know £4000 is alot but that included 10 days is hospital, 3 operations, countless x-rays, three ultrasound scans, lots of antibiotics including expensive experimental ones, all his food, the cost of putting him down and devoted 24 hr care from his own personal vet. I think that was good value. My own vet charged me a total of £100 plus vat for one out of hours callout, two daytime callouts including two goes at stitching the cut, all drugs included plus sedation. She is a saint She also sent my daughter a beautiful sympathy card when he died, as did the vet college.
Sorry to go on so, it's the first time I've been able to post about the horse without crying for hours.
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Old 31-05-2007, 17:54
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Any decent vet who cares about animals wouldn't let an animal suffer for money. Any vet who would should be struck off because they seem to be only in itfor the money.
Well after all those years at vetinary school and building up a practice and having to work unsociable hours etc of course they are in it to make money. Being a vet is a job like anyone elses.

All this vocation stuff is bobbins. Vets like nurses and infant teachers and homehelps are not angels. They are professionals holding down a career.

Why should they subsidise pet owners who can't affford to look after their pets?
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Old 31-05-2007, 20:11
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I understand all of your points, but i was shocked at the price because it wasn't that late only around 8-9 when i called them also he is a small bird (a bit bigger then a budgie) so 60 just to look at his leg did seem over priced at the time.

I could take out insurance but what would be the actual point, after having him for 4 years I've only had to take him to the Vet once before and then it costed me £15.00, also when i go tommorow it is only going to cost 25.00, so when comparing that to the 60+ last night there is a big difference.
Unfortunately, fees don't go on what time it is or what type of animal or what the problem is. If it's out of hours, it's out of hours and there is a set fee. The vet is giving up their free time to treat animals in emergencies. Yes they get paid for it, but it is over and above their day-to-day duties.

I used to work nights at a vet's, and some of the things people would ring up for were totally inappropriate. People often don't seem to realise it is a service for emergencies and if your case is an emergency you won't begrudge the vet's callout fee. It was generally quite easy to tell the genuine emergencies because they would not change their mind when they I told them the callout fee.

Glad to hear your bird is doing ok, and you didn't need the emergency vet. Good idea to get it checked out in normal hours though.

Mavis, that's so sad about your horse, do you think you'll get another?
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Old 31-05-2007, 20:17
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Hooray Good news! May he go from strength to strength. if he's eating well you could try getting some egg food powder from your oet shop to build him up a bit.
I'm not sure it is even possible to insure cockatiels
I have my dogs and horses insured and was very glad of it last year when youngest Chipolata's ID x thoroughbred cut his leg. long story short he got gangrene, his tendons dissolved and he had to be put down he was 5 years old and we'd only had him for 6 months. he was the sweetest horse ever. The insurance ended up paying us nearly £8000 (£4000 for him and £4000 vet's fees). I cannot praise the horse hospital at Glasgow vet college highly enough, he received fantastic care from them, they looked after him beautifully and he died in a relaxed and peaceful state. I know £4000 is alot but that included 10 days is hospital, 3 operations, countless x-rays, three ultrasound scans, lots of antibiotics including expensive experimental ones, all his food, the cost of putting him down and devoted 24 hr care from his own personal vet. I think that was good value. My own vet charged me a total of £100 plus vat for one out of hours callout, two daytime callouts including two goes at stitching the cut, all drugs included plus sedation. She is a saint She also sent my daughter a beautiful sympathy card when he died, as did the vet college.
Sorry to go on so, it's the first time I've been able to post about the horse without crying for hours.
Thanks for your help,At the time it was glad to know i could talk to someone without having to wake them up with my calls! That is sad about your horse, the Vet did seem really helpful. Seems like you went through alot (including all the expenses).
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Old 31-05-2007, 20:30
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Unfortunately, fees don't go on what time it is or what type of animal or what the problem is. If it's out of hours, it's out of hours and there is a set fee. The vet is giving up their free time to treat animals in emergencies. Yes they get paid for it, but it is over and above their day-to-day duties.

I used to work nights at a vet's, and some of the things people would ring up for were totally inappropriate. People often don't seem to realise it is a service for emergencies and if your case is an emergency you won't begrudge the vet's callout fee. It was generally quite easy to tell the genuine emergencies because they would not change their mind when they I told them the callout fee.

Glad to hear your bird is doing ok, and you didn't need the emergency vet. Good idea to get it checked out in normal hours though.

Mavis, that's so sad about your horse, do you think you'll get another?
We did get another Luckily my daughter fell in love with an enormous and very feisty dutch warmblood mare a few months later. She's the complete opposite of the late lamented Finn, there's nothing at all 'saintly' about her and she's as mad as the proverbial bag of frogs and we love her to bits
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Old 31-05-2007, 20:33
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Thanks for your help,At the time it was glad to know i could talk to someone without having to wake them up with my calls! That is sad about your horse, the Vet did seem really helpful. Seems like you went through alot (including all the expenses).
Yeah, it was an awful time but we got through it with help from some lovely friends and encouragement from the vet when we got the new one. She came straight out to check her and didn't charge us
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Old 31-05-2007, 21:19
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I<m not sure what service the out of hours vet offered, however it was still out of hours. £60 seems very reasonable to me.

I'm lucky, my vet opens 8.00 - 19.00 Mon to Fri. and 9.00 - 5.00 Sat & Sun. All for standard consultation fee. Outside those hours you rely on an emergency vet where you take the animal to one of four centres) open by rota for about double the fee. After that, it's the big bill emergency call out.

However, assuming your vet has to leave home, visit and treat then get home again, £60 seems OK. They have to do this irrespective of the size of the animal.

I can understand anyone getting worried if their pet getsill out of hours. It seems a little odd, though, that while you were complaining at the cost and the delay in getting to a vet the following morning, it is now OK to leave the animal for a further 24 hours because you have to babysit.

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Old 01-06-2007, 10:53
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...... story short he got gangrene, his tendons dissolved and he had to be put down he was 5 years old and we'd only had him for 6 months. he was the sweetest horse ever.
I'm so sorry
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