Sick pet and PDSA

Minxy_Bella

I am so sorry for your loss.

xxxx

OneWingedAngel_2

I'm sorry for your loss hun, please remeber the good times with your little man and all the happiness you brought into each others lives you did the right thing letting him go. xxx

chris_n_tj

I am so sorry for your loss Lemma, just rememebr you did the one final special thing for your beloved friend, i send you a hug and my thoughts are with you.
Chris n tj xxxx

RacyRed

I'm so sorry to read this. Hugs to you and your parents.

Run free at Rainbow Bridge little fellow.

Kimberley

I'm so sorry for your loss and the fact that you had to suffer from the hands of the internet police at the beginning of this thread.

lowis

i'm sorry for your loss...i too put a much loved pet to sleep yesterday so know exactly what you are going through. my thoughts are with you xxx

walwin

I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you xxx

moggylover

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

I wonder if you've mixed up the OP with another post?




I see nothing derogatory about the PDSA.



I don't see a request for financial support - just a general "what can I do" request for help.



If we approach all new cases of uninsured pets on the basis that there's a history on the board of lack of insurance, then the Board will have no role to play in helping those who need some guidance. We could just have a standard response of "Sod off you irresponsible pet-owner, you should have got insurance"

If the Board is to have a helpful function, then we need to approach new posts with an open mind, initially - just IMHO. Those posting here clearly care for the welfare of their pets - if they didn't care, they wouldn't post, surely?

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but "we are where we are" and finding solutions should be the only objective ...?

I do think the OP has a valid point about the PDSA though. I wasn't aware that they operated "catchment" areas - I thought the only eligibility criteria was lack of affordability, tested by the reciept of certain benefits. I guess that if the OP's parents were able and willing to travel to another catchment area that they still wouldn't qualify as they would then be "out of area" ... which is difficult to understand, as if the owners travel at their own expense, then there's no additional cost to the PDSA. I wonder if those who donate realise that this is how they work?

:T:T:T:T Very well said! And it really DID need saying.

patchwork_cat

One problem that the OP is facing is one that we too face. Once a dog gets older the insurance cost is phenomenal if you can get it.

I actually give all my second hand stuff to the PDSA shop, gift aided, and we have raised £300 for them according to their letters this year, but we are not eligible to use their services. I do hope that all those who are eligible also donate and gift aid if they can.

Hugs lemma all the best.

moggylover

So very sorry for your loss lemma - and also for all the nastiness you originally incurred on this thread.

The "perfect peeps" are legion on MSE and by far the best thing to do with them is ignore them;)