Please Suggest help extortionate vet fees

missminx

dirtysexymonkey wrote: »

did you miss the part where the op said she was annoyed because the overstretched charities wouldnt help her because shes not on benefits? she contacted them after, so unless they are in possession of TARDIS, she wants them to pay out for her dog.

I think they meant, that it was unfair they couldn't help her purely because they work for a living. In these cases I think Charities should be able to help, even in terms of a loan so people don't pay in one chunk. I'm sure people would be more than happy to pay charities a bit extra for this privilege thus helping the charity as well.

As for those who come on here with nothing but spite or smart a$$ replies, do you really have nothing better to do with your time? Maybe you could use this time to raise money for a worthy cause instead. I really don't understand the need for such petty pointscoring

Person_one

missminx wrote: »

I think they meant, that it was unfair they couldn't help her purely because they work for a living. In these cases I think Charities should be able to help, even in terms of a loan so people don't pay in one chunk. I'm sure people would be more than happy to pay charities a bit extra for this privilege thus helping the charity as well.

The RSPCA does help people who work but don't earn much, they accept working tax credit as a qualifying benefit. At least at the one near me.

I think that to give out loans the charities would become subject to all sorts of financial regulations, costing them even more.

missminx

Person_one wrote: »

The RSPCA does help people who work but don't earn much, they accept working tax credit as a qualifying benefit. At least at the one near me.

I think that to give out loans the charities would become subject to all sorts of financial regulations, costing them even more.

This contributes to the number of pets getting dumped, so the charities still end up paying in the end. Also on the note of insurance, check the Watchdog webpage before you commit, as some companies don't cover the things you might expect.

dizziblonde

We work but because of changes to my income are barely scraping by (like most these days) - I'd never dream of going cap in hand to a charity to get a vet's bill paid despite this - the pet insurance is on the essentials part of our budget spreadsheet and I keep a credit card around for just that reason (in case of having to pay > claimback). I'd rather the charities put their resources toward rescuing NEW animals (like my own dog was this time last year, dumped on the streets in a snowstorm) than subsidising people who think that animals just get magically better for free when they go into the vets.

In the grand scheme of pet ownership - an £800 vets bill is NOT a lot sadly - lots will be able to tell you of much higher ones. Main reason I have pet insurance, even though I've probably come out a loser in terms of never needing to claim over the years, is for those just-in-case hideously high bills because I never want to have to make a decision on treating or not treating to be made on financial and not wellbeing grounds.

And yep, the Christmas with two young children very much seemed to be being used as emotional blackmail/leverage here.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I think that, given the choice, the vast majority of children old enough to know what the thing sitting on the floor going 'woof' is, would say that they were quite happy with just a few cheaper toys and a living dog.

It's a rare child that would say 'let the doggie die, I want Lelli Kelly shoes and a Baby Born and a Barbie house and a furreal pony and sparkles and hairbands and a dress with new shoes and gogo hamsters and......'


Now looking at it with the benefit of hindsight, it was a bit silly to keep her unspayed after being worn out from breeding. She may well have already had the mammary tumours and that led to the rehoming in the first place. But at least she is still alive and you aren't having to deal with kids missing their dog that died in horrible agony just before Christmas.



Most relatives will understand you not getting them presents in these circumstances. If they don't and they aren't 5 years old, well, tough.
Paying for surgery, although it is a nuisance at this time of year (I've got cat jabs to pay for this month) makes you the better person.

TJI999

Hi danielpenny

You may have some cause to complain as your estimate was way out and therefore you could argue you were not correctly warned prior to surgery. The fees are reasonalble though as this is a long surgery to perform and usually pre-op xrays would be sensible to check any mass has not spread elsewhere.
With regard to having to pay in full - I do think that vets often get criticised for not allowing installments, however most other businesses wouldn't allow this and vets have to be careful that they don't get taken advantage of.
I'm afraid your case highlights the need for insurance.
Good luck with your dog though!