urgent vet visit for pug

cheepskate_2

Maybe she should not have dogs. £3.33 per visit is a joke
She has a pug....not the cheapest dog by any means and shoves in a tenner, and probably a tenner for the £350 work. Not only that she has a uneutured dog that will cost about £150 to do.

I think its fab, that all these people can afford to have expensive dogs, but suddenly cant afford to pay for medical treatment.

raq

actually, you don,t know the full story as to why my inlaw has a pedigree pug. She has taken over the dog rather than it going to a dogs home. The pug came from a family member who had another baby, plus moving away.

So just have a think before you start throughing unneccessary comments.

Oh and at least she isn,t cruel and thinking of the dog.

raq

Caroline_a wrote: »

Maybe she could have a coffee morning with all her friends, each contribute a small amount to go towards the fundraising? Or do a car boot sale of any stuff she has lying around?

thanks, sounds a good idea. we have also contributed towards it as she has done quite a bit for us in the past

raq

Fire_Fox wrote: »

As much as she can afford up to a maximum of £350, that is the whole point of the donation system. If money is tight she might set up a monthly direct debit for whatever she can manage, over a few years that will really add up and help them treat another dog.

pdsa was amazing. they are really great caring people and doing a great job.

vicx

cheepskate wrote: »

Maybe she should not have dogs. £3.33 per visit is a joke
She has a pug....not the cheapest dog by any means and shoves in a tenner, and probably a tenner for the £350 work. Not only that she has a uneutured dog that will cost about £150 to do.

I think its fab, that all these people can afford to have expensive dogs, but suddenly cant afford to pay for medical treatment.

I think your post is rather harsh. For all anyone knows, circumstances could have changed since the OP's MIL got the dog, loss of job, partner etc so could be on a lot less income now. Alternatively the dog might be a rescue dog, it could have been taken on due to family/neighbour passing away or it might be a family member that bred the dog. You really shouldn't just jump in and make assumptions.

Also the way I read it, the OP's MIL put in £10 for each visit, which is £30.

raq

vicx wrote: »

I think your post is rather harsh. For all anyone knows, circumstances could have changed since the OP's MIL got the dog, loss of job, partner etc so could be on a lot less income now. Alternatively the dog might be a rescue dog, it could have been taken on due to family/neighbour passing away or it might be a family member that bred the dog. You really shouldn't just jump in and make assumptions.

Also the way I read it, the OP's MIL put in £10 for each visit, which is £30.

thankyou for you kind post, you are correct, it has been a difficult year for my inlaws and what with a member of their family moving away. It was 10.00 per visit, spot on. We have also given my mother in law £50.00 towards the operation for tomorrow. Money is also tight this end, but as I previously stated, they have done so much for us in the past and it is just a little offer from ourselves

I will keep you posted yet again on how we get on.
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Buttonmoons

I don't think PDSA cover the entire neutering though. I was going to get my male kitten done there, as I am elidigble but turns out, I couldn't be bothered getting 2 buses there and back with a howling screaming cat, so I went to my usual vets 5 mins walk away and paid the £50, PDSA were going to charge £19 if I recall.

As it stands, I don't think I'd use PDSA unless it was dire straits emergency, as my own vet lets you pay it up if you need too.

vicx

Buttonmoons wrote: »

I don't think PDSA cover the entire neutering though. I was going to get my male kitten done there, as I am elidigble but turns out, I couldn't be bothered getting 2 buses there and back with a howling screaming cat, so I went to my usual vets 5 mins walk away and paid the £50, PDSA were going to charge £19 if I recall.

As it stands, I don't think I'd use PDSA unless it was dire straits emergency, as my own vet lets you pay it up if you need too.

I am not eligible for PDSA but my neighbour who is, has enquired about neutering costs. You are correct, they do not cover the whole cost - for a small dog I think the cost was somewhere between £35 - £50 which is a lot less than a private vet.

raq

hi all

sorry it,s been a couple of weeks but just wanted to give you an update.

Dog had the operation 10 days ago and all is really well. She actually had gaule stones.

As previously stated, pdsa was absolutely amazing with my in-laws. We eventually gave £50.00 , sister in law gave £25.00 and my mother -in - law gave £25.00. So £100.00 . Believe it or not the pdsa was well impressed with how much of a donation we gave for the operation.

Thanks for all your support, I did pass on to my in laws

gettingready

Glad the dog had the op and is recovering well.

What op was it, what was done to the dog? Was it neutering?