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- From: rkn3u@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (R. Keith Norwood)
- Subject: Re: Neutering question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.212236.26128@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:22:36 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.194804.3493@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> barlow@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Rebel) writes:
- >
- >When my cat Zeb(female) went to be spayed not only did they keep her
- >overnight the night following surgery but also the night before so
- >they could regulate her food and water and so that she would be calmer
- >the next morning. The night following stay was to watch for complications
- >from the anesthesia. I am personally offended by this reply which
- >suggests that the only thing the vet cares about is his paycheck....Zeb
- >was given the best of care and in the case of an emergency qualified
- >people would be on hand to help something I could not accomplish at home.
- >Steve, the question I would ask you is does the amount of money for
- >your pet matter that much to you. You would expect an overnight stay in
- >the hospital if YOU had major surgery, why shouldn't your cat expected
- >the same? This just buggs me alot...in league with people who think
- >33 cents a can for food is WAY too expensive for a cat!! Please!
- >
- >Jen (proud mommy to Zeb
-
- Unless you have a fat wallet, there is a limit to how much you will spend
- on your cat. This amount varies with the individual but there is no "correct"
- amount.
-
- For instance, about a year ago I my cat Ziggy broke his hip and the vet
- wanted $600 to fix it. I told her that I didn't have it and asked about
- Ziggy's options, she made suggestions like: "Charge it to your visa";
- "take out a loan"; and "ask your parents for the money". I repeated my answer
- and asked again about Ziggy's options. She said that he probably wouldn't
- live 6 months, you really shouldn't wait, he's in a lot of pain, etc.
- I replied, "If he's in so much pain, how much does it cost to put him down".
- I'll never forget the look on her face. Her mouth dropped and she started
- stuttering, "What do you mean put him down"?
- I repeated, "If he's in that much pain, just put him to sleep because I
- don't have $600!"
- "Well aren't you being a bit premature?", she said.
-
- To make a long story short, she agreed that I should take Ziggy home and
- see what happens. Ziggy went home and he is getting along nicely with his
- broken hip. Now if I had that kind of disposable income, I would've had
- the surgery done ASAP. But the vet's attitude showed me that she could
- understand "I don't have it". Only, when I threatened to put Ziggy down
- did she stop pushing the surgery at any price. Lastly, she really wasn't
- concerned for Ziggy's health because I asked her to do the surgery at cost
- and her reply was a big fat "No!".
-
-
- This isn't meant as a flame but consideration should be given to
- circumstances other than your own. Whose to say that an elderly
- person on a fixed income MUST fix her ailing cat with there life savings.
-
- Peace,
- Keith
-