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- Subject: Re: Neutering question
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- References: <1e8lu7INN911@agate.berkeley.edu> <1e8nn4INN99v@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Nov16.194804.3493@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <1992Nov16.212236.26128@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:40:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.212236.26128@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, rkn3u@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (R. Keith Norwood) writes:
- > 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
-
-
- Perhaps we forget sometimes that vets are also BUSINESS PEOPLE. How much they
- have to eat is a direct result of how much money has been spent at their
- clinics. As in purchasing anything, be careful with whom and how you spend
- your money. If you don't like the first opinion, seek a second or third. A
- 'DR." in front of the name only means they had the wherewithall to attend
- school. What kind of humans beings they are is as variable as in any other
- profession.
-