Vet Bill ---- holy..!
 

My oldest and dearest kitty, Carly, has a flea allergy - a bad flea allergy. She also lives with a Jack Russel, a kitten and a 9 year old tabby. The tabby and the Russel go outside as do her hoomans. Despite efforts to keep natty fleas OUT, one got IN. She got a horrible reaction which necessitated a visit to the vet.

She got the exam and two injections (antibiotic and steroid)
and ear wash and "ear discharge analysis"
shaving of really bad areas
nail trim
oral antibiotics
oral anithistamine
topical cream
ear medicine

advantage anti-flea medicine for the JR, the tabby and the kitteh.

Cost?


guess! Guess!!!!! There's a poll up there, so guess!

Before my escape to Aylesbury, Diz had a weepy eye.
I did what I normally do - bathed it with a mild salt solution and kept an eye on it (no poor pun intended). But as we were being taken in by the 'rents, who have a far older cat, I felt I had better get a vet check it out, in case it was a symptom of a more serious illness.

Came away with antibiotic pills AND cream. So I had the cost of both and the consultation. In and out within 5 minutes, £80 (approx $70). Ker-ching! Of course I'm not used to medical fees because of the NHS. Perhaps £80 is normal for a quick appointment.

Anyway, I'm sure if I'd left it with just my attention, he'd have been fine.

I voted >$200. But looking again at all you got I'd probably guess <$200!

I will tell you that I was there for well over an hour. they weighed her, shaved her, clipped her and gave her the two shots and the ear wash...

Wouldn't that be $140?

My Taj has a flea allergy too. Gaines made some trips outdoors and brought her back some skin-eaters, and her hair around her neck fell out. She looked like an old, skinny, lion. Poor girl. She's all fixed now, and preventive care in place. I won't tell you what it cost me...but I hope you got the Santy Clause treatment with an "it's all free!"

I say that because my vet, a nice old-farmer-type vet, would throw us some free treatments on occasion back in the day.

I bet they charged at least $200.00. The vet is every bit as expensive as the doctor and there's no insurance. I need to start a kitty savings account now while mine are both still healthy!

Just corrected my original post - I had £80 = $70!!!

Yes, it must have been well over $200.
Unless you gave the vet a BJ.
In which case I am seething with envy.
All our vets are either ginger or South African, but even with those social handicaps they have never given the slightest indication they will reduce bills for sexual favours. The meanies.

Realised before I read this, so corrected in my later post. But yes, I am terrible at maths.

Did you get these signs mixed up or am I just missing a joke here?

> = more than
< = less than, right?

:yelsick:

I just went out for exercise and breakfast, I think they scrambled my brain rather than the eggs....

I am terrible at maths.
Worse than I even knew.

Thank goodness Customs are too, because for the last three years I've been using my own assumption of those symbols.

I voted for the completely unrealistic, but heartwarming option.

It is Christmas, after all.

yes, it's christmas...



...for MY VET!

:D

was 203.00 dollars! So much for the Honey Baked Ham! Looks like it'll be tacos again this Christmas!! :eek:

Similar experience on my end about a month ago. $183.00.
Where is petcare reform when you need it?

They do have a form of pet health insurance...ask your vet.

We utilise a pet credit card with a $3000 limit on it. If it costs more than that to help the critter, well, it's been great knowing you! That has helped with the big bills, allowing our pets to get what they need and we get to pay on timed payments. I think we're down to $2000 now.

Aside: I think our German Shepherd came back from her spaying Tuesday with a few fleas. I found one on a Shih Tzu, and more on each after giving six dogs a bath yesterday. Not too many, but enough to cause my wife to go around spraying Tea Tree Oil on everything. And a vow to get Frontline going on all animals asap. It's too early, but the weather has been in the sixties lately and it may be that fleas have come early. We've never had a problem before but now? In December? Sheesh.

We spent $5000, collectively, on the Thong Eater when he was about 1 1/2 yrs old. I will never do that again.