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8 | 47.06% |
| the vet played Santa and said, "NO CHARGE!" |
  
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5 | 29.41% |
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12-18-2009, 09:22 AM
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Slattern of the Swail
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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!
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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12-18-2009, 09:31 AM
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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!
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12-18-2009, 09:38 AM
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12-18-2009, 09:40 AM
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12-18-2009, 09:56 AM
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Did you get these signs mixed up or am I just missing a joke here? > = more than < = less than, right?  I just went out for exercise and breakfast, I think they scrambled my brain rather than the eggs....
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12-18-2009, 01:24 PM
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12-18-2009, 02:32 PM
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I had a lovely maths teacher to start with - Mr Burr. He helped me with algebra/ equations by drawing it out as bags of sand and treating it like a mystery that needed to be solved. I was 14. Then again, he was involved in all the school plays and I always got on well with the teachers who were too. Then I failed my Maths O Level (not Mr Burr's fault!) and was passed to Mr Woodsmith. He hated me. He was my Head of Year in the 3rd year and suggested I would be better off at another school. Luckily, all the arts-based teachers disagreed with him (inc the Senior Master and Mistress who I was in A Midsummer Night's Dream with and the Head, who knew I was the school's best chance at 1500m in District sports). Old Woody Woodsmith wasn't about shortcuts, aide memoires or even generally being helpful. He was there to lick the slackers into shape, to maintain the school's maths pass record. Lord alone knows how I managed. All I can suggest is that given it was the new system (GCSE) the education boards were advised to give us the benefit of the doubt. I didn't even make it to the last page of the exam paper. Anyway. All that aside. Crocodile eats the largest number. Wait. What if there is only one number? How do I remember which way the crocodile is facing when there is no other number? Surely he's always be facing < to eat it up? I am not being facetious - I am genuinely looking for a way to remember something that makes no sense to me.
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12-18-2009, 09:32 AM
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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...
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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12-18-2009, 09:38 AM
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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!
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12-18-2009, 09:38 AM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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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.
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12-18-2009, 09:39 AM
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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.
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12-18-2009, 10:02 AM
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polaroid of perfection
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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.
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12-18-2009, 11:17 AM
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I voted for the completely unrealistic, but heartwarming option.
It is Christmas, after all.
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12-18-2009, 11:24 AM
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...for MY VET!  was 203.00 dollars! So much for the Honey Baked Ham! Looks like it'll be tacos again this Christmas!! 
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