Vet bills

[ditchman]

the way vets look at it ...is...if the customer is stupid enough to pay a £1000 quid for a non descript pup then they are daft enough to pay their bills....

[Miserableolgit]

Bloody Nora, bad month for vet bills...

£700 to have the young lab who had one retained testicle sorted out [cryptorchidism]. Then another £600 on Monday for another op on one of the  Springer's that went down with pyometra,now facing another estimated £300-£400 as I've had to take the b*tch back in to go on an IV she's been running a high temp, hardly eating or drinking. I'm not complaining about the care but the bills these days are eye watering.

[JohnfromUK]

53 minutes ago, Miserableolgit said:

but the bills these days are eye watering.

Sadly, that is very true.  I have never insured a dog against veterinary costs before, but I do now.

 

[wymberley]

Not all doom and gloom - from earlier this week.

Old biddy goes into our local vet in the village together with her little doggy and the kind lady who gave her a lift when said doggy had had a bit of a turn while out for a walk. Vet takes dog away for treatment and is a while leaving its owner in a bit of a state. Vet comes back and says all is well and tells the receptionist what the bill is before asking the lady if she'd like to come and see and fetch her pet. An old boy gets up when his dog was brought in, paid his bill and left. Lady comes back with doggy and tries to pay the bill but the receptionist explains that it's already been paid.

[serrac]

Took my wife's pet rabbit to the vet as she seemed to be going downhill.
I thought it was probably "time" but my wife was keen to give Izzy a chance.
The vet looked her over and gave her an injection - £50
Wife was moaning on the way home about the cost which was about double what we'd originally paid for Izzy.
She passed away that night...  (Izzy, not the wife)

[Miserableolgit]

17 hours ago, JohnfromUK said:

Sadly, that is very true.  I have never insured a dog against veterinary costs before, but I do now.

 

Probably a wise move if you have one animal.

3 hours ago, wymberley said:

Not all doom and gloom - from earlier this week.

Old biddy goes into our local vet in the village together with her little doggy and the kind lady who gave her a lift when said doggy had had a bit of a turn while out for a walk. Vet takes dog away for treatment and is a while leaving its owner in a bit of a state. Vet comes back and says all is well and tells the receptionist what the bill is before asking the lady if she'd like to come and see and fetch her pet. An old boy gets up when his dog was brought in, paid his bill and left. Lady comes back with doggy and tries to pay the bill but the receptionist explains that it's already been paid.

The old chap settled the old biddy's bill? An act of kindness or maybe he fancied her 😉

[Miserableolgit]

36 minutes ago, serrac said:

Took my wife's pet rabbit to the vet as she seemed to be going downhill.
I thought it was probably "time" but my wife was keen to give Izzy a chance.
The vet looked her over and gave her an injection - £50
Wife was moaning on the way home about the cost which was about double what we'd originally paid for Izzy.
She passed away that night...  (Izzy, not the wife)

Good news about the wife, not so good for the rabbit!

 

[hodge911]

Just had pip done 1st booster enrolled with jolleys £120 for annual booster for the rest of her life 

[7daysinaweek]

How much is the general going rate for say a course of steroid tablets or amoxicllin antbiotic in tablet or suspension form for your dog?

Diptheria, tetanus and polio combined booster in humans is around 8 quid.

 

[marsh man]

On 25/10/2024 at 11:32, serrac said:

Took my wife's pet rabbit to the vet as she seemed to be going downhill.
I thought it was probably "time" but my wife was keen to give Izzy a chance.
The vet looked her over and gave her an injection - £50
Wife was moaning on the way home about the cost which was about double what we'd originally paid for Izzy.
She passed away that night...  (Izzy, not the wife)

Thank God for that , we have had enough doom and gloom lately and Rabbits can be replaced , maybe not Izzy but you know what I mean,😢, was it the injection that caused Izzy's passing or something else , no chance of a refund off the vet 

[serrac]

30 minutes ago, marsh man said:

Thank God for that , we have had enough doom and gloom lately and Rabbits can be replaced , maybe not Izzy but you know what I mean,😢, was it the injection that caused Izzy's passing or something else , no chance of a refund off the vet 

Hard to tell if the injection was a factor.
I think Izzy was close to the end anyway, but it may have given her a bit of a nudge which would have been a good thing in my opinion.
A week too early is better than a day late when there's the possibility of suffering and a rabbit can't tell you how they are feeling.
I wouldn't have thought of asking for a refund - the vet did what we asked of them and the outcome was just one of these things.

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, It seems to me Vets and Dentists are becoming very rich off hard working folk??

[serrac]

On 08/11/2024 at 16:58, oldypigeonpopper said:

Hello, It seems to me Vets and Dentists are becoming very rich off hard working folk??

Always been the way with at least some vets, I think.
I remember reading (and loving) the James Herriot books and one of his stories was about a small animal practice vet who was absolutely loaded.

With NHS dentists, we're shielded from the true cost of treatments since the NHS co-pays.
Nowadays many are dropping out of NHS practice and anyone who can't find a NHS dentist and has to go private experiences some sticker shock. 

[bruno22rf]

On 08/11/2024 at 15:07, 7daysinaweek said:

How much is the general going rate for say a course of steroid tablets or amoxicllin antbiotic in tablet or suspension form for your dog?

Diptheria, tetanus and polio combined booster in humans is around 8 quid.

 

Steroid's are usually prednisolone, ask around as a lot of people get them free on prescription but last time quite reasonable from the vets for the actual meds - it's the charge for the prescription that's the killer. Every time my vet now suggests a course my lad gets mine, Amoxicillin the same, as I have no immune system I always have a box of antibiotics in store. Dosage can be found online.

[7daysinaweek]

11 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Steroid's are usually prednisolone, ask around as a lot of people get them free on prescription but last time quite reasonable from the vets for the actual meds - it's the charge for the prescription that's the killer. Every time my vet now suggests a course my lad gets mine, Amoxicillin the same, as I have no immune system I always have a box of antibiotics in store. Dosage can be found online.

Cheers Bruno.

 

[Miserableolgit]

Following on from my last about one of our Springers, our current bill is growing like Topsy as she contracted a foot issue which has resulted in a large amount of tissue necrosis [dieback] in the pads and areas between the toes. Cause unknown but involves 3 different bacteria. The foot is being dressed every three days alternating vet and us. She's on 3 lots of antibiotics. I would post photos but they would put you off your dinner.

[bruno22rf]

2 hours ago, Miserableolgit said:

Following on from my last about one of our Springers, our current bill is growing like Topsy as she contracted a foot issue which has resulted in a large amount of tissue necrosis [dieback] in the pads and areas between the toes. Cause unknown but involves 3 different bacteria. The foot is being dressed every three days alternating vet and us. She's on 3 lots of antibiotics. I would post photos but they would put you off your dinner.

I wonder if a light dusting with Thornit would help?

[Miserableolgit]

1 hour ago, bruno22rf said:

I wonder if a light dusting with Thornit would help?

I've got a bottle of Thornit but we've gone from using Intrasite Gel which removes "non viable" tissue before dressings to Manuka honey which is also anti bacterial. No idea as to the cause of this issue, it came on the same day as bringing the dog home after it was in over a weekend due to a v high temperature a week or so after the pyometra op. It's a bit of a convoluted tale, started off as lameness in one foot, no sign of bite, stings etc. She had been caged and on v short lead walks leading up to vet confinement and the day bringing her home. She stopped bearing weight on that foot - vet checked foot / leg etc during post op check - nothing. About 4  days later in the evening I noticed pinkish fluid between the two main toes where a noticeable hole had appeared, no puss, no smell. Cleaned it up, put her in the cage. Next morning the tissue between the toes was grey, ripped easily and stank like decomposing flesh. Whizz into the vet, swab taken - when doing it the  swab went through the flesh from bottom and out the top of the foot. Lab report indicated 3 different bacteria involved. 

No confirmed cases of Alabama Rot in this area for some years, it's considered a very low incidence county [Norfolk]. This tends to affect the kidneys and in the majority of cases is fatal. It's a mystery. No bite or puncture wounds anywhere which leaves only some kind of insect bite to which the dog has reacted. I know some snake bites can cause tissue death but no snakes about, besides the dog has only had lead walks on my patch.  The foot and pads [what's left of them] really are a terrible mess, in all my years of owning lots of dogs I have never encountered anything quite like this - nor has my vet and she is good.