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09-04-2005, 09:14 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arkansas
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| turned down When I was at the emergency vet last weekend there was a lady there who brought her puppy in cause it kept vomitting, had diarrhea, and bloody stools. They wanted to run a bunch of tests to determine the cause. They wanted the lady to pay 800.00 up front. She said that it was just her and her son, and she only had a part time job, she didn't have 800.00 right then. So, they gave her the dog back to just take home. How can they get away with turning down these animals just because their owners aren't able to pay at the time. Why can't they work out payment plans?
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09-04-2005, 09:16 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | thats awful, plain and simple. how selfish is that!??!?!?? most vets will take anyone! i hope her poor baby is ok. you're right they should have been able to make a payment plan, i can't believe that!
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09-04-2005, 10:00 PM | #3 |
Double Trouble Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FLORIDA
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| Wow,. I had never heard of that! That is so inhumane! Unbelievable!
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09-04-2005, 10:39 PM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Banning, CA
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| That's so sad. The poor dog has to just sit there and get sicker and sicker. The lady has to watch her dog get worse. Most people can't afford $800 up front. That's so sad! |
09-04-2005, 10:41 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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| It's the same way here too. We had to take one of our Labs in for emergency treatment one night and I had to fork over $200 just so they would look at him to give me an estimate of what his treatment would cost. I think it's horrible!!! I realize these places have to stay in business but the prices they charge are close to being emotional black mail. What happened to people being in the field because of their love for animals? To make a person leave with a very sick or dying dog becuase of money seems morally wrong to me.
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09-05-2005, 12:04 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arkansas
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| Also, my husbands parents had to rush their 9 yr old dog to the vet one night cause it had gastric dilation. They wanted 200 dollars before they would see him. He ended up having to be put to sleep. And another story.. my friend had a dog that was bleeding everywhere. She had to take it to the emergency vet and the vet wanted 500.00 upfront to treat him.. since she didn't have it.. she had to take him home and keep him in the pet carrier and let him die. I don't understand how these people that love animals SO much.. they go to school to work with animals for years because of the love they have for them.. just can tell people to take their babies home and watch them die. It scares me because on two different weekends I had to take both of my dogs to the vet cause they had got coccidiosis at 2 different times.. they wanted 100.00 a piece before they'd even see either of them. .. but what if it would have been parvo or something worse and I didn't have the money to pay for the treatment right then. It would kill me to have to let me precious baby die because the emergency vet wouldn't do treatment unless I had the money right then!
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09-05-2005, 02:35 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | THAT bothered me for 2 reasons...turning away a sick puppy and EIGHT HUNDRED Dollars ? That puppy may have had coccidia or something easily treated and in no way should that be so much money to test for - OMG that poor dog. These stories are truly heartbreaking - I think our world needs to really look at itself - especially those in the medical field...that's way too much money for tests for that kind of problem ! When we brought Chanel home - I had to take her to the ER at 2am on a SUNDAY....the whole bill was $225.00 including testing and treatment...Where do you live that they could charge EIGHT hundred ? That sounds very suspicious to me ....poor little baby. |
09-05-2005, 04:33 AM | #8 |
I Love My Monkeys! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV
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| Is there any way you could speak to the clinic administration? Perhaps you could talk to them about allowing payment plans or at least get a better understanding of why their policies are the way they are? I know we here are all bothered by this (as you are) and would like some answers from that clinic. |
09-05-2005, 04:48 AM | #9 |
Love my Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Port Richey, Florida
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| Very sad, But some Vets are in it for the money!! I suggest you find a new emergency vet.(if possible) someone with compassion.
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09-05-2005, 06:11 AM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| It is hard to find a great vet. Some have forgotten what they SHOULD have gone into animal medicine for. Luckily we have Ohio State Vet School here in Columbus. Great people. My mother's maltese got bit by a large dog. (My mom is a RN) She saw that he had a punctured lung and we rushed to OSU...they rushed him right in and treated him. 2 broken ribs too. He was fine...but it was on a Sunday and my mom was not in the area of her vet anyway. OSU handled it in top form. |
09-05-2005, 06:46 AM | #11 |
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| These places that are supposed to be in the business to help furbabies and their parents, sould be put out of business if they are not willing to work something out.. Doesn't always seem that its all about money? But you can't take it with you..someday.. what goes around comes around..
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09-05-2005, 06:47 AM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Yukon, ok
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| That's so horrible! i'm sorry but if i was a vet .. i would take care of the dog then work out some kind of payment plan. I think rosie has had to deal with this before. The made her write a check before they even looked at linus. I know our vet fixes the problem and then deals with the money situation.
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09-05-2005, 06:48 AM | #13 |
Gracie loves Cosmo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas
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| How horrible!!!! Sounds like these vets just want some money!!! If they really cared about the animals they would work something out!!!
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09-05-2005, 07:02 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005
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| Yes, 800.00 sounds like too much money, 200.00 doesn't sound outrageous to see the animal, and a payment plan should have been worked out. But, medicine is a business, and no vet can pay his own bills if there aren't certain guidelines in place. And this may sound harsh, but if the owner doesn't have a contigency plan in place to take care of emergencies, then they have absolutely no business having a dog.(don't most people have credit cards, and most vets offer Care Credit, for gods sake!) To me a dog is a luxury item, not a necessity, and you must plan to be responsible for it in every way. Unfortunatley, dogs, like children, aren't always had by responsible people. Thank god the people in the hurricane didn't walk away from their children like they did their dogs! PS I am sorry if I sound heartless, I am a big supporter of companion animals for the elderly, and contribute regularly for low cost spay-neuter-vaccine programs, and funds to provide vet care for low income owners. |
09-05-2005, 07:43 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rockland county, NY
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| This post upset me so much that I called the Humane society here in NY to ask if any critically ill animal would be turned away because of its owner unability to pay up front. Unfortunately, I could not reach anyone because of the holiday (that in its self upet me). I cannot believe that any clinic would let an animal die for lack of money. Luckily, my Vet is worth her weight in Gold. I had a Maltese that became very ill in his later years, I've had to call her 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning and she never blinked an eye. She would have us meet her in her office at whatever time day or night. |
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