[cinnamonmon]

My Sugar had surgery today to remove a mammary tumor, was spayed,and had her teeth cleaned. It will cost $600 which it alot of money but luckily I do have some saved so I can do it...obviously I would do whatever I had to do to help her. My question though is that the vet said she had to stay overnight which is fine since I know someone will be watching her...after all I am being charged hospital fees which are over and above the other costs. Then I found out that no one is at the "hospital" with them at night...in fact they are alone in their cages from 6 pm to 7 am. When I asked about that and why she had to stay if she was alone all night...the answer was in case she had diarrhea or vomiting they could see it int he morning. I said if that was the case if she was at home, I would see it right away and get her help if she needed. They said it was just standard protocol, but also said it was better for her to be confined to a cage all night so she didnt exert herself too much which makes some sense...though I could do that at home too.
Anyways I gave in...I didnt feel I had any choice.
I just wondered if this is standard protocol at animal hospitals...I have a friend that said it was the same thing at her vet which surprised her also.
Does anyone else have experience with this? Thanks
Laura