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Originally Posted by drabinowitz43  My puppy Joey came to me very ill and has needed thousands of dollars of treatment and continuing meds and supplements. I know how horrible it feels to be in such a tough situation. I am just curious. How would something like this be handled in the UK? I know you are so much more evolved than here when it comes to health insurance, is it similar for pets as well, or is it like the US, where if you can't pay, you're just sh**t out of luck? |
it seems very different in the uk .. the vets work with you on bills and the cost of treatment is not an issue until the pet has had whatever treatment needed..
they tell you how much the treatment will cost but dont scream pay me now before they do it!
there are charity pet services like the rspca who will help owners out who have not got funding for treatment their pet needs paid direct to the vet and the blue cross with its up to date pet hospitals who only require a donation towards the emergency treatment a pet may need available for none working and low wage pet owners and will never turn a pet away in need so anyone can gain access to them if emergencies arise
pet insurance is available over here but it seems to be only the elderly that buy into those as they cover anual boosters and rotine check ups ect..usefull if have a pet that has to be on meds daily as they pay out on those even if take out the policy after the pet has been diagnosed although emergency treatment usualy has a price cap on so not to usuable in a true emergency lol
as for people health care we have the nhs .. free meds/operations to all lol
the american documentry film sicko certainly made us brits more content/grateful with our free nhs and opened our eyes alot!