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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  they are 125 for two views radiographs with 32.50 per additional view. bloodwork is 125 or so for a wellness profile plus more for urine and fecals. exam fee is 85 upfront. the bill was 135.00 for as little as he did and that's with hoping as an employee i don't have to pay the $85 exam fee. not to mention those quotes are pre-ER costs. they go up a lot with the ER visit even for employees. i think what he was trying to say is that he cannot legally or professionally diagnose her without bloodwork and/or xrays. so he did not diagnose her, but he treated the symptoms and sent her home to see if she improves or stays the same or worsens. since we literally live within 2 min. of the vets i can very easily run her right in at a moment's notice and they are there all night long and know me well. i guess my thoughts were that i have no idea how long it's been since her last vomitting episode could have stopped on it's own at 2pm or happened last time a minute before i got home. either way she didn't vomit when i got home and hasn't done either since. i feel like she just needs a night off food and let her stomach digest and settle out from that corn and silks. corn isn't greasy or sugary to the point that i'd personally think pancreatitis, and there was nothing larger than a grain of corn for a possible obstruction. the only other thing is coccidia or bacteria. i can have them do a fecal smear and check that at any point should i need it.
i hope you guys don't think i'm crazy. i always hate it when people don't want to spend the money on bloodwork and tests at my office because i feel like they aren't getting to the bottom of what's wrong and money shouldn't matter....BUT when the tables are turned, money is hard to come by right now even for me, and knowing the cause of her stomach troubles and not having to go through all the tests until there's actually a "great" reason to do so, i guess i'd rather wait and see if we need them. at this point i don't think so. like i said though, anything happens and we totally will. i'd rather be on standby and save money up unless it's very needed than spend it for him to say yea she's just eaten something bad and it's upset her stomach. i feel like she is naturally rejecting the corn, and i want her to feel comfortable and not loose fluids in the process of getting over this.
i think he did the right thing, it's what i would have done and he assured me he didn't feel she was in a life threatening situation or that he needed to go further on his examination and findings. have to trust the vet and my instincts here.
love you guys, thanks for worrying with me and talking to me. i know i'm prob. a rambling fool but it's making me feel better to keep talking. she's still resting, breathing normally and no v or d. going to be another long sleepless night of watching her for any changes. |
At the end of the day, it's your dog and only you can make the decision. I would do the tests if it were my dog and not wait it out. I would just need the information a test brings, and even if it brought me nothing but reassurance, that is what I would need personally. That is just me, we all have different comfort levels. Whatever you decide, you're in my thoughts and you have my best wishes.
