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Originally Posted by lilbumbleybees  That's what we've been saving up to have done. Our vet referred us to the ophthalmologist after for months we couldn't figure out what was causing it. Believe me, had I had the money in the first place to do the tick-borne disease tests I would have. I had to calla round to borrow money just to get the meds to even treat him in general. Luckily husby has a new job now and we can finally go back to the ophthalmologist (that we were supposed to see again like 4 weeks ago) next week. So now we have just barely enough to cover the appointment and tests. If he gets new meds though I don't know what we'll do. Hopefully those won't cost more than $100 if he needs any since that's barely what I make a week. Hopefully next week he won't want to run tests and we'll be good to go forever, but as it seems is always the broke girl's luck that probably won't be the case and we'll have to save up again to see the ophthalmologist a third time after this upcoming appointment. Always something it seems! I keep praying a job will come up for myself because my furbabies are my first priority and I want so badly to be able to just hand over my debit card and not worry about the cost of their care! |
Liz, I fully understand being on a limited budget. Have you looked into Care Credit? They allow you to spread the payments out over 1 -2 years, I believe. I know adding debt is a risk when the budget is already tight.
Regarding the tick disease-related tests -- my knowledge of testing is limited, but I know my vet does an in-house tick serum test of some sort with our annual heart worm test.
What kind of meds does he have? Oral or eye drops, or both? My Max suffered corneal ulcers over a period of 8 months and the most expensive eye drops and antibiotic together were not anywhere near $100. The most expensive part should be the specialist visit -- up to $200, maybe more in the big cities. Blood tests if sent to a lab can be pricey. In-house tests are a lot cheaper, but arguably less accurate -- but better than nothing.
How is Yodi doing? Wishing him the best.