Everyone Please Read this!!!

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Your post brought tears to my eyes; sometime things aren't as black and white as we wish they were. In an ideal situation everyone would have the money necessary for these unexpected expenses. I remember a time not that long ago, when a trip to the vet was not that expensive, but perhaps because they can do so much more now to save our pets the prices have really skyrocketed. I'm glad Justice made it through ok. I agree with you, I just don't know how a vet could turn down an injured animal.

Thanks for reading it Nancy and for replying back as well. No, sometimes things aren't always just plain black and white, there's a lot of gray area in there and I can only think of how many others may come here in a situation like Justice and I had/had and are to embarrassed or to stressed out in tears to go into everything. Had it not been for the kind words from people on a forum, I very well may have lost Justice to the pyometra. It's really not my job to ask someone, "why aren't you at the vet already" they come here asking for help and if I have any info that could be of help, I'll gladly give it, if I don't have any info, I can surely pray. I believe the power of prayer also helped save Justice that night. I know vets can do so much more now days to save an animal, but along with it comes a price, and sadly, sometimes those prices are set so high it's impossible to pay what they're asking. My Lil Puffa Lumpa Love is my heart, (meaning Justice, that's what I call her) I can only imagine the hurt in someone elses heart who has to go through what we went through that weekend, but I certainly wouldn't say they shouldn't have a pet because of that.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by Beabble

I'd give anything to help any of our furkids and I have been in a situation before where I didn't have enough money put aside to get my cat the treatment she needed for her emergency. Does that mean I shouldn't have had her? In my eyes, no, not at all. It was a Saturday night and she started acting not right, she had drainage coming out of the back of her, long story short, she had pyometra (sp). Our regular vet was closed and the only emergency place open around here wanted over $1300.00 just to see her to check her and diagnose her and get her started on meds, if she needed surgery, they said it would be even more. I only had $450, they don't take payments. I came online and found a cat forum, explained the situation, (I had already researched and was pretty sure I knew what she had, they pyometra) and the kind people gave me any advice they thought would help. Pyometra can kill a female and fast so believe me, I was in tears and at my wits end and grasping at straws to try and save my furkid. I had some human antibiotics at home that was left one of the kids and my sister gave me her vets home number, I called in tears begging for help, but the office was closed and he didn't take payments either, but did say it sounded like pyometra. He asked how much she weighed, I told him, he told me how much of the antibiotic she could have and how often and I took it from there. Justice and I laid on the bathroom floor the rest of Saturday night and I cried and begged and pleaded with God not to take her away from me and to please help her hold on until our vet was open Monday morning. I went out and got pedialite and chicken baby food, it's the only thing I could get her to eat, and I force fed with a syringe and gave her the pedialite with a syringe. I stopped giving her anything at 12:00 Sunday night cause I was sure she'd need surgery and knowing from our other pets the directions not to feed or give anything to drink after 12:00 the night before a surgery, I knew our vet would give the same directions for her if she required surgery. It was the longest weekend of my life. Justice was 7 years old and was my late Step moms persian cat, when Mom passed away, her other kids were going to put her down if they didn't find a home for her, so, Justice came to live with us. She's the only thing I have left of my Step Mom of 29 years and just the thought of losing her was breaking my heart into a million pieces. I'd have given anything to get her the treatment she need at the ER vet, but they are so high priced it's rediculous and as I said before, I only had $450. Come Monday morning when our vet opened at 7:00, I was there with Justice in my arms and in tears. The doc came right in and seen her and as I had thought, he confirmed she had pyometra and she definately needed surgery. I told him what I had done as far as treatment and he said that I was very lucky, cause had I not done that, she more than likely wouldn't have made it. He said he couldn't do surgery on her right now thought cause she had to be so may hours without food or liquids, I then let him know I had with held everything starting at 12:00 the night before, and he quickly replied, that was great and he could take her into surgery right then and there. The cost of her surgery, the meds, the IV, the take home meds and her stay all come to a little over $200, quite a difference from what the ER vet wanted to charge. Justice (thank God) made it through and recovered completely and is now sleeping on my pillow. I'd give my life for hers, literally, and I'm not playing when I say that. She means the world to me, more than I could ever type here. She licks my tears away when I cry, when I play Moms song on the computer, she comes and sits on my lap and just looks at me with those big beautiful green eyes. She has helped me through losing my Mom. I guess what I'm saying is, if you or anyone else here thinks for one split second that I shouldn't have her cause I didn't have over $1300 to pay the ER vet that night apposed to a lil over $200 that our vet charged for her surgery and treatment, then I totally and completely disagree. Things come up, emergencies happen, life happens, and everyones circumstances are totally and completely different. I'd have given the ER vet the whole amount they wanted that night to get Justice that treatment she needed, but my pockets aren't as deep as others and that should not equal I shouldn't have her and it shouldn't mean others shouldn't have a pet either if they don't have that kind of money. I'd never make it as a vet cause I'd treat everything that came through my door rather they had the means to pay or not.

Beabble, no one could have explained it better than your post just did!! Bless You!!

[scoobiedooiscoo]

i do agree with the OP but for me there have been times when i am waiting for the vet to call me back or waiting for him to get to the office(it takes him longer) i have posted in here to maybe get suggestions of what to ask or just to calm me down before i leave.
and i really cant believe that a different poster said if you dont have a credit card you shouldnt own a dog! wow, its just not right to say something like that...

[BakersDozen]

Originally Posted by Beabble

I'd give anything to help any of our furkids and I have been in a situation before where I didn't have enough money put aside to get my cat the treatment she needed for her emergency. Does that mean I shouldn't have had her? In my eyes, no, not at all. It was a Saturday night and she started acting not right, she had drainage coming out of the back of her, long story short, she had pyometra (sp). Our regular vet was closed and the only emergency place open around here wanted over $1300.00 just to see her to check her and diagnose her and get her started on meds, if she needed surgery, they said it would be even more. I only had $450, they don't take payments. I came online and found a cat forum, explained the situation, (I had already researched and was pretty sure I knew what she had, they pyometra) and the kind people gave me any advice they thought would help. Pyometra can kill a female and fast so believe me, I was in tears and at my wits end and grasping at straws to try and save my furkid. I had some human antibiotics at home that was left one of the kids and my sister gave me her vets home number, I called in tears begging for help, but the office was closed and he didn't take payments either, but did say it sounded like pyometra. He asked how much she weighed, I told him, he told me how much of the antibiotic she could have and how often and I took it from there. Justice and I laid on the bathroom floor the rest of Saturday night and I cried and begged and pleaded with God not to take her away from me and to please help her hold on until our vet was open Monday morning. I went out and got pedialite and chicken baby food, it's the only thing I could get her to eat, and I force fed with a syringe and gave her the pedialite with a syringe. I stopped giving her anything at 12:00 Sunday night cause I was sure she'd need surgery and knowing from our other pets the directions not to feed or give anything to drink after 12:00 the night before a surgery, I knew our vet would give the same directions for her if she required surgery. It was the longest weekend of my life. Justice was 7 years old and was my late Step moms persian cat, when Mom passed away, her other kids were going to put her down if they didn't find a home for her, so, Justice came to live with us. She's the only thing I have left of my Step Mom of 29 years and just the thought of losing her was breaking my heart into a million pieces. I'd have given anything to get her the treatment she need at the ER vet, but they are so high priced it's rediculous and as I said before, I only had $450. Come Monday morning when our vet opened at 7:00, I was there with Justice in my arms and in tears. The doc came right in and seen her and as I had thought, he confirmed she had pyometra and she definately needed surgery. I told him what I had done as far as treatment and he said that I was very lucky, cause had I not done that, she more than likely wouldn't have made it. He said he couldn't do surgery on her right now thought cause she had to be so may hours without food or liquids, I then let him know I had with held everything starting at 12:00 the night before, and he quickly replied, that was great and he could take her into surgery right then and there. The cost of her surgery, the meds, the IV, the take home meds and her stay all come to a little over $200, quite a difference from what the ER vet wanted to charge. Justice (thank God) made it through and recovered completely and is now sleeping on my pillow. I'd give my life for hers, literally, and I'm not playing when I say that. She means the world to me, more than I could ever type here. She licks my tears away when I cry, when I play Moms song on the computer, she comes and sits on my lap and just looks at me with those big beautiful green eyes. She has helped me through losing my Mom. I guess what I'm saying is, if you or anyone else here thinks for one split second that I shouldn't have her cause I didn't have over $1300 to pay the ER vet that night apposed to a lil over $200 that our vet charged for her surgery and treatment, then I totally and completely disagree. Things come up, emergencies happen, life happens, and everyones circumstances are totally and completely different. I'd have given the ER vet the whole amount they wanted that night to get Justice that treatment she needed, but my pockets aren't as deep as others and that should not equal I shouldn't have her and it shouldn't mean others shouldn't have a pet either if they don't have that kind of money. I'd never make it as a vet cause I'd treat everything that came through my door rather they had the means to pay or not.

I'm so glad Justice recovered! Though I'm not happy this happened, of course, thank you for posting the experience here--it shows the reality of many people's situation.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by scoobiedooiscoo

i do agree with the OP but for me there have been times when i am waiting for the vet to call me back or waiting for him to get to the office(it takes him longer) i have posted in here to maybe get suggestions of what to ask or just to calm me down before i leave.
and i really cant believe that a different poster said if you dont have a credit card you shouldnt own a dog! wow, its just not right to say something like that...

I agree about the cc but to be fair about this cooperk did explain a little more of what she meant on post 58.