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Looking for financial help No I'm not begging but since I still can't find a job I need to find that list of places, organizations and websites that help people with veterinary care. Could someone post it please? I'm wishing it were a sticky note now. Adie has had this growth on her head for two years. The vet, the groomer and I all agreed that it was harmless and we didn't have to worry about it. Now, in the past two weeks it has increased in size and I am truly worried, I need to get it removed.....NOW! |
Here's the link to one of the threads: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...vet-bills.html |
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Awesome! Thanks so much. |
Lou I am so sorry! I've been there and it is not a good feeling then worrying about your pets is just a big stressor! Care Credit may have been mentioned but I didn't click the links - GOOD Luck and hugs too for you |
how much money do you need? |
I'm not sure how much I need till I go to the vet again. I did apply for an ICare card and they approved me for $500.oo. The card should arrive within a week. My vet isn't on the list of vets who accept it but I'm going to ask hoer if she will. Otherwise Adie will have to go somewhere else. I know a couple of them have good reputations. Wish me luck and thanks again for the info. |
Lou I hope things turn around for you soon. My Cali has a growth on her head and it has been there for several years. My vet did a needle biopsy right in the room and sent it out and it was a benign plasma cell cyst. It was not very expensive to do. I hope Adie's is similar. |
I am sorry times are so difficult for you Lou. Here is a link that may have something that will help....Many will probably be repeats...but maybe there will be something on this list that is different: Are You Having Trouble Affording Your Pet? : The Humane Society of the United States |
Thanks Linda, I've been there. Most of them are cancer, spay/neuter type help. Some are breed specific. But ICare was the best one I could find. Thanks again |
Another idea....if your vet won't take Care Credit, would they do a payment plan? |
So glad to hear that care credit helped you out. If you are in a pinch financially, it may be worth calling around to get estimates. I know that the vets in my area charge almost double what the vets charge in my home town(which is 1.5 hours away from where I live). Depending on what I am getting done, it's worth the drive for me to go home. For example...the vet down the road quoted me $300-$500 to get my 2 year olds teeth cleaned. The vet up by my parents will charge me $100...and I think it's like $20 for each extraction. It cost me $200 to get my dogs teeth cleaned when he was 8 years old, plus a few extractions, plus a heartworm test and a rabies vaccination. |
Also, check out your jewelry box...all those broken ankle bracelets, necklaces, chains, earrings, etc that you no longer wear or want....(like my x-husbands wedding ring!!)....with the price of gold today, you can really get a lot of vet care bankrolled! I paid for a dental and a spay on a retired breeder, and had a little left over when I "turned in" broken chains and earrings and a couple of rings that the stones had fallen out of.....and my ex's gold cufflinks that I had bought him for his birthday one year (the birthday when I found out he had spent it with another woman....)! |
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I'm sorry to hear about Addie...I hope everything turns out fine for her. I just had a plasmacytoma removed from my JJ's foot they charged me $400 including blood work. I know vets charge different prices. I found carecredit to be a lifesaver. |
1 Attachment(s) Thanks everyone, I don't think I will find any valuable jewelry lurking around since I never got in to it. I will hock my mother-in-law's engagement ring if I have to but it would break my heart. I also applied for a $300.00 credit card that will be coming so that is $800.00. Surely that will be enough! I think I will be alright. I just wish I could find a stupid job!! I really think that age discrimination is playing into this. I will be 64 on the 28th and while they can't ask me how old I am they CAN ask me when I graduated from high school. sigh. Anyway, this is about Adie. No matter what she will be taken care of. (I wonder if they buy blood anywhere near me - LOL) Thanks again my friends. I thought I would post my favorite photo of her again. some of you might remember that I took this to show how she stares at her Daddy waiting for him to notice she's there. Its ball time and those silent messages get pretty strong. |
She is adorable. I am glad you were able to get help. Good luck in your search for a job |
Wishing you the best of luck in finding a job! I know how frustrating that is, especially when you're worrying about how to care for your furbaby! Prayers that the growth is benign as well! |
Adie is adorable! Keep us posted on what the vet says and good luck to you and her! |
Thanks for all the good wishes everyone. I appreciate it. The vet did see The growth about a year ago when it was a tiny bump. She said it wasn't anything to worry about but now it is really large and needs to come off. I'm trying to get a phone call in to the vet to see if I can talk her into takeing the ICare card. Wish me luck on that one too! Thanks again |
wishing you the best of luck and sending prayers for Adie. |
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Thanks so much! Here is the latest news. I received my card and called the vets office to talk to the vet. She is perfectly OK with getting Adie's records from my regular vet and doing the surgery. Adie will have the surgery on Feb. 10. She will get a dental at the same time. I asked that they do a complete blood workup since she hasn't had anesthesia for a couple of years. She does well with it though. She will be 8 in May and I think they will need to do a geriatric workup on her won't they? I said that I couldn't go over $500.00 and she said that it wouldn't be a problem. Yes! I feel a lot better all ready. |
That's good news! I hope you get a job soon. |
Adie is adorable and I am glad that things are working out with the Vets. Sending prayers for a successful procedure and that you find a GOOD job soon. |
Bless her heart, Adie's a little doll! Lou, I'm so happy you were able to get the finances you needed. Praying for you and Adie. |
Thanks everyone. I wonder how many people thought I was going to try and get the money from people on here! I almost didn't post about it but I really needed to know where to find the info Ineeded. Bless all of you for your help, prayers and good wishes. |
dog Have you thought about becoming a caregiver? I do volunteer hospice work and I see seniors who could stay in their homes if they had a caregiver to watch over them. So many of them are alone. Maybe an agency you can check and work for. I love the elderly and believe me, they need to stay in their homes if possible. Hope this helps. You want help? Say a prayer! "From my distress I called upon the Lord. The Lord answered me and set me in a large place." Psalm 118 :5 I always pray and watch the Lord work things out for me. I will be saying a prayer for you. Also for your precious Yorkie. |
Will be keeping you and her in my prayers |
I am so happy that you put this up. Because this help me out. Because some time I don't have money and I might need some help. |
I'm glad to hear that you figured everything out. |
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It was really easy! I don't think they even did a credit check because I got the approval right away! |
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