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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2007Vet's bill
I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: Dispense Synulox 50mg pal tablets 500 x 10 (give one twice per day) = 5.21 Inject IM/SC Betamox INJ 100ml (0.25 ml )1.98 Inject IM/SC Metacam INJ 20ml - 2.77 Consultation - first 15.17 V.A.T. 4.39. Total 29.52 GB pounds And well worth it for my lovely boy. Tweed > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: > Dispense Synulox 50mg pal tablets 500 x 10 (give one twice per day) = > 5.21 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > V.A.T. 4.39. > Total 29.52 GB pounds > And well worth it for my lovely boy. Well, 29.52 GB pounds comes out to about $60 US, right? That would be very cheap for all that work and medicine, that's for sure! Joyce On 6 Nov, 22:52, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Joyce That looks cheap compared to Cardiff. Here (or with my vet anyway) it would be more like ?40. Helen M > On 6 Nov, 22:52, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > That looks cheap compared to Cardiff. Here (or with my vet anyway) it > would be more like £40. I am well happy with it. We get 24/7 care 365 days a year from my vet. I could phone up at 3 a.m. The vet would not be there, but there would be someone to take my call. The vet "on call" would then rush to the surgery if necessary. Tweed >> On 6 Nov, 22:52, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Tweed 24/7 is worth the price in GOLD. > 24/7 is worth the price in GOLD.- *ALL* vets in the UK have to provide some sort of 24/7 cover, either by using on-call 24 hour vets from their own practice, or refering to a specific ER surgery that they work with which then refers back to the primary care vet when it is open. In Cardiff there are 2 practices that use their own on-call vets, and all the rest use one large emergency vet service conveniently located at the top of my street! Helen M >> 24/7 is worth the price in GOLD.- > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Helen M About ten years ago, Smokey (RB) brought in a hamster through the cat flap, this was a Sunday evening. As the hamster was injured I called the vet and arranged to meet him at the surgery. Unfortunately the hamster couldn't be saved and the vet put it out of its misery. As the hamster didn't belong to me the vet didn't charge me a penny. I never did find where the hamster came from, though I did all I could think of to find out.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> 24/7 is worth the price in GOLD.- > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > large emergency vet service conveniently located at the top of my > street! I don't know what the requirements are around here, but when my daytime vet is closed their phone calls are forwarded to the closest emergency vet (closest to them, that is -- I use a different emergency vet). The emergency vet is open 6pm - 8pm, weekends, and holidays. They even have an ambulance, although I don't know what it's used for. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> 24/7 is worth the price in GOLD.- > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > that use their own on-call vets, and all the rest use one large > emergency vet service conveniently located at the top of my street! I like the fact that there is always a vet available at the surgery I use, not least because the previous computer records are immediately available for the on-call vet to look at and they have an amazing set-up with body-scanners etc which saved the life of one of my dogs on a Bank Holiday. There is a vet that is nearer. My friend uses him because he is very cheap, but he is a one-person practice and his emergency cover is miles away. She can also tolerate his lack of people skills and his extreme rudeness, which I cannot. Last time one of her whippets needed an emergency caesarian in the middle of the night she used my vet instead but for some reason she feels some sort of loyalty towards him. I used him once when I temporarily had no transport. I had a suddenly-very-ill ferret and I obviously got him out of bed at 8 a.m and he said he could not fit us in as he had just woken up. 10 a.m. was the earliest he could manage for an appointment. So by the time he condescended to see us all he said was "your ferret is in the early stages of death". Well, yes, by now she was. I am not saying he could have saved her (still no idea why, or what was wrong) but had I been able to get her there straight away I would have felt I had done everything I could. I have never forgiven him for it. If there were only two vets in the world, I would choose the other one. Tweed > > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Well, 29.52 GB pounds comes out to about $60 US, right? That would be > very cheap for all that work and medicine, that's for sure! Yeah, I've noticed that American vets seem to have borrowed a leaf from their people-doctor counterparts! (Apparently it's not only human medical care that costs more for less, here.) The PetsMart vet where I took my two for their vaccinations (required by my new apartment) tried to talk me into an annual FLV test - despite the fact that they've been regularly receiving the vaccination for it, and the presence of the killed virus in the vaccine generally results in a false positive on the test! (Makes you wonder how competent PetsMart's affiliated vets are, doesn't it?) > The PetsMart vet where I took my two for their vaccinations (required by > my new apartment) tried to talk me into an annual FLV test - despite the > fact that they've been regularly receiving the vaccination for it, and > the presence of the killed virus in the vaccine generally results in a > false positive on the test! (Makes you wonder how competent PetsMart's > affiliated vets are, doesn't it?) One thing I got talked into that I've kicked myself for since was a rabies vaccination - the vet went on about what a horrible disease it is. Which is true. It is also true that I live on a very large island which, at that time, had *never* had a case of rabies in *any* animal in all of recorded history. Some years later, there were a few cases thought to have been brought in by Arctic foxes on the ice - all in highly rural areas hundreds of miles away from my indoor-only urban cats - which were promptly dealt with by a bounty on the foxes and a big free vaccination program for domestic animals. I still can't believe I actually agreed to a rabies vaccination while living in an area with no rabies. I haven't done it since. Cheryl > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill > for his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tweed When our Sonny was attacked by Hershey 2 doors down last year and got an abcess, it cost us $185 Cdn (96.40 GB pounds) for the vet visit, an antibiotic injection, cleaning out the abcess and 2 weeks of antibiotics. Then he had a bad reaction to the antibiotic, so we got a different one, more expensive of course. You got a good deal. Bobble >I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for >his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed That sounds extremely reasonable to me! I doubt if I'd get away from my vet's for something minor for anything like that. Joy > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > And well worth it for my lovely boy. That's very good value for money. I dug out the receipt for Caliban's recent dental appointment. It was 131 Euros (£91/$190). It's not itemized, so I don't know what bits cost what, but it says the procedure took 60 mins. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. If anything like what happened to Boyfie happened to Lily, I bet the bill would have certainly been over $100, which is about 50 GBP or a little bit more. So, it's probably comparable. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. >I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for >his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed > If anything like what happened to Boyfie happened to > Lily, I bet the bill would have certainly been over $100, > which is about 50 GBP or a little bit more. So, it's > probably comparable. > > Lily & her mama Same here. Seeing the vet - during regular hours, no extra fee for after hours - would be about $50 CDN Cheryl > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed We haven't had any kitties requiring medication for quite a while now (thanks be to Bast) so no information to compare, except to say that those numbers sound almost unbelievably low. Years ago Cleo had a bad tooth and had to go to the vet. I don't have the itemized receipt any more, but for the office visit charge, anestheasia (I know that's misspelled), professional service to extract the tooth, one shot of antibiotic, and a week's worth of pills the charges were over $600. And within the area vet charges vary widely. My brother used to take his dog Maggie to a vet on the north side of town for all vet needs. Just taking her in to get her anal glands expressed used to cost $40. He took her to a vet just down the street from his house yesterday and paid $14 for the same service. Kitty cat care: 29.52 UK pounds. Having a nice healthy Boyfriend to cuddle up with: Priceless! Blessed be, Baha >Total 29.52 GB pounds >And well worth it for my lovely boy. >I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his >cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: But in all seriousness, DAMN! that's a low figure. Odessa's antibiotics were close to 30 dollars a jar, and we had to give her four of them (well, three; the last one was bought as what the vet called a "prophylactic measure" the day before my Dolly went to her retirement, and at first two differents ones were given together.) Our vet charges about 50 US$ for an exam alone, and since almost all our exams involve having a booster shot of some kind involved we rarely have just the exam. Even so, better my babies should be well! I'll put off my flu shot after Odessa, to make sure these guys get good care; I can at least fight it off. Well worth it for all my little ones too. Blessed be, Baha > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for his > cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > V.A.T. 4.39. > Total 29.52 GB pounds Wow, that's cheap, Tweed! Just checked a few of my recent bills - a few items - all inc VAT: Metacam 10ml £7.76 First consultation £24.99 12 x Clavaseptin 50mg tablets (antibiotic, similar to Synulox) £10.89 > And well worth it for my lovely boy. Naturally! Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill for >his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where you are: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed I've spent upwards of (UK)2,000 pounds on Ozzy and Archer in the last three months. This included: all vaccinations for both boyz (in 3 office visits), treatment for coccidia and worming for both, treatment for URIs for both, emergency vet for Archer's broken leg (x-rays, cast, morphine, muscle relaxers and pain medication), follow-up visits to regular vet (3 office visits), putting on a new cast, more x-rays (2 more office visits), another office visit to determine that Archer had grimy tape scum stuck to his claws and not gangrene like Mommy feared it might be, *another* follow-up visit when Archer fell off his cat tree and I thought he re-broke his leg, and treatment for giardia for both (and another office visit). Add to that the vaccinations I had to get for my existing 3 before I could allow them to mingle with the new boyz on the block, and Sammy's bout with stressed-induced diarrhea (2 office visits) and all the extras I've had to purchase (like the large kennel to constrain Archer, screen and door for the introduction, etc.) and I'd probably be at upwards of (UK)3,000 pounds. I'm getting to know my vet quite well (as well as financing his holiday to Hawaii). ;> Well worth it for my clowder also. Hugs, CatNipped > I wondered if you all might want to compare Boyfie's recent vet bill > for his cat fight and see what you think it might have been where [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > And well worth it for my lovely boy. Looks cheap from here. In US dollars, Oscar's last exam at her daytime vet was: $50 for the office visit $29.88 for the antibiotics I'd need to give her for a week If I go to the emergency vet, it's $80 just for the exam. Both the daytime and emergency vets charge less for the exam fee in followup visits. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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