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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Sad but nice of them
I popped to the vet place where I get the Hills etc from yesterday And the nurse had these lovely cards with the Rainbow Bridge and the poem on them- she was doing a list labelled "PTS-cards". She said they had three, one with dogs, one with cats and one with no animals on it at all for those people who have lost any other sort of pet -she told me they were thinking about getting one with rabbits on because rabbits are on the increas as pets-and they sent one when a pet had to be PTS and they'd had two that day and she said she was expecting a third as one of their patients coming in was a 24-year old cat with multiple health problems and having talked to the slaves they were saying it was almost certainly time Sad but nice of them- my current practice, which I will probably leave and register with this practice the day Kylie annouces she's going back to Oz do nothing like that- in fact when Fugazi went a week or so later they sent me a mailshot thanking for me "for entrusting us with the care of your pet- may they have a long and happy life under our care" (I did complain) and when I called to ask Kylie to take Isis off her list she went out and brought a card herself to send to us but the practice does nothing like that Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Lesley <LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk> wrote in news:eeb91103-fc6c-4ddf-8a60- 3bc0b59bbdb7@w74g2000hsh.googlegroups.com: > I popped to the vet place where I get the Hills etc from yesterday > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I know they just do it for anyone but I did appreciate the card I got from the vet after Zak. A few weeks later one of the woman in the office called to give me condolences. She said one of the other woman mentioned it was the guy with the beard and she knew who it was. I did not 100% know what to make of the call but it was nice. Andy "Lesley" >I popped to the vet place where I get the Hills etc from yesterday > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Awwwww, that was sweet of her to do that:) When Mutt, age 19, went to The Bridge last Dec 9, we didn't even get a call or a card from that damn TED. We'll never go there again, those evil women at the desk charged us $50 for a simple cremation. I'm still hissed off about that! Hug Kyla Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > "Lesley" >> I popped to the vet place where I get the Hills etc from yesterday [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Hug > Kyla When Shmogg was assisted over to the Bridge, it was AUS$90 for the consult and the injection, and I had a choice of a) take the body home, free b) Disposal*, $30, c)Cremation via the RPCA** AUS$150 or d)"Personalised Cremation" *** $270. A $50 fee sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Yowie * Chucked in a bin and incinerated at the local biological waste disposal depot. ** They do a 'mass cremation' when they have enough animal carcasses to justify it. Whilst they say I got hte ashes of Shmogg back, I (and they) cannot gurantee that 'all' of Shmogg is there nor that I don't have 'some other ashes' mixed in (although all care is taken, etc etc). I got the ashes back 5 weeks after he was PTS. It was in a very nice decorated box with Shmogg's details on it, with the ashes in a sealed bag inside. I was happy with what they had provided. *** They would take Shmogg's body and do an individual cremation, returning the ashes within 3-5 days in a 'personalised urn'. I coudl have even organised a *funeral* through them - they were very much like a regular human funeral service. I thought that it was rather excessive and played on people's vunerability during times of grief. Besides which, I know that with the RPCA, my money went to helping other animals, whereas had I chosen the 'funeral' service, it would have just gone into someone's pocket. Shmogg wasn't big on human rituals, so it wouldn't have meant anything to him anyway. If $50.00 was all you were charged, count yourself lucky. It is according to weight here with a $75.00 minimum. > Kyla =^. .^= wrote: >> "Lesley" [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > pocket. Shmogg wasn't big on human rituals, so it wouldn't have meant > anything to him anyway. Well, the sad thing was Mutt went to RB 'on his own' at age 19, and when we took his poor remains in, the gals at the desk were so aloof and uncaring, it really hissed me off, and I/we were brokenhearted. Did they give a fig? NO!! It wasn't our regular vet, as he is open Tues-Sat and we had to take Mutt's body in on a Monday...did they have to be so uncaring? He was our beloved friend for 18 years, and I told them that too. I was in tears, but those 'hoomins' were so uncaring, I really wanted to yell at them, but I was so sad. And I still miss our poor ol Mutt. He was DH's velcro kitty. But, he's happy at The Bridge now...and he left instructions to the others before he went to RB. He just 'took a nap' and woke up there, on our big bed. Dammit, now I'm crying again...sorry Love Kyla "Granby" > If $50.00 was all you were charged, count yourself lucky. It is according > to weight here with a $75.00 minimum. > "Yowie" [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >> someone's pocket. Shmogg wasn't big on human rituals, so it wouldn't have >> meant anything to him anyway. > Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > > "Lesley" [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Fifty dollars doesn't sound bad to me, considering what vet costs are today. Last cat I had euthanized was $65, for the euthanasia costs alone, several years ago. ( I cannot believe Cherokee has been gone eight years) We always bury the pet at home; it's just something we do. If I rented a house/apartment, I'd consider cremation though. Sherry "Sherry" < On Apr 27, 6:55 pm, "Yowie" > Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > > "Lesley" [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Fifty dollars doesn't sound bad to me, considering what vet costs are today. Last cat I had euthanized was $65, for the euthanasia costs alone, several years ago. ( I cannot believe Cherokee has been gone eight years) We always bury the pet at home; it's just something we do. If I rented a house/apartment, I'd consider cremation though. Sherry Well, the sad thing was Mutt went to RB 'on his own' at age 19, and when we took his poor remains in, the gals at the desk were so aloof and uncaring, it really hissed me off, and I/we were brokenhearted. Did they give a fig? NO!! It wasn't our regular vet, as he is open Tues-Sat and we had to take Mutt's body in on a Monday...did they have to be so uncaring? He was our beloved friend for 18 years, and I told them that too. I was in tears, but those 'hoomins' were so uncaring, I really wanted to yell at them, but I was so sad. And I still miss our poor ol Mutt. He was DH's velcro kitty. But, he's happy at The Bridge now...and he left instructions to the others before he went to RB. He just 'took a nap' and woke up there, on our big bed. Dammit, now I'm crying again...sorry We own the land our mobile home is on, so we couldn't bury poor Mutt here :( Love Kyla > "Sherry" < > On Apr 27, 6:55 pm, "Yowie" [quoted text clipped - 91 lines] > Love > Kyla- Hide quoted text - That is a horrible story, and the girls at the desk *should* have showed more respect for your loss. They're in the pet biz after all, for goodness sakes, they of all people should understand how to behave toward a client bringing a beloved pet in for cremation. > > Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > > > "Lesley" [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > Love > Kyla >That is a horrible story, and the girls at the desk *should* have >showed more respect for your loss. They're in the pet biz after all, >for goodness sakes, they of all people should understand how to behave >toward a client bringing a beloved pet in for cremation. It IS a horrible story, and every time we drive by there, I get so hissed again. When we took Mosey in one time I told 'our' vet what had happened, and gave him the name of their 'practice', and he was astonished and gave me a big hug and said how sorry he was for our loss and he was sad that they weren't open the day we really needed them. Now that's a kind, caring vet. :) Who knows, maybe he called them and told them off. It was 5 months ago, and we still miss our 6 toed Mutt. The Dr and Mosey are good friends. He goes "Hi Buddy", n Mosey goes Mmrrrrrt? LOL. His hoomins at the desk are so kind and caring, too. Mosey is going to write him a thank you card for taking such good care of him:) Well, enough with the bad TED story, Thank you for your kind reply. Hug Kyla > ** They do a 'mass cremation' when they have enough animal carcasses to > justify it. Whilst they say I got hte ashes of Shmogg back, I (and they) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Shmogg's details on it, with the ashes in a sealed bag inside. I was happy > with what they had provided. I had the individual cremation for both Frank and Nikki, because I specifically wanted to scatter their ashes on the island. It probably cost a lot, but I don't remember and I'm still not ready to dig out the receipts and look at the cold hard facts. Nikki was an emergency and our regular vet wasn't open on that Sunday morning, so she went to the vet school. They didn't send me anything but the bill. Frank's vet didn't send a card either, but I can't fault them because the vet, who officially does not do home calls, came to our home to send Frank away in the peaceful and comfort of his home.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. When I had to have my Scooter Dog PTS, I got a card from the vet, two carnations from the tech. I had her cremated and because of her weight, it cost me $125.00. Her ashes were returned in a beautiful scrowsaw decorated box, with a man made Rainbow stone and a card with the Rainbow Bridge poem on it. There was also a little metal tag, burned, with a number on it. In another month we will take her ashes to the river and send them on to be with Bob. There just was no other choice. Best money I have spent in a long time. It gave closure to a lot of things. This will happen when Miz Pig passes because se was his cat. Kids have promised to do this if I leave this earth before she does. >> ** They do a 'mass cremation' when they have enough animal carcasses to >> justify it. Whilst they say I got hte ashes of Shmogg back, I (and they) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > because the vet, who officially does not do home calls, came to our home > to send Frank away in the peaceful and comfort of his home. |
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