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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2006Emergency Surgery for Bagheera
We learned this week that my son's cat, Bagheera is in desperate need of emergency surgery. His girlfriend walked in after school one afternoon and caught him eating a fabric softener. His vet prescribed a laxative which was administered to no avail. He quickly lost his appetite and stopped eating altogether. We brought him to our house where there would be someone to keep an eye on him during the day. We also took him to our vet. They prescribed a steroid and a soft food that my wife administers via syringe. This has gone on for a couple of weeks now and his condition has only wosened. He's lost a lot a weight and looks very emaciated and dehydrated. My wife took him back to our vet yesterday. They did another X-ray and said that he has a bowel obstruction that requires surgery. The small intestine is visibly "knotted up". They said it would cost ~$1,000 - assuming the procedure went well. My son's a full-time student with no income. We told him that we could contribute $400 but aren't currently in a position to do any more. He is desperately attached to his pet and I hate to see us lose him. Is anyone aware of any veterinary care financial assistance programs that might help? Countless thanks. Where are you Scott > We learned this week that my son's cat, Bagheera is in desperate need of > emergency surgery. His girlfriend walked in after school one afternoon [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Countless thanks. > Where are you Scott Matthew, We're just east of Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.sparkyfightsback.com/financial_aid.htm http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/ http://www.uan.org/lifeline/index.html http://www.carefreevet.com/veterinarians/Arizona/Phoenix/ http://www.dexonline.com/sem?city=phoenix&state=AZ&headingID=4501&from=7GGL02921 this has a list of vets in your area in case your vet will not setup a payment plan http://www.azhumane.org/ Phoenix animal planet is here you may want to see if they can help Scott I am sorry I can't do more First and foremost talk to the vet and see if he will setup a payment plan for you like someone else posted If that doesn't work There are links above and the Arizona humane society should be able to point you to local resources on where to get help. My prayers are with your furballs >> Where are you Scott > > Matthew, > > We're just east of Phoenix, Arizona. > We learned this week that my son's cat, Bagheera is in desperate need of > emergency surgery. His girlfriend walked in after school one afternoon [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Countless thanks. If your son's vet will not arrange a payment plan to cover the surgery - which would surprise me - have him take a look at carecredit.com. They have no interest payment plans with pretty low monthly payments. Probably worth a look at anyway. If your son cannot find a vet that will accept payments for the surgery. I hope your son's cat improves soon, and that it turns out to be less serious than they think. rrb > If your son's vet will not arrange a payment plan to cover the surgery - > which would surprise me - have him take a look at carecredit.com. They > have no interest payment plans with pretty low monthly payments. That would be my suggestion as well. You have to apply for it like a credit card and the hospital may even have the paperwork on-hand. If your son doesn't get approved (I know what's it's like when you're a student), you could always apply as well. Mar --------- VTIT Our eight year old cat HeyStupidGetDownFromThere was at the vet a couple of weeks ago for a checkup. Since she's a "senior" now, they did more tests & things than a regular visit. (She has elevated levels in her liver & they found "crystals" in her urine. I gave her the antibiotics and we'll see on Friday if these have cleared up), and the vet said that she should have plaque removal from her teeth. They did a whole breakdown of the cost and the lower end of it would run $600 and the higher end would be about $1100. This would include anesthesia, etc. Is this a normal price range? it really depends on what the cost of vet care is in the area, and what exactly needs to be done. If there is a lot of damage and it is going to take a while... but even still that sounds excessively high. Dentals around here are usually 150 to 300 call around, get another opinion. > Our eight year old cat HeyStupidGetDownFromThere was at the vet a > couple of weeks ago for a checkup. Since she's a "senior" now, they did [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and the higher end would be about $1100. This would include anesthesia, > etc. Is this a normal price range? >> Our eight year old cat HeyStupidGetDownFromThere was at the vet a >> couple of weeks ago for a checkup. Since she's a "senior" now, they did [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> and the higher end would be about $1100. This would include anesthesia, >> etc. Is this a normal price range? >it really depends on what the cost of vet care is in the area, and what >exactly needs to be done. If there is a lot of damage and it is going to >take a while... but even still that sounds excessively high. Dentals around >here are usually 150 to 300 > >call around, get another opinion. I had Sammy's teeth cleaned this past summer when he was 3 and his teeth had never been cleaned before and it cost me $135 total. My babies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ ..mid and bottom posted.. > it really depends on what the cost of vet care is in the area, and what > exactly needs to be done. If there is a lot of damage and it is going to > take a while... but even still that sounds excessively high. Dentals > around here are usually 150 to 300 That's about how much it cost at the hospital I used to work at, and they were in it for the money.. I can't imagine why it would be so high. >>They did >> a whole breakdown of the cost and the lower end of it would run $600 >> and the higher end would be about $1100. This would include anesthesia, >> etc. Is this a normal price range? Okay, you say they gave you a breakdown... what all is included in there?? I could *maybe* see that price if they were including a full senior blood and urine panel (sent out-of-house), but you said they already did that on the initial visit, yes? And even then, bloodwork's only going to run you, say, $200.  SignatureMar --------- VTIT Cost varies by location and particular vet. Last week my 12 year old Mitten had her teeth cleaned. Cost was just under $400 with no extractions. Cost did not include blood work since that was done previously. It did include about $50 for blood glucose monitoring since she is diabetic. A significant itemized cost was for the Isoflorene gas. It was $115. SignatureLarry - Owned by ten cats
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