Vet bills are out of hand IMO

[Klutch]

One of my beagles climbed a shelf to get two bottles of vitamin D tablets. Of course, she devoured both bottles.

That beagle spend four nights in doggie intensive care with constant IV treatments to keep her kidneys functioning.

I don't remember what the final cost was. I think my subconscience blocked it out. Needless to say it was in the thousands. Stupid beagle! But whatcha gonna do? If I let her die, I'd have to deal with Mrs. Klutch being upset about it for rest of our lives. "We should hav done something! We could have saved her!" And, I admit, I'd also feel bad about it.

And, FYI, don't be tempted by the "Pet Health Insurance" plans you see advertised at the vet office. I've done a lot of research on those plans and determined they are a complete ripoff. For every one person who actually had a bill paid, I found hundreds whose claims were denied. It's apparent these companies make money by collecting premiums, then denying claims. Sound familiar?

[Bucket Lister]

My female terrier mutt had spinal surgery last summer. They removed 7 discs. She's fine now. Total cost was approaching $7,000. That was a major hit, considering I'm retired and on a pension, but we love her.

[SR_65]

Originally Posted by Bucket Lister

My female terrier mutt had spinal surgery last summer. They removed 7 discs. She's fine now. Total cost was approaching $7,000. That was a major hit, considering I'm retired and on a pension, but we love her.

That must have been a rough recovery.

Took my pup to get spayed and the anesthesia triggered 2 weeks of grand mal seizures, where she would become stiff as a board, foam from the mouth and convulse. Imagine trying to hold down a 160lb pup that is out of her mind. She stayed in a vets ICU for that time and afterwards the bill ran about 5k. Now she is on meds for epilepsy which are $200 a month. Would have been around $800 but Costco has them cheap.

Worth every penny everyday I wake up to her snoring on her couch.

[TrueBlue]

Originally Posted by Caper50

The Pitbull didn't fare off as well, "That's all I got to say about that!"

That pitbull would have gotten a swift kick to the head if this happened on my property, and to my dog.

And by swift kick to the head I mean a .30-'06 to the dome. Did your dog survive ok?

[mwaller5672]

I don't really think there is a right or wrong here. If someone wants to spend 7000 dollars on a dog that is their business. I also have a right to think there crazy. A new puppy can lay on the couch and snore also. I just don't have the ability to get that attached to an animal. I pay 300 a year to get the shots updated and a checkup on my 2 mini horses. Thats the top of the line for me. I do like the creamation thing though. Our vet charges 90 bucks. I take good care of my animals but when it's time to go, they go.