tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post5967132574421327057..comments2024-01-27T01:29:47.634-05:00Comments on ~Tails from the Foster Kittens~: Take your pet to the vet weekConnie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-10564300900773041592011-08-25T16:03:42.599-04:002011-08-25T16:03:42.599-04:00Amen to this. I have a cat with congenital heart ...Amen to this. I have a cat with congenital heart problems, so I KNOW from vet bills. And I don't begrudge one single penny. Her vet, and her specialists, are doing their damnedest to keep her going.<br /><br />It kills me when people complain about the cost of adopting a kitten from the local shelter. It's eighty bucks. That eighty bucks is a drop in the bucket, peeps. A tiny drop in a big ol' bucket.<br /><br />If you are going to bitch about the cost of owning a pet, just don't get a pet. It's that simple.<br /><br />(Sorry. I'll stop ranting now.)rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-36656011073366129292011-08-25T12:32:47.165-04:002011-08-25T12:32:47.165-04:00Well said.
And a healthy indoor kitty now lives 1...Well said.<br /><br />And a healthy indoor kitty now lives 15+ years. I've had many friends with 18-yr-old cats so it's also a long-term financial commitment. And you never know if the animal you adopt will never have a day's illness or will be the one who has all kind of problems. (Boy do I have a couple of those stories!)RN Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330509126219524215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-85303537104240154732011-08-25T09:59:41.116-04:002011-08-25T09:59:41.116-04:00I think if I had known I'd spend $7000 on vet ...I think if I had known I'd spend $7000 on vet bills in two years alone, plus an additional $1000 give or take in taxi fees, I'd not have adopted, because I simply couldn't take it on, financially.<br /><br />I don't have a problem with vets charging to make a living--it's a business. They need to make a profit. I have a problem with 300% markups on pet medications that you can get for FAR less if your vet will give you a prescription (if it's a human drug in a pet-appropriate dose).<br /><br />I have a problem with jacking your dental fees up just in time for pet dental month (February). In November 2009 it cost me just over $500 to have Nicki's 8 extractions done. In February 2010, with the 10% dental discount, it cost me over $800 to have Annie's *3* extractions done. In June 2010, it cost me a total of $1255 to have Derry's 9 extractions done (including blood work, UA).<br /><br />That doesn't impress me.Fuzzy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505853082591216696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-31730718783262561332011-08-25T09:19:02.573-04:002011-08-25T09:19:02.573-04:00I LOVE our vet. Plus, she is mobile, so she comes ...I LOVE our vet. Plus, she is mobile, so she comes to the house and no dragging all the cats out in carriers (just catching some and putting them in the bathroom). That being said, when she came over for the blood test rodeo, I bought cookies....a little bribery goes a long way!!!Random Felineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591546634183113556noreply@blogger.com