After my cat's operation..

[wilkinsi]

Milly decided to take a trek and came back 5 days later with a big sagging thing hanging in front of her rear legs.



Originally, the "haematoma" (sp?) was actually the size of a tennis ball on her belly (no exaggeration). I've no idea why they had to cut so close to her front paws though. She's doing fine but we can't let her out for at least a week.

I swore an oath not to tell my father how much the bill was.

[rjohnstone]

Poor little girl.

It's never a good idea to tell the old man how much it cost to save a pet unless it's HIS pet.
Just say it was cheaper than putting her down.

[zeegler]

What do you think caused it?

Poor kitty.

[toejam]

Yikes! I don't let my two cats out of the house. Though, I know all about vet bills... my male cat had to have surgery back in November.

[Ben...]

Awe, poor cat.

Vet bills can be ridiculous. We just got a puppy about two weeks ago and we have to take her to her first vet visit soon. Will probably be about 300 bucks minimum. Then we gotta get her fixed in a few months. I think it's worth it though. My house waqs so dull without a dog; dead silence all day.

[rjohnstone]

Pet health insurance. I highly recommend it for any pet owner.
All my pets have it. It has MORE than paid for itself.

[Ben...]

Pet health insurance. I highly recommend it for any pet owner.
All my pets have it. It has MORE than paid for itself.

I told my mom to get that for our last dog. She didn't. That dog is no longer with us because he was hit by a car and needed surgery to correct something on his tail. I'm really gonna bug my mom about it for our new dog because she's way too nice to not have that. My puppy's been a dream to take care of from day one compared to my last dog.

[toejam]

I don't have pet health insurance, but I did get Care Credit which is a credit card that can be used for pet and human procedures. I've got a year to pay it off without interest, too. http://www.carecredit.com/

[wilkinsi]

Most decent vets are private in the UK. Same goes for dentists.

[daisp]

Pet health insurance. I highly recommend it for any pet owner.
All my pets have it. It has MORE than paid for itself.

Amen brutha...

[lerxstcat]

I remember you mentioned that before, but you didn't mention that she'd had an operation prior. Did you ever take her back to make sure that wasn't an abscess? Seems it would fall under followup care if it happened after an operation.

[wilkinsi]

No. I asked my mother to take her to the vet straight away a week ago, and she dismissed it as malnutrition. Then I was told she was pregnant. Reluctantly, she took Milly back a second time (monday), and this was the result.

[lerxstcat]

So at least the vet has looked at her and diagnosed it as a haematoma and not an abscess? As long as she's been sen about it, that's awesome.

I know this stuff is costly, and some will say it's "just" a cat. It can be a tough call if you just don't have the money to take care of them. I have made payment arrangements with vets before but they definitely don't have to do that for you.

She's a cute little kitty too! Hope she's doing well!

[Danno]

Pet health insurance. I highly recommend it for any pet owner.
All my pets have it. It has MORE than paid for itself.

Never thought about that, but I should by all means. Our cat is an integral member of the family.

[Vass]

I'm more concerned about my cat's health than my own. Totally stupid? Yep. But that's the way it is.