After my cat's operation..

[guitarsjb]

Poor kitty. Here's to a speedy recovery. She's cute.

[dg]

Hope she makes a quick & full recovery! We've paid a lot to vets over the years, but the idea of putting a pet down over money is just horrible to think about. Insurance makes a lot of sense, so that type of choice can be avoided.

[Danno]

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

I hear ya.

[scott.court]

Aww I hope that cat gets better real quick, she's so cute! I used to have 2 pedigree Bengals, one of which got shot by some a**hole with an air pistol. She survived but (thanks to pet insurance) a £300 vet bill saved her. They live with my ex now, and are still doing well, though she hates them going out in case it happens again. Vets seem to make up random figures when it comes to bills. I've known people be charged anything from £20 to £100 for putting a cat down, so it certainly pays to have that insurance, though I like that credit card idea too where you get a year to pay off the ballance interest free.

[MartinBarre]

Most decent vets are private in the UK.

Is there any other kind of vet? Is there an NHS for animals I'm not aware of? It would have saved me some cash on a load of crap that never worked over the years.

[wilkinsi]

Thanks all. She's sitting here with me as I type, purring her little heart out .

I'm not aware of any NHS vet, though I guessed there might be, prolly the RSPCA?

[scott.court]

The UK pet equivalent of the HNS is the PDSA. They neuter and stuff for reduced rates, though I'm not sure if there's a limit on the operations they will carry out. (PDSA= Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals). The RSPCA will rescue animals but rarely operate for reduced rates on animals that have owners.

[finnman]

Open a savings account and put $5/10/20 whatever, a paycheck towards pet care.
If It lives it's life time and dies of natural causes you got enough for a new axe.
Finn
p.s.
I own 4 cats and have had over 14 at one time.

[Norton]

Well you could've bought a new cat instead of paying that bill. Actually you could buy multiple cats with that amount.


Once ,my friend's cat had jumped out of the 4th floor. The vet costed them about a thousand dollars. And the best part is, the cat died. And they couldn't tell his father how much the bill was, so they "reported" the half of the actual amount.


Don't get pets. You get too attached.

[Danno]

Well you could've bought a new cat instead of paying that bill. Actually you could buy multiple cats with that amount.


Once ,my friend's cat had jumped out of the 4th floor. The vet costed them about a thousand dollars. And the best part is, the cat died. And they couldn't tell his father how much the bill was, so they "reported" the half of the actual amount.


Don't get pets. You get too attached.

I hope you take your own advice. You shouldn't be anywhere near animals.

[wilkinsi]

You can't replace a pet's character.

I used to own a male cat Witty who slept on my shoulders/neck. He also used to beat up dogs. Poor bastard got knocked over or was kicked by some POS from the local pub. Took him a while to die. That was horrible.

[Norton]

I hope you take your own advice. You shouldn't be anywhere near animals.

I think your Sarcasm-Counter's off. Tick-tick-tickity means there is sarcasm in the air.

[Brooke]

That's terrible,,, I hope that she returns to health,,, and kudos to you for paying the bill.

[wilkinsi]

Milly's bandaged up today, wound was weeping. She had it drained this morning, but has to go back again tommorow. Poor girl has been howling at me for hours.

[lerxstcat]

The poor baby doesn't understand, she just knows it hurts but not that iot's for her own good. Kudos to you for taking care of her, man. She will reward you with love all her life though.