I am hanging around most of the day but I do need to get some work done in the medical billing department.
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Hey Drac,
Congratulations on going over 3,000 posts on this thread!
Congratulations on going over 3,000 posts on this thread!
I am hoping to join you guy's (Jeff, Drac) in a few weeks! Terry will be there shortly I am sure. I hope that Jeff's wife is doing better and that he will be able to join us soon.
How is everyone this morning? I have calmed down considerably... turns out the ER vet both overstated the concerns with my dog and was going to overcharge by a factor of 3. The ER vet led me to believe that he'd probably be okay overnight, but to rush him back if one of a number of symptons appeared (basically digestive symptoms I won't go into, for those who are eating breakfast). He's at his regular vet this morning, who told me that he'd have been fine for at least a week with the ball he swallowed still in his stomach, and is going to charge between $900 and $1000 (including post-op antibiotics and anti-nausea drugs) to remove the ball my idiot animal swallowed yesterday... The ER vet wanted nearly $3000, and that wasn't including the post-op meds. This lead to a very nervous night, but I am really glad I waited... of course, had he shown any negative symptoms I'd have rushed him in to the ER vet and hang the cost, but I'm really relieved it didn't come to that. Think good thoughts for my fuzzboy... it's going to be hard to hold him down during his recovery - and he's going to be really pissed when I limit his food.
Same here..Getting sick at THIS time of year is no fun...
Hey Kacey that is good news. Wow veterinarian costs have gone through the roof. Even the $900 to $1000 cost is expensive in my mind. However I do understand completely about saving your dog as he is definately part of the family. Even though it is expensive still I am really glad for you that it is not $3,000. That would be tough to swallow for everyone.
All animals are..Here's hoping for the best for your 4 -legged family member...
Well, it is abdominal surgery... I've thought about getting pet insurance, but there're a lot of things not covered (although this would have been), and for the cost, I'd rather put the money away in savings and have cash I can use for whatever I want - which is why I can pay for this. And he's my adopted pseudo-child... if his life had been immediately in danger, I'd have paid the $3000 - I did pay $284 for ER work ($90 visit fee, plus x-rays, and the medication the gave him to try to make him vomit up the ball). I think what I'm more upset about is that the ER vet made it sound like if the ball didn't come out nearly immediately he'd need a bowel resection; Sable's regular vet was a lot less concerned about anything going wrong in the short term, and even suggested that one of the 3 options was to wait and see if he vomited it up on his own, the problem being that if it got into his intestines and blocked them, it would the same surgery, but on a sick dog instead of a healthy one, which is why it's getting done today. But there's no way I wouldn't have had it done - he's only 3 1/2. When my last dog was diagnosed with lung cancer (from Denver's smog - I don't smoke) at the age of 12, along with several other age-related problems, it was a little different - nothing they could do would save her, and most things that would have let her live longer would have meant longer in pain - and what would be the point in that?
Sounds like everything will be fine shortly after the surgery. Then it is just recovery and your pet will be back to normal!
Sounds like everything will be fine shortly after the surgery. Then it is just recovery and your pet will be back to normal!
That's what the vet said - he also said to feed him very small meals and watch for nausea and vomiting... good thing I have hardwood floors; they're easy to clean. With my luck, though, he'll vomit on the rug under the dining table that takes me 30 minutes to get out...
Exactly! I don't have kids - Sable is the closest I've got, and he's worth it.
Less than a month the BIG kitty was back to his old self..
Kids, pets = vomit and parental cleaning. I have done some of that myself this weekend!
Own cats and it almost a daily chore...
Thanks, but I'll stick with dogs...
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