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Old April 28th 17, 01:03 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default Cat Passed away

Charles Devlin wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

We brought our cat into the Vet today for minor eye surgery ( lower
eye lid). Our cat (Phoebe) was 8 years old, and in good health. 5
hours later, the Vet called to say he was very sorry, but Phoebe
passed away after surgery. My wife and I are devastated. We used all
our savings to pay for the surgery to keep Phoebe's sight intact. Our
only income is a small pension and social security.

The Vet wants the charges paid in full (487.00), plus $100.00 extra
for attempting resuscitation and $200.00 for cremation which we
haven't authorized.

Since we can't pay all of this up front, and we haven't picked her up
for burial yet (they are closed for the evening), should we ask them
to lower some of the charges? They seem rather closed to this idea
when they called.

Chas


Hi Chas, you do not have to pay them for cremation. You can pick up the
cat and use your local resources. It for example is leagal where I live
to bury a pet under 15 lbs in the yard. You do not have to tell them
anything other than 'you have made your own arrangements'.

Pay the origionally agreed bill for the surgery. Tell them they need
to give you a detailed list for 'resusitation' costs. This is normally
covered as part of the surgery. If they do not provide, take them (for
free) to small claims court.

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