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On 6/14/2016 7:01 AM, Cheryl wrote:
I felt ready around the May 24 holiday weekend to think about getting a new cat. I visited the local city shelter. They had SO many to choose from! I finally put in a request for a little black DSH girl about 2 years old named Kerry, who'd been turned in as a stray fairly recently. They wouldn't release her until their vet had given her final OK, which couldn't happen until after the holiday weekend. By that time, she (the cat, not the vet!) was sneezing, and diagnosed with cat flu! They said I could pick another cat (presumably one without cat flu) or wait for Kerry, but they didn't want me to take Kerry then because I had an old cat at home who might get quite sick if she picked up cat flu. So last week, when Kerry finally got her health clearance, I brought her home. She's a real sweetie, very friendly, and hasn't fought with Cinnamon, although they don't get very close to each other either, and there's some hissing. I had her to a regular vet (not the shelter one) yesterday because this vet wanted to see her before scheduling her spay. She passed the physical, and the spay was scheduled for Friday. I was shocked at how much the spay will be, but then I realized just how long it was since I'd paid for one. Sam was neutered, which of course, is cheaper than spaying, and the shelter I got Cinnamon from spayed her for me. So the last spay I paid for must have been Betsy (RB) back in 1990 or 1991. It's now around $300-400 CDN, not including taxes and not including additional charges if, for example, she ends up being in heat when I bring her in, or there are other complications - and not including the initial checkup (which I got a little discount on since I got Kerry from a shelter)! There is a low-cost spay/neuter program in my city, but I earn too much to qualify for it. It makes sense that those of us fortunate enough to have steady jobs pay our own way - but I'm a bit started to discover that I am now one of those people old enough to have 20-30 year old prices stuck in my head. I used to think elderly relatives were so out of touch when they thought things were terribly expensive because they hadn't actually bought those things in many years. Congrats on the new furbaby. I agree about vets charging high rates for things. I was absolutely stunned when I took Persia (RB 2014) for that sad, final trip. The vet ran a blood panel before doing the deed. (I am not sure why she did; Persia was in end-stage renal failure. I wasn't really thinking clearly.) did NOT expect to be charged over $700 to end her suffering. Jill |
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On 2016-06-14 7:03 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 6/14/2016 7:01 AM, Cheryl wrote: I felt ready around the May 24 holiday weekend to think about getting a new cat. I visited the local city shelter. They had SO many to choose from! I finally put in a request for a little black DSH girl about 2 years old named Kerry, who'd been turned in as a stray fairly recently. They wouldn't release her until their vet had given her final OK, which couldn't happen until after the holiday weekend. By that time, she (the cat, not the vet!) was sneezing, and diagnosed with cat flu! They said I could pick another cat (presumably one without cat flu) or wait for Kerry, but they didn't want me to take Kerry then because I had an old cat at home who might get quite sick if she picked up cat flu. So last week, when Kerry finally got her health clearance, I brought her home. She's a real sweetie, very friendly, and hasn't fought with Cinnamon, although they don't get very close to each other either, and there's some hissing. I had her to a regular vet (not the shelter one) yesterday because this vet wanted to see her before scheduling her spay. She passed the physical, and the spay was scheduled for Friday. I was shocked at how much the spay will be, but then I realized just how long it was since I'd paid for one. Sam was neutered, which of course, is cheaper than spaying, and the shelter I got Cinnamon from spayed her for me. So the last spay I paid for must have been Betsy (RB) back in 1990 or 1991. It's now around $300-400 CDN, not including taxes and not including additional charges if, for example, she ends up being in heat when I bring her in, or there are other complications - and not including the initial checkup (which I got a little discount on since I got Kerry from a shelter)! There is a low-cost spay/neuter program in my city, but I earn too much to qualify for it. It makes sense that those of us fortunate enough to have steady jobs pay our own way - but I'm a bit started to discover that I am now one of those people old enough to have 20-30 year old prices stuck in my head. I used to think elderly relatives were so out of touch when they thought things were terribly expensive because they hadn't actually bought those things in many years. Congrats on the new furbaby. I agree about vets charging high rates for things. I was absolutely stunned when I took Persia (RB 2014) for that sad, final trip. The vet ran a blood panel before doing the deed. (I am not sure why she did; Persia was in end-stage renal failure. I wasn't really thinking clearly.) did NOT expect to be charged over $700 to end her suffering. I paid a bit for Sam's care although he didn't live long enough for me to have to euthanize him. At the time I added it all up, but I've put it out of my mind now and can only remember that it was in the high 3 figures. And I was astonished at the amount charged for cremation. I must say that the clinic not only laid out exactly what all the options would cost, but insisted I sign an estimate before they did anything. -- Cheryl --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 6/14/2016 4:33 PM, jmcquown wrote:
I agree about vets charging high rates for things. I was absolutely stunned when I took Persia (RB 2014) for that sad, final trip. The vet ran a blood panel before doing the deed. (I am not sure why she did; Persia was in end-stage renal failure. I wasn't really thinking clearly.) did NOT expect to be charged over $700 to end her suffering. Jill That's outrageous. I paid about $300 for Holly's final trip, but most of that was because I had her cremated and arranged to have her own cremains returned to me. They are now scattered around a holly shrub that is planted right outside a window that was one of Holly's favorite windows. She would lie on top of a sofa that sits beside the window. MaryL |
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On 2016-06-14 1:53 PM, The New Other Guy wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:18:32 -0230, Cheryl wrote: The city shelter, where I found Kerry, charges $120 per cat. That doesn't include spay/neuter, Many local shelters here do the spay/neuter before adoption. Others are part of a partnership with local Vets who do them for reduced fees, along with a general checkup, as part of the adoption process And the cost here is less than yours, especially when they're trying to clear out things when they're fuller than they like. The fee at the County shelters for dog is $69, $58 for cats, but drops to $35 for a 'senior' animal (5 years old or more). Then there are other specials a few times a year. And there is also the Humane Society, Helen Woodward Center, and other private shelters. The Humane Society/SPCA has NO fee for Senior adopters (55+), but their costs before then are higher than the County shelters. I think one of the reasons the SPCA was so unusually generous in spaying Cinnamon before they let me have her was that she was an older cat and there were lots of other kittens and younger cats looking for homes at the time. I don't think being a senior alone in enough to give you a discount around here. They do get to benefit from the low-cost spay and neuter program, but only if their income is very low. They don't say exactly how low, but they need to be in receipt of a particular income supplement intended, here in Canada to help out seniors with very few if any other resources. I always think about a typical recipient as being an elderly widow who never worked outside the home and whose late husband worked at a low-paying job without a private pension plan so even her government widow's benefit is low. -- Cheryl --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 6/14/2016 6:34 PM, MaryL wrote:
On 6/14/2016 4:33 PM, jmcquown wrote: I agree about vets charging high rates for things. I was absolutely stunned when I took Persia (RB 2014) for that sad, final trip. The vet ran a blood panel before doing the deed. (I am not sure why she did; Persia was in end-stage renal failure. I wasn't really thinking clearly.) did NOT expect to be charged over $700 to end her suffering. Jill That's outrageous. I paid about $300 for Holly's final trip, but most of that was because I had her cremated and arranged to have her own cremains returned to me. They are now scattered around a holly shrub that is planted right outside a window that was one of Holly's favorite windows. She would lie on top of a sofa that sits beside the window. MaryL I did have Persia cremated. (Her cremains are in a small urn I'd purchased many years earlier.) So sure, that figured into the cost. But the bill absolutely floored me. If I had been thinking clearly I would have asked why on earth she was bothering with blood work. Then a vet tech came in and said we'll keep her overnight, give her fluids... I stopped him. NO. I will not be taking her home. He looked confused. Did you tell her (the vet) that? Of course I did. Why do you think I'm sitting here crying? I don't want to *think* about what the bill would have been if I had agreed to some sort of last ditch effort to prolong her life. Jill |
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Judith Latham wrote:
I know exactly what you mean about comparing prices from years ago. Many years ago, I remember shopping with my mother in the late 1990s and commenting at the price of a loaf of bread. I compared it to the price it was in our old currency and that changed in 1971. My Mom's reaction was "Oh Judith, get up to date." You know you're out of date when your *mother* chides you about it! -- Joyce Something you'll never hear an 8-year-old say: "Nana, will you spit on your hankie and wipe the gravy off my face?" |
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