Shouldnt have to pay more than a fiver (kind donation) at PDSA. As they only ask for donations or pay a little for medication iirc when my dog had cancer.
i can understand why the vet is keeping the cat, not like a garage will let you have the car back without paying for it to be fixed is it?
How can anyone who acts so unethically seriously call themselves a vet? Theft of animals and charging £20 a day for cat food, unbelievable.
No, but most garages wont have a £20/day surcharge for late payments.
Yes, being unable to pay for the services provided is poor planning, but sometimes accidents happen when you can least afford them. People who deal in industries where they re required to act upon emergency (ie Vets, Mechanics, Plumbers and so on) will usually have an invoice system that allows at least a few days to pay. After they i'm sure they have ways of collecting unpaid bills through debt collectors or court proceedings or similar.
I've had emergency work done on my car that i couldnt afford, and when i told the guy (i'd never been to that garage before) he said "not a problem, sort us out what you can and we'll invoice you the rest for the end of the month". In fact, in a completely related example, I had to take my parent's dog to the vet whilst visiting them and didnt have any way to pay for it. they just gave me a "bill" that would need to be settled before the dog next went in for check-up/treatment.
£20/day is obtuse. I really would hunt around for a vet that offers an "account" system or similar. The ones based in Pets at Home (or whatever it's called these days) run something like that im sure.
Leaving a car in a garage is not the same as housing a cat, the car does need cleaning or taking care of. From my experience, £20 is damn cheap. It costs £12-15 just to leave a cat in a cattery. This £20 will include medical supervision by trained nurses and the availability of 24 hour access to the highly trained vets.
Surely that is the vet's problem though? They have confiscated it, the owner hasn't requested a service. I don't see how that could be legal.
Leaving a car in a garage is not the same as housing a cat, the car does need cleaning or taking care of. From my experience, £20 is damn cheap. It costs £12-15 just to leave a cat in a cattery. This £20 will include medical supervision by trained nurses and the availability of 24 hour access to the highly trained vets.
No I was saying they cannot expect to confiscate it and charge the owner for the pleasure. I'm not sure how you read that I suggested they should murder the cat?
Surely that is the vet's problem though? They have confiscated it, the owner hasn't requested a service. I don't see how that could be legal.
I didn't leave the car in the garage, i took it home with me, along with the invoice for the bill.
The £20/Day is in response to non-payment, not services required.
My point was it's not necessary to keep the cat at all, and most places i've been to (in both automotive and pet care) haven't required any form of ransom.
Tell your bird you want special payback ; )
Mate you can get cats in the adtrader for 40 quid. I'd have just bought her a new one.
For whatever reason, they don;t think taht is likely.Why can't they just give the cat back and then she can pay them back as soon as possible,
surely you can't keep a cat hostage AND charge for it?
17. Although veterinary surgeons do have a right in law to hold an animal until outstanding fees are paid, the RCVS believes that it is not in the interests of the animal so to do, and can lead to the practice incurring additional costs which may not be recoverable. This right should therefore only be exercised in extreme cases and after discussion with the RCVS.