You'll never see a poor vet !!!

moon man · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:56

A general examination and jabs is £12 where we take the dogs not bad i think

sketchytom · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:02

moon man said:
A general examination and jabs is £12 where we take the dogs not bad i think

CHEAP!!!

PikeyPriest · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:07

5k for a dog hip replacement isnt that bad.

An uncemented total hip for a human can cost 2+k in metal work alone. Add in theatre time, operating equipment..etc and it really adds up.

Also, the R&D for dog hip replacements must be higher for the number sold a year.

Locky · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:16

Shock as the private sector rips people off, it's rife in the industry, not just vets.

Number_25 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:19

That's why insurance is vital.

Randomface74 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:20

how much is a new dog?

MOFO64 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:25

Tell your vet you have no money to pay but can't bear to see the animal in pain......see how many of your "animal loving" vets help the animal for free!

You'll soon see which ones are in it for the coin

MOFO64 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:30

Then you can work on compiling a list of.........

mechanics which fix cars "for the thought of gettin' you home or to work",
plumbers which fix leaks "for the sake of the wasted water",
dentist which fix teeth "'cause they just love gums",
and burger flippers at mcdonalds who work there "for the benefit of all fat, cow-**** eating retards everywhere!"

sketchytom · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:35

the point of a job is for money right?

don't mean they aint a rip off though for the cost my brother paid to have his dogs leg amputated i could have bought a pure bred with champion bloodlines (not that i would as show dogs are **** its all about performance bred dogs)

Evoss · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:43

sketchytom said:
the point of a job is for money right?

don't mean they aint a rip off though for the cost my brother paid to have his dogs leg amputated i could have bought a pure bred with champion bloodlines (not that i would as show dogs are **** its all about performance bred dogs)

It's not a rip off if you compare it to other sectors, don't pay for treatment or get insurance, its not expensive at all. You and your brother are just mugs for not having insurance.

Also, why are show dogs "****"?
Instead you want a performance dog so it can jump hoops and walk up/down ramps?

One · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:01

billysielu said:
how much is a new dog?

Free unless you're a bad person and buy from a breeder.

Greebo · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:50

MOFO64 said:
Tell your vet you have no money to pay but can't bear to see the animal in pain......see how many of your "animal loving" vets help the animal for free!

You'll soon see which ones are in it for the coin

Great. So every vet on £30k per year which is just over £20k take home should spend all they take home pay every year to do four hip replacements free of charge? :rolleyes:

My gf used to loads of stuff and not charge for it. You ring your vet up for advice? it's free over the phone. A solicitor would send you a bill for £100 for a half hour phone conversation.

And in your above case they would put the animal down. Don;t get me wrong, some vets do take on hopeless cases. My gf took on a horse with a serious heart condition which the owners couldn;t afford to treat and kept it for 22 years and looked after it and paid for the drugs it needed.

atpbx · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:53

One of those times where unfortunately for the dog in the OPs case if it belonged to me it would be being put down.

5k+ to have a hip replacement done on a dog? These people know how to milk you sensitive types dont they?

squarehead94 · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:57

vet bills are disgusting... there should be an nhs vet service, whereby EVERYONE pays something like an additional £5 a month in tax and this pays for vet treatment.

Greebo · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:58

atpbx said:
One of those times where unfortunately for the dog in the OPs case if it belonged to me it would be being put down.

5k+ to have a hip replacement done on a dog? These people know how to milk you sensitive types dont they?

You not read the post? He has insurance. He probably pays £5 to £10 a month and all the total cost of £6000+ is been paid by insurance. Your comment is like buying a BMW 7 series and not taking out the warranty as "if something serious goes wrong which need £500 spent I will just scrap it" :rolleyes:

Greebo · 23 Jul 2012 at 19:59

squarehead94 said:
vet bills are disgusting... there should be an nhs vet service, whereby EVERYONE pays something like an additional £5 a month in tax and this pays for vet treatment.

Yeah get that past the voters who will then claim they don;t have animals so why should they pay for middle class people to have free vet bills?

Hatter The Mad · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:00

squarehead94 said:
vet bills are disgusting... there should be an nhs vet service, whereby EVERYONE pays something like an additional £5 a month in tax and this pays for vet treatment.

You're a bit dim, aren't you?

Evoss · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:00

squarehead94 said:
vet bills are disgusting... there should be an nhs vet service, whereby EVERYONE pays something like an additional £5 a month in tax and this pays for vet treatment.

Vet bills are not disgusting at all, have you not heard of insurance? Also you expect everyone to pay for everyone else's animals? Its bad enough we have to pay so much into the NHS that gets wasted on such petty things.

Hatter The Mad · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:09

MOFO64 said:
Tell your vet you have no money to pay but can't bear to see the animal in pain......see how many of your "animal loving" vets help the animal for free!

You'll soon see which ones are in it for the coin

Then you'd take your pet to the PDSA or RSPCA.

atpbx · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:13

Greebo said:
You not read the post? He has insurance. He probably pays £5 to £10 a month and all the total cost of £6000+ is been paid by insurance. Your comment is like buying a BMW 7 series and not taking out the warranty as "if something serious goes wrong which need £500 spent I will just scrap it"

My point is a general one, I have cats and dogs and don't pay per insurance on any of them, and in the event of an extortionate vet bill or illness that requires expensive long term treatment, they would be put down.

You car analogy doesn't hold up,in the case of the car, I have spent 10k on the BMW to buy it, I pay for warranty to protect my outlay so it lasts as long as possible.

In the case of the dog you've spent a couple of hundred quid, it goes wrong and you are asked to pay 5k to keep it going, 4 or 5 times the actual worth of the operation being performed.