Help with 24 hour vet!

Had my old Weimaraner of 13 years put down in March last year. It was as simple as a call to the vets, they sent someone out and then the bill was sent in the mail about a week later. I am not sure if this is normal practice but I would be thinking about my pet more than the money now at any rate.

500 notes seems bloody extortionate though, making that much profit on something any caring owner would ask for, if I remember correctly it was around 230 to have our dog put down, and even then I think that is too much, but it was necessary. I think that also included the cost of cremation but I am not sure, my mum has a thing for burying the cats outside but cremating our dogs and keeping the ashes in the house "where they should be". I can see the logic, since our dogs have always been in the house and the cats like to roam outside, but I would bury them all myself if I had the choice, just seems more personal.

Regardless I would be suprised if they asked for the money at the time, considering the loss of a pet is a very significant thing to pet owners. Maybe my family has just been lucky with the vets that we choose to use.

They are very good though, my family has used them for a very long time and we have always managed to get a hold of a vet at short notice. If the pet they are coming to see is old/very ill and would be placed under uncessary stress by taking them to the vets, they don't charge for a call out either.
 
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Don't just sit here,get ringing,you have a busy night ahead.
Worrying about insurance is not helping the dog just now,which is what you need to be doing.
 
WaynelleUK09 said:
Can you actually pay in installments? The receptionist was giving the impression that the money needs to be paid at the time.
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no idea our local vet let us do that & also you can get a prescription via the internet + cheaper tablets

but do the dog a favour and get the poor thing asleep
 
Parsley said:
Had my old Weimaraner of 13 years put down in March last year. It was as simple as a call to the vets, they sent someone out and then the bill was sent in the mail about a week later. I am not sure if this is normal practice but I would be thinking about my pet more than the money now at any rate.

500 notes seems bloody extortionate though, making that much profit on something any caring owner would ask for, if I remember correctly it was around 230 to have our dog put down, and even then I think that is too much, but it was necessary.

I would be suprised if they asked for it at the time, considering the loss of a pet is a very significant thing to pet owners.

The vets we use are very good though, my family has used them for a very long time and we have always managed to get a hold of a vet at short notice. If the pet they are coming to see is old/very ill and would be placed under uncessary stress by taking them to the vets, they don't charge for a call out either.
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Yeah, £500 is a ridiculous amount of money but it needs to be done somehow, all I want is for him to be OK but I can't really see that now as he is old for a German Shephard :(

We have a very small family so borrowing isn't an option either, there is only my Grandma & Grandad in the next street.

The vet my mam uses is very expensive, they charge £40 consultation fee and then treatment on top of that. But its our local vet so she's always used them.

I'm going to call back now and explain our situation again and hope they will come out :(
 
^TANK^ said:
Call the RSPCA and grass on her then for neglect!
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Our pets have never been insured. That doesn't automatically mean they are neglected, we choose to cover any potential vets fees out of our own pockets.

Some pets are lucky and don't need much beyond their various vaccines or some antibiotics for a nasty cut and some wound tending resulting from a cat fight. Others need more spending on them obviously but as long as the pet is well looked after it isn't an issue.

However if a pet owner doesn't have money in the bank to pull out at short notice to care for their pet, then yes I agree not having the insurance to cover the cost is a bit off. If you can't cover the bill to care for a pet that may find itself in a very bad way, then you shouldn't have one.
 
Parsley said:
However if a pet owner doesn't have money in the bank to pull out at short notice to care for their pet, then yes I agree not having the insurance to cover the cost is a bit off. If you can't cover the bill to care for a pet that may find itself in a very bad way, then you shouldn't have one.
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That was my point, either have cash on the hip or pet insurance simples.
 
To be honest I can only assume Wayne is a troll.

However in the case I am wrong I shall attempt to feed him:

Google "24hr Vets Newcastle" and you get silly amounts of results. So many professional services with websites, full 24hr contact info all in your area.
They don't demand cash at the door. They will send a bill just like every other service you use.
 
Parsley said:
Our pets have never been insured. That doesn't automatically mean they are neglected, we choose to cover any potential vets fees out of our own pockets.

Some pets are lucky and don't need much beyond their various vaccines or some antibiotics for a nasty cut and some wound tending resulting from a cat fight. Others need more spending on them obviously but as long as the pet is well looked after it isn't an issue.

However if a pet owner doesn't have money in the bank to pull out at short notice to care for their pet, then yes I agree not having the insurance to cover the cost is a bit off. If you can't cover the bill to care for a pet that may find itself in a very bad way, then you shouldn't have one.
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I actually agree with you, its my Mam's dog, Im just trying to gey help for her.
 
Put it down ffs.
It's already 12, having suffered with this condition all its life, and all you're doing now is prolonging the agony.
 
mjt said:
Put it down ffs.
It's already 12, having suffered with this condition all its life, and all you're doing now is prolonging the agony.
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I'm not doing anything of the sort...but thanks :)

I've rang them numberous times and they say they need the money there and then as they are not our local vet!
 
As far as I am aware (have been unfortunate enough to use the emergency vet once, and have rung them on a few occasions too) they DO ask for money upfront.

It cost us over £100 to get our hamster seen, this was just over 2yrs ago.
Rung them a couple of weeks ago (thought the pup had swallowed a toy) was told it was £75 to see the vet (£150 after 10pm) plus cost of diagnosis and treatment on top of that (ofc this can be claimed back on insurance if you have it)

If you cannot afford the money for an emergency treatment (is there nothing you could do to raise the cash? forget a holiday / new sofa etc?) - find a vet who is open sunday (for example those at pets at home are often open) and take the dog in asap tomorrow - they should let you register with them and get the dog treated.
 
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