I won't go into how my wife, Betty, and I felt when we lost Bobcat.
A lot of you have been there and you know it isn't an easy time.
The vet called me the next day and said there were more charges that hadn't been taken care of, and how did I want to handle them ?
I went in and paid him.
I would like to think that the vets would be more understanding of how a person feels when they have lost a pet and not be so crass as to mention money when someone is grieving.
I know the vet has charges, he isn't in business for nothing, but an understanding of how we feel would go a long way, and to be treated coldly does not leave a good taste.
The vet knows who his regular customers (patients ?) are and knows that sooner or later there will come a time when a pet must be put to sleep, and I would think it makes good sense for the vet to adjust his charges during the life and regular treatment of the pet, so that when the time comes, he could simply say, "I'm sorry, and of course, there is no charge for the final treatment."
The vet has been in business long enough to be able to have enough history to know how to adjust his charges so that such will be covered, and to be treated like a tourist who stops the motor home just to get Flossie some hairball medicine is, in my opinion, just a bit cold and heartless.
I am not trying to avoid paying what is due the vet, it isn't about money, God knows, for I would pay thousands if necessary to have Bobcat back, I just think the vet could be a little more understanding and do what he could to alleviate a bad situation.
Leonard.
A lot of you have been there and you know it isn't an easy time.
The vet called me the next day and said there were more charges that hadn't been taken care of, and how did I want to handle them ?
I went in and paid him.
I would like to think that the vets would be more understanding of how a person feels when they have lost a pet and not be so crass as to mention money when someone is grieving.
I know the vet has charges, he isn't in business for nothing, but an understanding of how we feel would go a long way, and to be treated coldly does not leave a good taste.
The vet knows who his regular customers (patients ?) are and knows that sooner or later there will come a time when a pet must be put to sleep, and I would think it makes good sense for the vet to adjust his charges during the life and regular treatment of the pet, so that when the time comes, he could simply say, "I'm sorry, and of course, there is no charge for the final treatment."
The vet has been in business long enough to be able to have enough history to know how to adjust his charges so that such will be covered, and to be treated like a tourist who stops the motor home just to get Flossie some hairball medicine is, in my opinion, just a bit cold and heartless.
I am not trying to avoid paying what is due the vet, it isn't about money, God knows, for I would pay thousands if necessary to have Bobcat back, I just think the vet could be a little more understanding and do what he could to alleviate a bad situation.
Leonard.