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Thank you to everyone who has responded to me and my questions about my remaining kitty Wizard after the loss of his wonderful step-brother Demon on Sunday morning.
Since Demon's passing, Wizard had't pooped until just a little while ago and I was concerned. People responded with ideas and hep and I thank you! However, many mentioned taking him to the vets.
As for seeing my vet, I don't have a regular vet since I moved here (Southeast New Hampshire) a few years ago. My cats have been incredibly healthy and are house cats. I lost a good job a while back and have been changing my lifestyle and trying to get myself out of debt since. Then, not long ago, I was injured at my current work and have had a couple surgeries myself. So, being out of work, fighting with workman's comp, I'm behind on a few things and basically broke until my "adjusted" checks get here.
This is what broke my heart! When I lived out west, 99% of the time, paying the Vet was no problem, but when/if it was, I was always asked, "If you can't afford it, we can set up a payment plan."
Here, I called 11 Vets, even one that advertised in big bold letters, "The Needs of Your Pet ALWAYS Come First." I told them, I think my cat is dieing... he has a sore in his mouth and he's aweful week and I don't know how much, if anything, he's been eating (since I have another cat that shares the food). I told them, I don't think he'll make it through the weekend unless we can get some food or fluids into him. I said, I get a check on Monday and can pay whatever you want, you can varify it through my work. I was told, I'm really sorry and sorry for your cat, but without payment in full up front, we can't see him."
So, I HATE the money hungry Vets in this area that would rather my kitty starve to death than to let me pay them within 48 hrs - even if it meant holding the cat and charging me a late fee! They would rather it die than have the 1% Possibility of not getting their $38 to $60 up front!
So, even though all the vets in this area send pets to the same place to be cremated, I drove to a different state to drop off Demon to be cremated and returned to me rather than giving a vet within 50 miles of my house a dime of my money.
Sorry for the novel, but whenever someone mentions vets now, I tend to spout off because I feel they deliberately killed my cat because they refused to see him or give him treatment.
If there is anyone in the Southeast New Hampshire are that knows a good vet that is great with cats and more concerned about saving a kitty in an emergency situation that making sure I can pay in advance, please let me know! I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for listening.
Bob D
Epping, NH
Since Demon's passing, Wizard had't pooped until just a little while ago and I was concerned. People responded with ideas and hep and I thank you! However, many mentioned taking him to the vets.
As for seeing my vet, I don't have a regular vet since I moved here (Southeast New Hampshire) a few years ago. My cats have been incredibly healthy and are house cats. I lost a good job a while back and have been changing my lifestyle and trying to get myself out of debt since. Then, not long ago, I was injured at my current work and have had a couple surgeries myself. So, being out of work, fighting with workman's comp, I'm behind on a few things and basically broke until my "adjusted" checks get here.
This is what broke my heart! When I lived out west, 99% of the time, paying the Vet was no problem, but when/if it was, I was always asked, "If you can't afford it, we can set up a payment plan."
Here, I called 11 Vets, even one that advertised in big bold letters, "The Needs of Your Pet ALWAYS Come First." I told them, I think my cat is dieing... he has a sore in his mouth and he's aweful week and I don't know how much, if anything, he's been eating (since I have another cat that shares the food). I told them, I don't think he'll make it through the weekend unless we can get some food or fluids into him. I said, I get a check on Monday and can pay whatever you want, you can varify it through my work. I was told, I'm really sorry and sorry for your cat, but without payment in full up front, we can't see him."
So, I HATE the money hungry Vets in this area that would rather my kitty starve to death than to let me pay them within 48 hrs - even if it meant holding the cat and charging me a late fee! They would rather it die than have the 1% Possibility of not getting their $38 to $60 up front!
So, even though all the vets in this area send pets to the same place to be cremated, I drove to a different state to drop off Demon to be cremated and returned to me rather than giving a vet within 50 miles of my house a dime of my money.
Sorry for the novel, but whenever someone mentions vets now, I tend to spout off because I feel they deliberately killed my cat because they refused to see him or give him treatment.
If there is anyone in the Southeast New Hampshire are that knows a good vet that is great with cats and more concerned about saving a kitty in an emergency situation that making sure I can pay in advance, please let me know! I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for listening.
Bob D
Epping, NH