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Does my vet care more about money than animals?

JemimaH said:
Oh my gosh how awful :cry: I understand this is really hard for you but it'd be such a shame if you were to PTS because of money. I've been in this situation before after spay complications and we didn't have insurance that covered spay complications (i dont think many, if any, do to be honest!) and we really had to scrape up the money from god knows where to keep dee alive. I know it must be really hard but you've got to be realistic sadly :( It would be a real, real shame to have to PTS because of money problems. Would you put them up for fostering until the money comes through? Or could you even bear to rehome them, so they don't have to be PTS? I totally understand if not, but I don't want you to have to face that awful decision of PTS :(


ETA: also agree with the suggestions of getting in contact with PDSA etc, they should be able to help you hopefully!
((((((hugs)))))))
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This sounds like a solution. Is rehoming them something you would consider? Maybe even to a sanctuary?
 
bunniesgalore said:
It's the change if policy that's got me. I wouldn't have animals if I knew I couldn't look after them. I can only do PDSA with them paying a contribution. I live in a small town with no PDSA or similar vet and no transport. When the PDSA has helped in the past I've had to fill in a form and they've made a contribution to costs. I never know what if any amount they'll pay as funds are limited.
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They would be happy with a couple of £'s donation and then when you have more funds go back and give them more. The whole point of vets such as PDSA is that they will help an animal in need. They will give the bun all the treatment it needs regardless of the donation amount.

It does sound as though the best option would be to rehome them but personally I think I would get them seen and treated by the PDSA first in case they have to wait a while for a rescue space to come up.
 
That is awful :cry: what a horrible vet :evil: he shouldn't even BE a vet if he has that attitude ! :censored: i hope you can sort something out xx
 
helen01 said:
They would be happy with a couple of £'s donation and then when you have more funds go back and give them more. The whole point of vets such as PDSA is that they will help an animal in need. They will give the bun all the treatment it needs regardless of the donation amount.

It does sound as though the best option would be to rehome them but personally I think I would get them seen and treated by the PDSA first in case they have to wait a while for a rescue space to come up.
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I think the OP said there is no PDSA vet near her.
 
Babsie said:
I think the OP said there is no PDSA vet near her.
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I did say that-thanks.

We have 3 vets in town, 1 who prefer farm animals to domestic, 1 based elsewhere and all surgery, emergencies etc takes place 20 miles away, and the one we go to. We are a small town with the nearest charity vets a good 20 miles away.
 
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Can't you make a case with the vet, insurance companies take forever to pay bills and for small amounts such as £100 (lot of money to me but not in a business sense) means practices wait a long time for money to pay over heads etc. It's a harsh business but the key word is business
However at the last practice I worked at we had a nice lady come in and make a case for her chronic sniffle bun pointing out waiting a month for money is better than losing all the revenue that she brought in yearly with vaccines for all her pets etc she made us see losing her as a client would be detrimental she totalled up her yearly spend and gave receipts could you possibly do something like this?
 
I'd put everything down in writing to the vet.

There are rescues who'd take them rather than them be pts (furry friends I think is one).

Hope you find a solution that doesn't mean they're pts :(
 
I'm on disability benefits and I have a credit card. :wave: I never go into debt on it but would use it as a stopgap between paying and insurance paying out if it was necessary.
 
bunniesgalore said:
I did say that-thanks. As for giving more money when i have more funds the government are cutting benefits and from January I'll have to pay £70 a month more out on rent and council tax so on disability benefits i can't see a time when i 'get more funds'.

We have 3 vets in town, 1 who prefer farm animals to domestic, 1 based elsewhere and all surgery, emergencies etc takes place 20 miles away, and the one we go to. We are a small town with the nearest charity vets a good 20 miles away. If the answer was easy I'd have figured it out! Also, entirely theoretically of course, but who do you know who'd rehome a pair of house buns with one who has to have frequent dentals, frequent bladder sludge removal and regular cystitis with metacam once daily and furesmide twice daily? The other eats EVERYTHING in sight including fixtures and fittings! With 75000 buns in rescue who'd take these guys even if they were up for rehoming?
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there are several rescues and sanctuaries (some on here) that specialise in offering sanctuary for animals that have long term issues.

I personally have also taken as (as a personal home rather than as a rescue - which I am not) buns with problems such as this and ones with issues that needed more intensive care. Others will do the same (I have 35 buns now so cannot take any more).
 
bunniesgalore said:
People on disability benefits who don't own car, home etc aren't exactly prime credit card material. Can't see how getting into debt with a credit card helps anyone. I've had to wait over a month for petplan to send me the money. That means interest. I'm on disability benefits as I'm I'll. Getting into complicated credit card situations is the last thing I need. Thank you for your help everyone but debt, and PDSA vets who are god knows how many miles away (more than 30 at least) are not the answer.
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Isn't it worth trying for a credit card? You wouldn't be asking for a large limit. The only other thing I can think of is having an arranged overdraft you can dip into if necessary. Yes, it would cost a bit, but I can't think of anything else.
 
bunniesgalore said:
People on disability benefits who don't own car, home etc aren't exactly prime credit card material. Can't see how getting into debt with a credit card helps anyone. I've had to wait over a month for petplan to send me the money. That means interest. I'm on disability benefits as I'm I'll. Getting into complicated credit card situations is the last thing I need. Thank you for your help everyone but debt, and PDSA vets who are god knows how many miles away (more than 30 at least) are not the answer.
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Talk to the bank where your benefits are paid, they will normally give you a credit card, no need to have a car or home. You pay off the credit card before you get charged interest, pet plan will normally settle their claims quickly, no need to get into any debt as long as you pay the credit card as soon as pet plan pay you.
 
bunniesgalore said:
People on disability benefits who don't own car, home etc aren't exactly prime credit card material. Can't see how getting into debt with a credit card helps anyone. I've had to wait over a month for petplan to send me the money. That means interest. I'm on disability benefits as I'm I'll. Getting into complicated credit card situations is the last thing I need. Thank you for your help everyone but debt, and PDSA vets who are god knows how many miles away (more than 30 at least) are not the answer.
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What do you feel is the answer?

What about a crisis loan from the social fund until the insurance pays up? Then once treated you can try and find them a rescue space? Where abouts are you located?
 
Elena said:
I'm on disability benefits and I have a credit card. :wave: I never go into debt on it but would use it as a stopgap between paying and insurance paying out if it was necessary.
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Exactly this. With a lot of cards you don't start paying interest for a month or 60 days, which would mean that no debt at all would be incurred. Even if you did pay interest on it, one months interest on say £100 would be a small amount compared to all the other stuff that animals cost to keep.

Also as Parsnipbun's post, I do think their as a reasonable to good chance of getting them a home.

With her teeth, is is incisors burring or molar spurs? The cost implications would be very different. It's really sad that if they did get a new home the insurance couldn't be transferred. You've gone to the trouble of getting them insured and then have to face this.
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Exactly this. With a lot of cards you don't start paying interest for a month or 60 days, which would mean that no debt at all would be incurred. Even if you did pay interest on it, one months interest on say £100 would be a small amount compared to all the other stuff that animals cost to keep.

Also as Parsnipbun's post, I do think their as a reasonable to good chance of getting them a home.

With her teeth, is is incisors burring or molar spurs? The cost implications would be very different. It's really sad that if they did get a new home the insurance couldn't be transferred. You've gone to the trouble of getting them insured and then have to face this.
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Pet plan do not provide cover for burring or trimming for teeth.
 
I really do sympathise on the basis that your vet has changed their policy putting you in a situation where you can't bridge the gap between treatment and the insurance payout. It's terrible, it's put you in a hellish situation and you must be worried sick.

However, I do not understand why people seem to think they should be able to not pay at the time of treatment. Where that is allowed it is extremely lucky and generous of the vets but people shouldn't expect everyone to do it. Vets are running a business the same as anybody else and no-one would expect to go into Sainsburys, fill their trolley with £100 worth of stuff and be able to walk out on a promise of payment in a few weeks. I'm not trying to start and argument, but I think the vets get a hard time over this.

Where a vet changes policy however it would show a better level of care to their clients if they wrote to them all at the time of changing their policy on payment, and offered an alternative or running in period for existing clients who have animals with ongoing issues to at least give people the chance to find an alternative vet before they need them.
 
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