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No medication, this is what worries me. The vet said he’s not sure and I feel like it’s just been left at that and I’m not sure what to do. I’m not good at confrontation and I know it’s a stressful time but I just want some kind of plan going forward. I really do feel like she’s just being left to die and I’m the only one trying to stop that
I did speak to John Chitty’s practice recently. I’m thinking I might try again. After being stung by insurance in the past I now don’t insure anything that I don’t legally have to which I know is a risk. I’m happy to use savings but my worry is with all that’s going on in the world my works decreased and everything is so uncertain. Also the distance, it’s not so easy to get to vets. Will he have to redo the tests that have already been done do you think? None of these things will stop me, I’m trying to ring now but the phone line is busy, they’re just worries that are going round my head
I made a mistake with the referral fee, I’ve spoken to the vets and that’s the cost of a consultation, so thats good, I thought it was that fee plus a consultation fee. They also said they can get all of Jellys notes and unless they’re unsure about anything they won’t need to redo the tests. I’ve managed to get Jelly an appointment with John Chitty for Saturday and I feel so hopeful that he might be able to help
Excellent news. Good luck for Saturday.
Hi everyone, Jelly had her appointment this morning. The new vet has not yet received the x rays from the old vet, although he has received some of the test results so he couldn’t say anything for definite but he examined her and believes she has a heart murmur and there was mention of heart disease and pneumonia too. He offered to admit her so that he could act as soon as the x ray came through (he offered this free of charge which I thought was incredible) but as I hadn’t brought Felix with me he thought it was best to take her home to be with him.
There’s a good chance she’ll be going back to the vets on Monday if the x ray has come through, until then I’ve been given some medication for her to have twice a day which should help in the meantime. I don’t know what this means for Jelly, it all sounds quite serious to me but I have so much more confidence with this vet, I already feel like he’s taking it seriously and trying to be as proactive as possible even without all the information