help with vets bill

[lawsanass]

Please can anyone help....My dog was hit by a car yesterday and was rushed to the vet. xrays and exams show that his pelvis has multiple fractures and are especially bad in the socket of his hip. The vet is sending the xrays to a specialist orthopedic surgeon. Based on the info given on the phone by the vet to the specialist he has estimated the cost to be about �4000 to repair with a moderate prognosis. My dog will only be 2 in August and is a yellow lab. He is a very much loved family pet. Does anyone know if I can get help with the costs, I have tried blue cross and pdsa with no luck. I do not have the money and will have to tell the vet yes or no tomorrow about doing the operations. thanks all

[druiaghtagh]

Lawsanass, im so sorry for you your beloved pet is so sick, we recently lost our dog Megan to cancer and its left an enormous hole in our lives, i hope everything gets resolved swiftly for you and you dog, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. Bamps,1 i cannot believe the insensitive nature of your remark, if it was intended as a windup then i think you are a complete imbecile ( not what i would like to write as AB would only edit it )

[Ice.Maiden]

I bet all true animal lovers feel the same way - x

[jules77]

ah, I started to read this post and was so sad, bamps1 is a idjut........but I am so glad you got things sorted.

The only thing I was going to suggest was that you asked the vet if you could pay in stages, as others have already suggested. I know some vets are happy to offer this option.

Hope he has a speedy recovery, let us know how he gets on.

[Ice.Maiden]

I take your point Tichfield, but nobody said anything about a family suffering in favour of an animal here. However, to some people, their pets ARE as much loved as a member of the family, so �4000 or not, they'd struggle to find the money if at all possible. 12 years ago, I knew a lady who was working for next to nothing. When her cat was badly injured, the bill came to �300, and that was an awful lot of money to her - but in stages, she found it for the sake of her beloved animal. The vet actually disreguarded her final payment, which was fantastic of him, but my point is, that whatever the cost, many people'd do practically anything to find a way of saving their pets if they could.

[lawsanass]

thanks to everyone, what a massive response. Harvey, my dog had only really 2 options as the other was a poor prognosis. His pelvis was fractured at one point, high and to the back, this in itself could have been done at my regular vets practice inserting a flat metal plate. However, the complications that he has had is that he has numerous fractures to the ball socket to his hip. If this is left to mend by itself, which it will, the normal smooth underside of the joint will mend with a rough surface, therefore when the ball of the thigh bone is insitu it will constantly rub and cause great pain. So as you can see, I really only had the 2 options. As for the insurance, the person who hit Harvey was driving into my drive at speed, not expecting him to be there, therefore on my property. I am hoping tomorrow will be the start of treatment, his pain is controlled at the moment with mophine. I will visit before he goes to the next county to be operated on and will update this post regularly. Thankyou all again for you good wishes, x

[888sally888]

Oh lawsanass just read your post from yesterday with tears in my eyes.

I do hope things work out for you and your dog. I cant begin to imagine how upset you must be.

I so hope things wor out - can you keep us posted?

Sal x

[lankeela]

I am sure your own vet will accept payment in instalments, the problem may be if he has to go to a specialist veterinary hospital for treatment, as they tend to be less flexible.

Even if the driver doesn't want to accept responsibility, it may be possible to appeal to their better nature, and agree to claim off the insurance saying it was their fault, if you agreed to meet any increased insurance costs, as this would be a lot less than the vet bill (if you understand what I mean).