we took our cat to the vet as she had breathing problems and she
had a tumour which was removed , the biopsy was sent off and then
we were asked did we want a 2nd test done ( £52 ) , so ok as she was
testing for cancer , the results should have taken 2 days ....and then we were
asked if she was insured ...and no she is not ...the bill is now over £1000
which we can't afford ...so should they have asked about insurance in the
beginning ? or have they kept us on a string to make money , playing on our
emotions ? We don't know what to do as the cat is still there ..and the bill is
getting bigger ...anyone have any answers ?
You need to explain the situation to your vet, don't just keep on with the treatment knowing that you can't pay. And yes, I think they should have told you how much it was likely to cost, but then, you should have asked!
I had a similar problem a couple of years ago so spoke to my vet about it. They let me pay it off in instalments. It is worth asking. I am sure they want you to have your pet back and them to get their money.
youd have been acruing costs from the moment you took her in.
an emergency appointment when she had breathing problems would have been nore than £52 to start with.
How have they broken down the costs so far?
we have had our cat at vets for an emergency this week and with just blood tests and 2 nights stay we are already looking at between £500 and £600. An MRI was discused, but thankfully the cat is recovering (albeit slowly) and that would have cost £1500 plus vets time!
Please speak to your vet asap about the costs and discuss how you will pay them. Its a hard lesson to learn.
The Vet rang earlier and is not charging for the cats hospital cost as they
should have told us the cost and also asked if we had insurance , so she
will be home tomorrow , and the drug therapy is not mega bucks ..
so fingers crossed our cat will soon be well .