Debbie, There is financial help out there. "Scholarships" if you will. Especially if you are living on a fixed income, and are a senior. Here's just one link with links to places that will help out! I gave this list to one lady on the hyperthyroidism site, and one of the groups helped her out!
http://www.cavycareinc.org/help_w_vet_bills.htm :) Wendy --- Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My husband and I agreed to have the cats all tested. > We called close to 20 vets for pricing. None are > extremely cheap. The cheapest test by itself was > close to $38.00. There was only one vet that offered > a "snap test" cheaper. It is somewhat aggravating > because we have spent close to $10,000.00 on the > cats and paid all in cash. No one vet seems willing > to reduce rates by that much. We will end up I am > sure paying at least $900.00 (this yr. alone). Guess > they don't realize eventually the money will run > out. If it weren't for my husband I would never be > able to do this. He retired in the U.K. and moved to > the U.S. He took an early lump sum retirement. That > is the only way we have been able to do this. I work > full time but we live on about $32,000.00/ yrly. > before taxes. There are so many pets in need and > also people. Sometimes it gets very overwelming. > Sure wish we got tax breaks for pet care, but heck > most people are lucky to get reimbursed for human > healthcare these days. > > I want to thank EVERYONE for answering my post. All > the info. has been greatly appreciated. It is nice > to hear from others who love animals like I do. I am > at work at the moment and the folks here really > don't care at all about pets. It is refreshing to > hear that there are people out there that do. Thanks > again. Please stay in touch. > > regards, > Debbie > > -----Original Message----- > >From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Feb 26, 2007 1:33 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Help needed > > > >Hi Debbie, > > > >It sounds like you and your husband are doing and > have > >done everything you can. That's all anyone can ask > >for. Don't be so hard on yourself; you've taken a > lot > >on. I agree that printing off information and > taking > >it to your vet would be wise, although since it's > so > >expensive there, you might look into low cost > clinics > >that are the closest. Most likely they will be > >located in the more densely populated cities, like > >Cincinnati, etc. That would probably save you > quite a > >bit of money and the clinic might be willing to > work > >with you pricewise since you have so many (ie. only > >charging for one office visit instead of 15, etc.). > > >Your current vet should also be willing to work > with > >you pricewise. If not, I'd start looking > elsewhere. > >Definitely do not allow any pts. That is an old > >school practice. > > > >:) > >Wendy > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 > hotels > >in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find > your fit. > >http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
