I have just caught up reading about everyones fur babies. I just am so down right now. My St Bernard, Beethoven came down with bloat and had to be put down Friday night. He was 10 years old and this emergency vet came in the room and explained he was in grave condition, it would take $500.00 to start surgery and the bill would be around $3000.00 when he was done. He was old and having a hard time getting around as it was and she never said one thing about his age, just the fee involved. I had already lost another St Bernard last Christmas,2003. He had bladder stones and dies on the operating table from too much anesthesia. We had an autopsy done on him and that was the initial cause of death. Yep, that vet even sent me a bill for his "professional services". I haven't paid it. We can go to court! So needless to say when all of this money, money came up Friday night all I could say is I had already lost one on the operating table and this guy is old and my heart ju!
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couldn't go through that again. He was so bad in just the 15 min to get him to the emergency vet's office he didn't know us anymore. Would he have made it? I just don't know and I sit here and second guess myself today.
I just needed to vent............. thanks for listening
Teri
