Taz_Zoee
06-21-2009, 02:02 PM
Ok, so any of the cat/dog people may have read in Taz's vet visit thread in Cat General that Taggart got a fox tail up his nose last week.
It happened Thursday night (the same day I just had Taz at the vet!). He was very uncomfortable and sneezing up a storm so I took him to the ER vet. Bruce said don't go over $200, because we are planning a road trip on the motorcycle later this summer.
They give me the estimate and I about fell over. The low end of the estimate was $632 and the high end was $1005. I called Bruce and he started yelling and just flipping out. He said forget it, bring him home and I'll take him to our regular vet tomorrow. Fine, I told them and they began finishing the paperwork. I still had to pay $90 just for the visit.
So luckily he was fine all night. It only seemed to bother him when he was running around and breathing hard. Bruce dropped him off at the vet and he told them - I sure hope you are cheaper than the ER vet. And I had talked to the vet that morning and she said she was glad we waited and brought him to her. She has had it with the ER vet.
Well, I picked him up Friday night and the bill was $332 and that was including some meds for Taz. So it actually only cost $300 for Taggart. Less than half of the low end estimate from the ER vet!
Don't get me wrong....I absolutely LOVE this ER vet. They are always extremely nice and very caring. I've had Zoee in there several times in the past few years. So we have decided we will not take them there unless it is a life and death emergency.
Has anyone else experienced such a HUGE price difference with your ER vet?
It happened Thursday night (the same day I just had Taz at the vet!). He was very uncomfortable and sneezing up a storm so I took him to the ER vet. Bruce said don't go over $200, because we are planning a road trip on the motorcycle later this summer.
They give me the estimate and I about fell over. The low end of the estimate was $632 and the high end was $1005. I called Bruce and he started yelling and just flipping out. He said forget it, bring him home and I'll take him to our regular vet tomorrow. Fine, I told them and they began finishing the paperwork. I still had to pay $90 just for the visit.
So luckily he was fine all night. It only seemed to bother him when he was running around and breathing hard. Bruce dropped him off at the vet and he told them - I sure hope you are cheaper than the ER vet. And I had talked to the vet that morning and she said she was glad we waited and brought him to her. She has had it with the ER vet.
Well, I picked him up Friday night and the bill was $332 and that was including some meds for Taz. So it actually only cost $300 for Taggart. Less than half of the low end estimate from the ER vet!
Don't get me wrong....I absolutely LOVE this ER vet. They are always extremely nice and very caring. I've had Zoee in there several times in the past few years. So we have decided we will not take them there unless it is a life and death emergency.
Has anyone else experienced such a HUGE price difference with your ER vet?