Sevens
02-10-2005, 02:35 PM
I'm sorry to vent, but I have to get this out of my system. The vet's office called to say Bailey's ashes are ready to be picked up. I knew that when the ashes were ready, I would have to "settle up" on the bill from the final day.
I asked the girl how much it was going to be. After putting me on hold, she came back on and said $770. I asked her for a breakdown of the cost.
She told me that $220 was for the cremation, which was done by an outside company, so nothing could be done about that cost. The other $550 was for the final day. She told me that Dr. Kuhn said that she was not going to charge any sort of surgery fee for that day. She said the money was only to cover IV antibiotics, painkillers, steroids, IV fluids, and anesthesia that they used on Bailey.
When she was in surgery, Dr. Kuhn and 4 other doctors, plus all the vet techs were working on her. Nobody is getting paid for the work they did.
I love this practice and I love Dr. Kuhn in particular. I am mad because when I told Brian, his only comment was "Well $770 is still a lot of money."
Can't he see how much Dr. Kuhn loved Bailey? How many doctors do you know cancel their fee for surgery when a pet or a human dies on the surgery table? Not too d**n many, I can tell you...I work for a hospital. I'm just really annoyed with him right now....:mad:
Hugs,
Stephanie
I asked the girl how much it was going to be. After putting me on hold, she came back on and said $770. I asked her for a breakdown of the cost.
She told me that $220 was for the cremation, which was done by an outside company, so nothing could be done about that cost. The other $550 was for the final day. She told me that Dr. Kuhn said that she was not going to charge any sort of surgery fee for that day. She said the money was only to cover IV antibiotics, painkillers, steroids, IV fluids, and anesthesia that they used on Bailey.
When she was in surgery, Dr. Kuhn and 4 other doctors, plus all the vet techs were working on her. Nobody is getting paid for the work they did.
I love this practice and I love Dr. Kuhn in particular. I am mad because when I told Brian, his only comment was "Well $770 is still a lot of money."
Can't he see how much Dr. Kuhn loved Bailey? How many doctors do you know cancel their fee for surgery when a pet or a human dies on the surgery table? Not too d**n many, I can tell you...I work for a hospital. I'm just really annoyed with him right now....:mad:
Hugs,
Stephanie