merry is hurt BAD

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Originally posted by Kfamr

on my shoulders if I wasn't able to pay for vet bills or whatever needed, this meaning I wouldn't own an animal, or have a child, if I wasn't financially stable or able to have such responsibility.

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Jynnelle's family IS financially stable. Her mom just doesn't get paid until monday. It costs over $80 to get a check up and an X-ray, and I know that you can't very well expect everyone to have $80 in their back pocket.

Jynnelle is very lucky to have a mom that will pay for her and her rats. My mom can't stand my rats, and her resentment of them is automatically rubbed off on me. Just like my mom won't pay for my rats to go to the vet, she won't take me to the doctor. I have to get my grandma to take me to the doctor and my rats to the vet. Yes, we are considered "poor" and this is the reason we don't have Timber --- my aunt was moving out and that left us with less money, especially since my mom just lost two of her assets --- and that is one of the most difficult things to go through; to lose your best friend just like that. I'd hardly like Jynnelle to lose one of her pets because other people claim she can't afford it when I know her parents can, and they will take her rats to the vet as soon as they get paid. Sorry to start talking about myself when I'm really irrelevant in this situation. Just making a comparison.

I'm really glad that Merry is walking on his leg and grabbing things. It seems as if he's much better than before, and I can't wait to hear the report from the vet. :) I hope he gets well soon, and I'll be here to cheer him on. He's a sweet guy.

Just for the record, I never claimed that Jynnelle or her parents weren't financially stable enough. I was answering/responding the the post Micki made.

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Originally posted by micki76


We all want Merry to see the vet asap, but that's not going to happen.

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he is going to the vet ASAP, which stands for As Soon AS Possible ;)

Jynnelle, do you know how he got hurt? How does he look now?

Get well soon Merry! :)

HUSH everyone! Stop arguing! Merry is going to get the help he needs. The last thing a distressed owner who is doing the best she can for her baby needs is to be ragged on nonstop! I know how expensive it is to take a rat to the vet, andI know how it feels when they suck your bank account dry...time and time again.

I admit that I made do with an OTC mite treatment that didn't really work for about a week while I waited for my paycheck when Chloe got mites, so now everyone can take a turn on me.

*waits*

Oh, and I'm starting another thread for GOOD thoughts for Merry.

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Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
he is going to the vet ASAP, which stands for As Soon AS Possible ;)

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Sorry, I should have said right now. :)

WolfChan, I apologized and one of the reasons I stayed out of this thread was so I could stop treating Jynelle bad.

I did want to come back to this thread to offer some advice. Jynelle, I do not know if you have this in Canada, but here in the US we have something that is called Care Credit. It's like a Credit card except it's for people with pets, so that if there is an emergency the owners always have a way to take their animals to the vet, and not have to pay right away. It works the same way a regular credit card does and you make monthly payments to pay off a bill. It's a GREAT card to have. The limit is in the thousands so even if an owner needs an expensive surgery the animal can always get it done. As long as you pay your card off every month it's fine.

Also, you may want to start looking for a job right now since I know you are old enough, just in case something else goes wrong. It helps a lot to have your own money and not be so dependent on your mother. Or how about getting a baby sitting job for extra money? Bathing dogs, walking dogs? Take about 10 to 50 dollars a month of every paycheck if you can and put that in an envelope that is reserved for trips to the vet only. It adds up quick, trust me. This way if one of your rats needs to see a vet you already have at least enough money to cover an exam, and more. You can also ask to volunteer your services at a vet clinic and get to know them better, so if something does happen they know you are trustworthy and are more likely to set up a payment plan with you, especially if you keep the same vet and have a rapport with them. It does help a lot. Hope all goes well with Merry. :)

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Originally posted by luckies4me
I did want to come back to this thread to offer some advice. Jynelle, I do not know if you have this in Canada, but here in the US we have something that is called Care Credit. It's like a Credit card except it's for people with pets, so that if there is an emergency the owners always have a way to take their animals to the vet, and not have to pay right away. It works the same way a regular credit card does and you make monthly payments to pay off a bill. It's a GREAT card to have. The limit is in the thousands so even if an owner needs an expensive surgery the animal can always get it done. As long as you pay your card off every month it's fine.

Also, you may want to start looking for a job right now since I know you are old enough, just in case something else goes wrong. It helps a lot to have your own money and not be so dependent on your mother. Or how about getting a baby sitting job for extra money? Bathing dogs, walking dogs? Take about 10 to 50 dollars a month of every paycheck if you can and put that in an envelope that is reserved for trips to the vet only. It adds up quick, trust me. This way if one of your rats needs to see a vet you already have at least enough money to cover an exam, and more. You can also ask to volunteer your services at a vet clinic and get to know them better, so if something does happen they know you are trustworthy and are more likely to set up a payment plan with you, especially if you keep the same vet and have a rapport with them. It does help a lot. Hope all goes well with Merry. :)

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Wonderful advice, Cass! :)

We started a saving account when we fist got Chester and at first I just put in $5 a week. We were pretty poor, in our eyes, so I skipped lunches to save that $5. :) Then as we were able to, we put in more money each week. When Chester had to have his emergency room visit and surgery earlier this year, we were able to pay for it easily, and it all started out as $5 a week. His surgery was nearly $1000.00 and there is still money in there! We ONLY used it for this one surgery, it's strictly for emergencies ONLY.

Sure, it took 5 years to build it up, and it seemed impossible 5 years ago, but it sure made that difficult time a lot easier knowing I could pay for anything he needed. :)

I hope merry is doing better! Good luck with him & kwwp us posted on the outcome.

I stayed out of this for a little while, there is so much I wanted to say but again this post has a lot of anger in it. So I will keep it minimal. Please forgive me if I offend everyone, this is my personal opinion take it how you want but leave it at that. I just had to say something, although this is not even the tip of the iceberg.

Granted she is a kid, but that does not deny her the rights to have pets, although I personally think that she should have a limit, there is no way I would of ever had that many pets at one time when I was relying on my parents to pay for it, just because of times like this! But she certainly has grown up a lot in the pst few months or so! I have seen a great improvement in her attitude & how she handles situations, although it looks as if this topic got the best of her. She is a good kid & tries hard just that maybe she got in a little over her head, hopefully she will learn from this. After all most learn the best from mistakes! Again, although you may not be rich you can still have animals just not so many of them & please do not add onto the family until you can afford all animals. I am not rich either, I can pay for good food, care treats etc.. but I can not afford a very major medical emergancy but luckily I have set aside some money for emergancy funds although not much, BUT BEFORE I brought in any additional animals I chacked with my vet to make sure payment plans would be available if an emergancy should come up. And they are.

Jobs are scarce now a days, the economy sucks but I do hope that you are trying to find a job!

And last but not least, please do not get upset at everyone for "wanting you to explain" as after all you are the first one that let us all know about your hurt rattie so you should be prepared to stand up for yourself & explain what happened. And it may actually help you out in a few ways, first of all it won't be built up inside you & depending on how the accident occured it may be very helpful in offering suggestions to help heal your rattie!

good luck with your rat!

Jynelle, as a responsable pet owner, won't you tell us HOW Merry got injured? We are only asking because we care.

Cass, that's really good advice! I have never heard of Care Credit.

Hopefully little Merry Man will recover quickly!! Merry, my ratties are sending you good vibes, heal quickly!

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Originally posted by YellowLabLover
Jynelle, as a responsable pet owner, won't you tell us HOW Merry got injured? We are only asking because we care.

Cass, that's really good advice! I have never heard of Care Credit.

Hopefully little Merry Man will recover quickly!! Merry, my ratties are sending you good vibes, heal quickly!

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oh yeah I forgot to ask cass, does that care credit have a web site or anything, I nor any of my friends, family, vet hosp & local shelters have never heard of such a thing!

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Originally posted by lv4dogs
oh yeah I forgot to ask cass, does that care credit have a web site or anything, I nor any of my friends, family, vet hosp & local shelters have never heard of such a thing!

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I'm sure it probably does. I know not all vets except it or have the applications available in their offices, but you might be able to find something online. It's a GREAT thing, too bad I don't qualify! :p

QUOTE]Jynelle, as a responsable pet owner, won't you tell us HOW Merry got injured? We are only asking because we care. [/QUOTE]

I choose not to say.

Here is some info about Care Credit

http://www.carecredit.com/patients/whatis.htm