"Bill Grey" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Janet" wrote in message
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A few days ago I decided to turn over some copost, a job I hate but we
have
to do it.
On Saturday one of my neighbours asked me to temporarily move the heap
so
he could have sone elbow room to point up his garage, guess what I
did.
Stabbed a hedgehog behind its front leg with my fork.
I thought it too early for hibernation in mid October.
Anyway we all panicked a bit and daughter tried ringing her vet but
its
Saturday afternoon and they are closed.
For future reference; vets don't just work their office hours.
If you telephone out of business hours your call will be transferred to
the on-call practice vet (or, the on-call locum service).
Janet
I was referred to an out-of-hours vet organisgation when my dog was
ill. He was being treated for epililesy and barbiturates were the
medicine. He had been given a dose of 2 tablets and I was charged £7. I
could buy the tablets for £5 per 100. A definite rip-off.
Did your dog live? If so, was it it a rip off for £7 out of hours?
If you thought your dog was dying and the vet could save it, how much
would you pay?
Tina
An innapropriate consideration. You seem to support emotional blackmail.
Whether or not my dog died is irrelevant. To pop two phenobarbitone
tablets in his mouth for £7 the cost of which would have been 2/100 x £5
(i.e. 10p) is extortionate
As for being out of hours, the establishment was set up as such and no vet
was "called out" to treat him. The cost of the "hospitalisation" was
considerable and for the the whole package I paid gladly.
Just to put things into perspective, it costs far more to insure my
labrador that it costs to insure my Volvo V70. Emotional blackmail
prevails.
Of course it does and some vets know it.
Faced with the fact that they have the life of your pet which you love in
their hands some will abuse that privilege.
Simply because you love them and would spend your life savings to get them
well again.
Fortunately my vet is not one of those.