[Magdalen] Surprise vet visit

Scott Knitter scottknitter at gmail.com
Wed Dec 17 23:11:24 UTC 2014


I wanna say $43 a month for two cats. I'll look it up when I can.
On Dec 16, 2014 8:25 AM, "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott, may I ask what it costs? Even something that took the edge off
> would be helpful. The visit on Saturday was over $300, partly because it
> was an unscheduled "work in" visit. If I'd had to use the emergency vet, it
> would have been even more.  And the cost for my dog's tests and care last
> year were about $1500. If I hadn't had an interim position at the time, I
> don't know what I would have done.
> OTOH, as all three animals are now middle-aged, insurance itself might be
> prohibitive.
>
> > On Dec 16, 2014, at 7:51 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:31 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I did, too. It was suggested that if I got a puppy, I should get pet
> insurance, but neither was a puppy when I got one. However, consider what I
> went through my dog in the past year and how much it cost, insurance would
> have been a bargain!
> >
> > We've got insurance for our two cats. Basically it covers vet bills,
> > once per type of problem, for injuries and illnesses. Not regular
> > checkups. I think it would just take the edge off if a cat goes in for
> > an infection or whatever.
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>


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