[Magdalen] Price Increase.

[Jay Weigel]

Well, I don't believe in declawing.....I always kept my kitties' claws
trimmed, but declawing is like removing the first joint of someone's
fingers. YMMV.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I'd have expected to pay that.  Mind you, may the declawing was pricey, as
> it should be!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On 12/17/2015 12:35 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> That's ridiculous! I would be looking for a new vet.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> My cleaning lady had an unexpected litter from her housecat, and
>>> I agreed to take one, a male with unusual, tiger-like markings  extending
>>> clear across his tummy.
>>>
>>> It was time to have things done yesterday, so I took him to the same
>>> veterinarian I've used for about 30 years.  He was neutered,  declawed,
>>> had a small abdominal hernia repair, got his yearly vaccinations, and
>>> a small supply of analgesics and antibiotics.
>>>
>>> The bill was $650.00
>>>
>>> Now that may seem cheap for those in the affluent suburbs, but
>>> it's expensive here in the old coal region of Pennsylvania.  My  friend
>>> in Saint Clair, NJ, reports much larger bills for his cats.
>>>
>>> This is about twice what I think I would have paid 5 years ago, the  last
>>> time I had surgery and an overnight for a pet.  Now, there is a wad  of
>>> printed material (using the cat's and my first names) with computer
>>> generated discharge instructions.  Also there has been an  enlarging
>>> and remodeling of the veterinary offices and the original vet's
>>> son has joined the practice.
>>>
>>> I guess it's logical that those things/persons are expensive.  I  think
>>> the general vet's are attempting to compete with the two new 24/7
>>> veterinary clinics in town.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Strang.
>>>
>>>
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