[Magdalen] Price Increase.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

MMVary, but I think that declawing changes a cat psychologically...

Lynn

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From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:45 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Price Increase.

> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>