Vet bill rant........

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Do you reckon that when you phone up to book your appointment with the vets receptionist twhen she enters your name the screen turns various colours... Red = tight git wont pay for anything unless they really really have to - and forget the pts this one is off to the knackers....Yellow= could be swayed with a bit of pressure to pay for daft things and can persuade us to look after the cremation as well. Green= covered by insurance go get it upto £ 4 k.....AND THEN THE rolling screen with lemons dropping down and kerching sounds for us numptys who appear to have more money than sence where the old animals are concerned and keep saying "yes vet if you think that will help". I am defo the "lemons and kerching one" lol

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Whether or not an animal is insured is relevant information - it means that things like MRI or referrals are more likely to be an option if necessary. Money will clearly influence the treatment options available long term, and the insurance policy will affect whether or not it would be sensible to suggest long term field/box rest before or after extensive investigation (given the year long limit on conditions). Colic is particularly relevant - some surgical colics can be treated medically (with luck/skill from the vet), but if the colic could be surgical it is best to refer sooner rather than later, while the horse is better able to cope with travel/surgery. Obviously this is more relevant round here, where the local vets do not do colic surgery and the nearest referral institutions are a good 40 minutes away.

So asking if your horse/dog is insured is not "how do I make more money" but another piece of relevant information the same as "what is the horse used for" and other background information.
 
That is disgusting - I don't know how the vets can justify it. I know they have years of experience etc etc but the charges seem ridiculous and probably put some people off having a vet out until it's too late.

My boy had colic last year - 3 or 4 calls outs (granted the first one was out of hours on a weekend), but the vets were there on average of 10 minutes, put hand up bum, gave some painkillers - that's it. They charged me about £40 for taking a blood sample and £12 for posting it! Give me the damn thing and I'll post it!!! That all came to around £800 - thankfully insurance paid out, but I live in dread he'll get colic again...
 
Oh our vets go one better they don't just charge call out fee,examination fee they also charge a discuss with client fee!!!!!
So to get out of that one they would have to NOT tell you what they found.and charge for disposal of every item -£4 to put a needle in a cin bin!!!!
Noticed when they started this breakdown of items thing the call out fee never changed but all the rest added!They are the main horse vets in this area so tend to have you over a barrel (and know it)
 
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Do you reckon that when you phone up to book your appointment with the vets receptionist twhen she enters your name the screen turns various colours... Red = tight git wont pay for anything unless they really really have to - and forget the pts this one is off to the knackers....Yellow= could be swayed with a bit of pressure to pay for daft things and can persuade us to look after the cremation as well. Green= covered by insurance go get it upto £ 4 k.....AND THEN THE rolling screen with lemons dropping down and kerching sounds for us numptys who appear to have more money than sence where the old animals are concerned and keep saying "yes vet if you think that will help". I am defo the "lemons and kerching one" lol

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Mine would be bright red, with flashing lights and klaxons denoting, 'We'll be lucky if we even get to cover the diesel costs with this one'.
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