Vets bill, do you think this is right/normal?

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To be charged on top of a call out fee, to "attend with firebrigade"
The vet was onley there for about 15 mins before we decided to pts, so apart from moveing the horse on to a flatter bit of field wi'll he was there, he really didnt "work" with the firebrigade.
Any thought's? Will phone the vet tomorrow query the bill.
 
Me personally I would say that is right, as he could of been attending another call out, while he was with you he was working. Thats only my opinion :)
 
It is normal to have a basic callout fee and then a consultation fee which would depend on how long the vet is actually there. From what you said I would think it normal to see that on the bill.

Sorry to hear about the horse though :(
 
It is probably normal tho don't think its right.
Our vet charges £90 just to talk to farrier!
My farrier is not happy when they do this. Apparently thats the price of a standard consultation fee. Before they just used to tell me what they wanted farrier to do. Friend of a friend was charge £50 for vet helping 'load' horse. Vet had literally just placed a hand on horses bum as loading.
And they wonder why folk get cynical about them!
 
I do have great fun reading through old vets bills. Perhaps although it reads 'attend with fire brigade' it is in fact charged the same as 'equine time'? I was charged £20 for the vet to have a feel to see if my colts bits had dropped or not ready for gelding. I did tell the colt at the time I hope he enjoyed his expensive fondle!
 
akindofmagic said:
I do have great fun reading through old vets bills. Perhaps although it reads 'attend with fire brigade' it is in fact charged the same as 'equine time'? I was charged £20 for the vet to have a feel to see if my colts bits had dropped or not ready for gelding. I did tell the colt at the time I hope he enjoyed his expensive fondle!
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This is the first time we have been charged for attending with the fire brigade, although not the first time the vet has been here with them. Which is why i was a bit shocked to see this on the bill, it was over £100 just for that bit!
I have to say i love my vet, just a bit :eek: :confused: about the bill.
 
I've never had a fire brigade call out but my vet charges £30 to consult with the farrier.

I've had classy vet bills over the years! The best one was for colic. You got all the usual call outs, medications, examination yada yada but what they added on at the end was just funny - Providing Bucket For Vertically Challenged Cocky Student - Priceless.
 
All professionals/tradesman charge based on their time, (and materials), if the vet spent time with you, no matter how productive/unproductive, he should and will charge for it. If the vet is not spending time with you he will be with someone else willing to pay for his time.

We work as acountants, and work the same way. Some clients get it, and some do not. Everything we do we charge for, you call us we are charging you. At the moment I have two months work easily sitting in my office, so if some one is not willing to pay I would rather not do their work, because someone else will pay for me to do their work.
 
Dubsie said:
Did the fire brigade charge the vet rather than you for their call out?
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I dont think so.

4x4 said:
What was the fire brigade doing there???
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Since his accident last year he had trouble with his back legs and sometimes struggled to get up, he had got himself into a blackthorn thicket, and someone phoned the fire brigade. I was at work, but had checked them all an hour before.


jeeve said:
All professionals/tradesman charge based on their time, (and materials), if the vet spent time with you, no matter how productive/unproductive, he should and will charge for it. If the vet is not spending time with you he will be with someone else willing to pay for his time.

We work as acountants, and work the same way. Some clients get it, and some do not. Everything we do we charge for, you call us we are charging you. At the moment I have two months work easily sitting in my office, so if some one is not willing to pay I would rather not do their work, because someone else will pay for me to do their work.
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Bully for you!
I have not said i wasnt going to pay, i have never seen or heard about this on a vet bill before, all i was asking was wether people thought it was a normal fee.
I would question any bill if i thought it was a bit odd, or didnt believe it sounded right!
Anyway thanks all for your answers. :)
 
Yes, firebrigade rescues require the attendance of a vet. It is specialised work and the fire brigade take direction from the vet. Of course they should charge and you should pay. Count yourself lucky - I have often had to attend for 3-5hrs - and that does cost a lot of money!! ;)

ETA - it is usually charged at the set fee for equine time. Most computers hae a facility to change the text so instead of say 15minutes equine work it will say time with fire brigade etc. Can I also add, that I do honestly doubt if it was 15minutes as from experience it takes longer than that for the firebrigade to get in position, lift (adjust and re adjust straps etc) and move a horse than 15minutes. I dont think anyone with an animal in distress usually has a concept of time in those situations. 15mins vs 25-30 mins can feel the same and 25mins would probably equate to an £80- £100 consulation fee.
 
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jeeve said:
All professionals/tradesman charge based on their time, (and materials), if the vet spent time with you, no matter how productive/unproductive, he should and will charge for it. If the vet is not spending time with you he will be with someone else willing to pay for his time.

We work as acountants, and work the same way. Some clients get it, and some do not. Everything we do we charge for, you call us we are charging you. At the moment I have two months work easily sitting in my office, so if some one is not willing to pay I would rather not do their work, because someone else will pay for me to do their work.
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although what you've said in this post is fair enough in its way, just your attitude in 'IM BILLING YOU FOR EVERY LAST PENNY I CAN THINK OF' reaffirms why i loath accountants. ;)
 
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Fii said:
Bully for you!
I have not said i wasnt going to pay, i have never seen or heard about this on a vet bill before, all i was asking was wether people thought it was a normal fee.
I would question any bill if i thought it was a bit odd, or didnt believe it sounded right!
Anyway thanks all for your answers. :)
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Was not being critical, just a comment on the way things work.

Anyway glad he was okay and that is the main thing. I find vet's bills just as painful.
 
lula said:
although what you've said in this post is fair enough in its way, just your attitude in 'IM BILLING YOU FOR EVERY LAST PENNY I CAN THINK OF' reaffirms why i loath accountants. ;)
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We do a large amount of probono work (in our own time). We have a client we may never collect the money on he owes us $350 000 at the moment. Nevertheless, my OH suspected this was a possibility and has done all the work in his on time on weekends (20 year court case).

Solicitors, plumbers, electricians, vets etc all work on the same basis, where you provide a service you charge for your time. I did not invent the system but that is the way it works.
 
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