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megasat16
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I lost 3 of my beloved kittens within a week time so please pray that they'll go to the better place.
Two are about 8 months old and one is about 4 months old.
About a week ago, I lost a male kittie to a very quick and deadly disease known as FIP. I have to put him to sleep due to the medical conditions. It's the last thing I want to do but there seems to be nothing else I could do under circumstances.
While we are mourning for the loss of one kittie to FIP, the other got ran over a car two days ago. I took her to the local VET right away and did all diagnostics but I was referred to another VET hospital by the local VET.
I didn't know that VET hospital will squeeze every penny out of your pocket and expected you to be Ultra Rich if you want to save your pet's life or give the treatment they needs. They charges 4-5 times higher than other VET clinics. I took my poor kittie to that Hospital hoping I could save her and I am prepared to pay their premium price as long as it's within what we can afford. They have very poor reviews by many pet owners on yahoo and many websites.
The initial VET bill estimates are 3-4K and requires 3K deposit right away. So, I made that deposit and kept her there with the hope we can save her. But it all changed yesterday when the surgeon said she wanted to wait 2-3 days more before surgery since she is not sure of the soft tissues and nervous system damage in the **** & bladder area. And the new estimated has risen to 5K-6k range and more for follow up and medications. wish I can save her and give her the surgery she needs but thanks to the greedy VETs and the Hospital and really very high VET bills (to 5-6K), I have to give her up after spending 1200 for a day of diagnostics and stabilizing but unsure of her condition for surgery. I think they could have done the surgery which will cost me the same amount as keeping her on monitoring for 3 or more days since the outcomes will be the same nonetheless.
They are getting 3K for keeping the kittie on monitoring without the surgery or do the surgery now and only make 3K. They don't have to do any surgery if she is not doing well while on monitoring. They'll just have me put the kittie to sleep. With or without the surgery, they wins.
I wish I could have persuaded the VET for the surgery after many conversations but she wouldn't change a bit after explaining my financial situation. They wanted to keep her on monitoring since they could charge $400-$500 for hospitalization and the IVs and the fluids (called monitoring which is keeping your pet in the cage and put her on fluid) per night before and after the surgery. It costs about $100-$150 in my VET office.
They wouldn't even change their mind about the surgery after pleading so much with the VET. Their No.1 theme is get all you can before giving the treatment. So much for being VET and saving a life!
It's the same risk that they do it now or later. If the soft tissues are not doing well now, they will not do well after the surgery. They can't fix the soft tissue but they can only fix the broken bones.
So, they don't want to do surgery if the soft tissues are not good but still charge my 3K for keeping the kittie on monitoring.
My logic is that they do the surgery right now and let me spend 3K now and monitor later and I'll pay for more it. The surgery will remove any pressure from the broken bones on the nervous system so it'll have a better chance of recovery than keeping her on monitor.
If the soft tissues are not doing well due to some nervous system damage, I may have to put the kittie to sleep but I know at least we tried and spend the money in a meaningful way to save a life. Well, I talked with my local VET and he even told me to ask them surgery right away but they wouldn't do it. I called around and talked to my local VET but according to him, no one could do the surgery. So, I have to put our beloved kittie to sleep before the pain took her life.
When I was in that VET hospital which is 2 hours drive from me (each way) yesterday, the 4 months old kittie was mauled by my dogs in the backyard. She never usually goes there but I don't know what happened. It's just sad sad sad and it's totally unexpected.
Am I in a series of bad luck or what? Why am I losing 3 kitties all in different ways in just a week?
It's a very sad moment for us and I hope you will pray for all of them to have a healthy and peaceful life if there is life after death.
Thanks All!
James & the Family
Two are about 8 months old and one is about 4 months old.
About a week ago, I lost a male kittie to a very quick and deadly disease known as FIP. I have to put him to sleep due to the medical conditions. It's the last thing I want to do but there seems to be nothing else I could do under circumstances.
While we are mourning for the loss of one kittie to FIP, the other got ran over a car two days ago. I took her to the local VET right away and did all diagnostics but I was referred to another VET hospital by the local VET.
I didn't know that VET hospital will squeeze every penny out of your pocket and expected you to be Ultra Rich if you want to save your pet's life or give the treatment they needs. They charges 4-5 times higher than other VET clinics. I took my poor kittie to that Hospital hoping I could save her and I am prepared to pay their premium price as long as it's within what we can afford. They have very poor reviews by many pet owners on yahoo and many websites.
The initial VET bill estimates are 3-4K and requires 3K deposit right away. So, I made that deposit and kept her there with the hope we can save her. But it all changed yesterday when the surgeon said she wanted to wait 2-3 days more before surgery since she is not sure of the soft tissues and nervous system damage in the **** & bladder area. And the new estimated has risen to 5K-6k range and more for follow up and medications. wish I can save her and give her the surgery she needs but thanks to the greedy VETs and the Hospital and really very high VET bills (to 5-6K), I have to give her up after spending 1200 for a day of diagnostics and stabilizing but unsure of her condition for surgery. I think they could have done the surgery which will cost me the same amount as keeping her on monitoring for 3 or more days since the outcomes will be the same nonetheless.
They are getting 3K for keeping the kittie on monitoring without the surgery or do the surgery now and only make 3K. They don't have to do any surgery if she is not doing well while on monitoring. They'll just have me put the kittie to sleep. With or without the surgery, they wins.
I wish I could have persuaded the VET for the surgery after many conversations but she wouldn't change a bit after explaining my financial situation. They wanted to keep her on monitoring since they could charge $400-$500 for hospitalization and the IVs and the fluids (called monitoring which is keeping your pet in the cage and put her on fluid) per night before and after the surgery. It costs about $100-$150 in my VET office.
They wouldn't even change their mind about the surgery after pleading so much with the VET. Their No.1 theme is get all you can before giving the treatment. So much for being VET and saving a life!
It's the same risk that they do it now or later. If the soft tissues are not doing well now, they will not do well after the surgery. They can't fix the soft tissue but they can only fix the broken bones.
So, they don't want to do surgery if the soft tissues are not good but still charge my 3K for keeping the kittie on monitoring.
My logic is that they do the surgery right now and let me spend 3K now and monitor later and I'll pay for more it. The surgery will remove any pressure from the broken bones on the nervous system so it'll have a better chance of recovery than keeping her on monitor.
If the soft tissues are not doing well due to some nervous system damage, I may have to put the kittie to sleep but I know at least we tried and spend the money in a meaningful way to save a life. Well, I talked with my local VET and he even told me to ask them surgery right away but they wouldn't do it. I called around and talked to my local VET but according to him, no one could do the surgery. So, I have to put our beloved kittie to sleep before the pain took her life.
When I was in that VET hospital which is 2 hours drive from me (each way) yesterday, the 4 months old kittie was mauled by my dogs in the backyard. She never usually goes there but I don't know what happened. It's just sad sad sad and it's totally unexpected.
Am I in a series of bad luck or what? Why am I losing 3 kitties all in different ways in just a week?
It's a very sad moment for us and I hope you will pray for all of them to have a healthy and peaceful life if there is life after death.
Thanks All!
James & the Family
Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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Sorry man, losing pets is tough.-Kevin
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sorry about your kitties. man that tough.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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Very sorry about the lost my friend. Geesh did'nt know VETs were so freaking expensive like that.Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!
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Sorry for the loss of your pets.
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James I am truly sorry to hear your loss.
Sometimes God has a plan we can never understand.
Sometimes you just have to let the tears go.
I will pray for you and your family and may you find your peace during this time.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your kitties. We lost our cat this past Summer. I know the difficulty that you have having.Carl
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Im feeling your pain........just lost one of my doggies to effin cancer.....pets are ppl too...damn it ...... sorry about your kitties....
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Sorry for your loss and for the way you were treated by the vets....The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Sorry for your hardship Bro. We'll pray for you and your family.
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My condolences.Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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That's terrible, my sincere condolences!"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Sorry about your loss.Linn AV5140 fronts
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Wow mega sorry to hear about the kitties,thats terrible luck.My familiy suffered a similar loss of a beloved cat to distemper so I know the feeling of what you are going through.Testing
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wow, that's more expensive than my hospital bills...and my bills are unreasonable enough....un-fuking believable. how can they charge that much when they do so little, if anything at all?
i feel sorry for you. cats have always been in my life. sweet creatures.Onkyo 805, RtiA5s, Csi5, Rti6s -
Very sorry to hear that man cats hold a spacial place in my heart. Prayers sentHT setup
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Sad story sorry to hear, I hope you feel better soon.. I know your cats are.
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Many condolences Mega. The loss of a family pet, or pets is very tough. My best to you and the family.
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Thanks everyone for offering comfort and prayers!
I am quite speechless now as words failed me and all I can say is this sucks BAD. We think our kitties as a family member. I love all dogs and cats equally for I am not like a dog or cat person. They are all family member to us. We have two kitties siblings left from the same litter. The cat queen was a feral / stray but given us these four beautiful babies on one side of my house. When we found them, they are about 4-5 weeks old and hungry but the mom can't produce enough milk for all 4 of them so we have to assist feeding these kitties. They were fed by hands and potty trained and all so they are more or less like our kids. And we lost two of them (plus another one from a different queen) in a week.
We are trying to find comfort right now but I am sure this will pass after much tears are shed.
Once again, you are all very kind and thanks for offering comfort and prayers!
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