Tets Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Had a problem with the dog last night. Out of hours for our Vet but after several passing ons,eventually was passed to PDSA. This was a minor injury with some dangerous side effects. Was kindly given advice to buy a tablet from a pharmacy or even a super store. BUT "if we would like to call to PDSA(bearing in mind the "out of hours") there would be a consultancy fee of £97.00 plus charges for any medication". WOW !! Would probably have taken a whole !0 minutes for £97.00 (and who knows ---probably plus V.A.T.). You need to be rich to have a dog today. And I thought these people cared for animals------the TV programmes would make you think so. But then they never tell you how much they are charging,do they ??? The tablet cost £3.15 per packet of about 20. That's about £600.00 per hour. Not on the minimum wage,these people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 But the point is the PDSA treat animals for free if you are on benefits, so you see you are paying for them as well as your own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotti Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Takara had to go to the RSPCA Animal Hospital as an emergency case at midnight one night - that too cost a hefty £90 (I think). Vets do care about animals and I know of a few who have gone out of their way to help animals that have come in with injuries and no owner etc, but - they do tend to exploit owners as well. They know we care enough about our animals to seek care for them when they need it and exploit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 What surprises me is that both the PDSA and the RSPCA have not yet got around to realising that in many instances people on benefits reap in much more money than the elderly on state pension who do not qualify for free treatment. For example, one member of my family on benefits gets £212 a week while another on pension gets £101 a week. The former gets free treatment from either charity, the latter does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 What surprises me is that both the PDSA and the RSPCA have not yet got around to realising that in many instances people on benefits reap in much more money than the elderly on state pension who do not qualify for free treatment. For example, one member of my family on benefits gets £212 a week while another on pension gets £101 a week. The former gets free treatment from either charity, the latter does not. to get free treatment you have to provide proof of recieving housing benefit if you are on housing benefit you get free treatment thats at the PDSA dont know about RSPCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen229 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 The same thing happened to us a few months back, I was staggered by how much the PDSA wanted from us just to 'see' our cat, to treat her or prescribe anything was going to be an additional charge!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARY POPPINS Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 It cost us £120.00 for our cat the other week at the PDSA, vets in Attercliffe , didn't have any choice but to pay,and that was for 5 minutes and one injection, and instructions to take him to my own vet the next day. When I first rang them was more or less told if I couldn't pay the £97 then they wouldn't be able to treat him as I'm not on benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 And the moral of this story is: If you're an animal, make sure you are injured/ill whilst in the care of someone on housing benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Don't you have insurance for your pet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Don't you have insurance for your pet? We do...have you, - and have you read the T&Cs ? - the excess is usually over the £120.00 mark for any treatment for any condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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