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My friend recently shared this with me about her Siamese. Needless to say she is really upset with the vet clinics.
"I left the siamese out while I took my son to the b'day party. When I returned he had apparently been hit by a car. I called two vets, both of whom sent me to the "emergency care" clinic. I went there, treatment was good and cat stable. They said he'd need surgery that they didn't perform - I said "ok, I know an orthopedic surgeon - Dr. O in Denver - know him, like him, have confidence in him" I'll call him tomorrow morning. They kept talking about a place in another town and said that actually I could take the cat there now and (I understood) get surgery underway. I took the cat to this other town - and come to find out they are just taking the cat in as an emergency and they will keep him overnight there. Then another corporation (though related) would take over as surgeons tomorrow. I said why did I leave one emergency place just to go to another emergency place - it makes no sense - duplication of services, too. The second place said they didn't know why I was referred there but the bill for tonight would be $1000.00 (I had just paid the other place $375). Ultimately, I called the first place and said "What's going on?"
Long story short, I took the cat back to the first place (now, mind you, this is transporting an injured, though stabelized and medicated, cat from town to town twice) where he will stay tonight for an addition $150 to $200.
This took me SIX hours. Anyway, tomorrow morning I have to pick the poor thing up AGAIN *before eight* and find a surgeon immediately thereafter.
I don't yet know if he has nerve damage that will prevent successful surgery - but, I'm hoping not."
"I left the siamese out while I took my son to the b'day party. When I returned he had apparently been hit by a car. I called two vets, both of whom sent me to the "emergency care" clinic. I went there, treatment was good and cat stable. They said he'd need surgery that they didn't perform - I said "ok, I know an orthopedic surgeon - Dr. O in Denver - know him, like him, have confidence in him" I'll call him tomorrow morning. They kept talking about a place in another town and said that actually I could take the cat there now and (I understood) get surgery underway. I took the cat to this other town - and come to find out they are just taking the cat in as an emergency and they will keep him overnight there. Then another corporation (though related) would take over as surgeons tomorrow. I said why did I leave one emergency place just to go to another emergency place - it makes no sense - duplication of services, too. The second place said they didn't know why I was referred there but the bill for tonight would be $1000.00 (I had just paid the other place $375). Ultimately, I called the first place and said "What's going on?"
Long story short, I took the cat back to the first place (now, mind you, this is transporting an injured, though stabelized and medicated, cat from town to town twice) where he will stay tonight for an addition $150 to $200.
This took me SIX hours. Anyway, tomorrow morning I have to pick the poor thing up AGAIN *before eight* and find a surgeon immediately thereafter.
I don't yet know if he has nerve damage that will prevent successful surgery - but, I'm hoping not."