Try to manufacture sure your pets are never ill at the weekend,because an out-of-hours consultation will get you an exaggerated prognosis, unnecessary tests and sky-tall charges for procedures that weren’t even carried outLast week, or Daughter had to select her adorable rescue puppy to the emergency out-of-hours vet. A grisly experience. Always try to manufacture sure your pets are never ill at the weekend,because the grand, corporate, or swanky vet chains seem to hold snaffled up many small independents and cornered the emergency market. They know they’re on to a good thing. It’s like the wild west out there: fees are unregulated and clients in a state of sweating terror haven’t a clue about their pets’ inner workings so are putty in the vets’ hands.
How kind and charming the vet sounded as she delivered a horrifying prognosis,frightening the life out of Daughter. Any number of ghastly, fatal things could be incorrect with her beloved puppy, or including liver damage. It must hold X-rays,blood tests, this test, or that test and stay all night. Was it insured? Daughter thought so. That would be £600-£800 please. Consultation alone was nearly £150. Petrified,Daughter would hold said “yes” to anything.
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Source: theguardian.com