Vet charges 106 pounds to confirm cat is dead

[Catherine]

Quote:Once Misty had a funny turn and I rushed her to the vet on a Saturday. Well that cost £100 even before the vet looked at her or checked her over.
As soon as she got there she perked up. It ended with the vet giving her a dog biscuit which she ate happily.
I sad to her (and to the vet!) "That is the most expensive dog biscuit I have ever bought you Misty. Eat it a bit more slowly!"

This is where they have us. They charge a fortune outside of a very small window of time.

I know exactly what that article means. Vets recommend many things that are not in the animals best interest.
It is bad when the animal is a reptile. They charge huge amounts to do the wrong things when all the animal needs is a good soak.

I encountered something that made me angry. There is a specialist cat vet. My friend's old cat was dying and needed to be put down. We didn't want him to suffer. It was expensive, but for a fee the vet would take the cat into a back room and kill it for you.
If you paid much more money, you could be present when the cat died. My friend just couldn't afford the extra fee so her cat was deprived of her company when he died. That is very wrong! Very mercenary and greedy.

I agree with the article about the health of guinea pigs. Let them go. It is cruel to try and keep a guinea pig going. They have short lives and no guinea pig should be forced to live a life that is a burden.