Current Events > 'Vets cost too much money'. I hear people say this a lot.

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You had a person with an advanced medical degree perform actual surgery on the most important "person" in your life and you're complaining that it cost $200. Gtfo.
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What doesn't cost much is the pet insurance I have, which is like the equivalent of a couple McDonald's meals a month.

part of the responsibility of owning a pet is having a few grand available for emergency vet bills

looking at it purely from a cost:benefit ratio, my doggies are probably the cheapest form of entertainment i have
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I support the troops.

tbh pet insurance is mostly a scam

i guess it's ok if your pup gets severely injured in its youth or develops an acute condition that's outside the norm

but it isnt gonna save you the costs on preventative care by any means and there's some hard age limits on it
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I don't think they're saying it's an unfair amount of money for the person doing it. I think they mean the value they get of spending a lot of money on a sub-human animal doesn't meet their value threshold.
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it makes sense, though, most people have no idea what their medical care actually costs, except for the uninsured who either don't use it, or would only probably be saying vets cost too much better they are destitute and can't even afford their own care
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Darkman124 posted...

tbh pet insurance is mostly a scam

I feel the same about car insurance. I have to have it to be road legal, but I'm about 95% certain that if I had any kind of prang they'd throw half a dozen loopholes at me to not pay out. Additionally my quotes ranged from $400 a year to $1500 a year for the same cover, with comprehensive being much cheaper than third party only.

None of that makes sense no matter how much reasoning I throw at it.
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Balrog0 posted...

it makes sense, though, most people have no idea what their medical care actually costs, except for the uninsured who either don't use it, or would only probably be saying vets cost too much better they are destitute and can't even afford their own care

probably mostly this, although i think even those people would see a doctor if they had the kind of problems that a vet will take care of for 200

pinky0926 posted...

I feel the same about car insurance. I have to have it to be road legal, but I'm about 95% certain that if I had any kind of prang they'd throw half a dozen loopholes at me to not pay out. Additionally my quotes ranged from $400 a year to $1500 a year for the same cover, with comprehensive being much cheaper than third party only.

None of that makes sense no matter how much reasoning I throw at it.

this is a big part of why i drive a beater and only carry liability
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pinky0926 posted...

Darkman124 posted...

tbh pet insurance is mostly a scam

I feel the same about car insurance. I have to have it to be road legal, but I'm about 95% certain that if I had any kind of prang they'd throw half a dozen loopholes at me to not pay out. Additionally my quotes ranged from $400 a year to $1500 a year for the same cover, with comprehensive being much cheaper than third party only.

None of that makes sense no matter how much reasoning I throw at it.

I feel like there should be some kind of max out with auto insurance where you don't have to pay it anymore until you get in an accident and they have to pay you.
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pinky0926 posted...

I feel the same about car insurance. I have to have it to be road legal, but I'm about 95% certain that if I had any kind of prang they'd throw half a dozen loopholes at me to not pay out.

Insurers are not legally allowed to do this. Confusing or unclear policy terms that result in loopholes would end up with them getting sued, and courts very rarely side with the insurer when it comes to cases like these.

But yeah people who freak out at vet costs are silly. Some vets charge exorbitant prices compared to others, though. Definitely something you should shop around.
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MC_BatCommander posted...

Insurers are not legally allowed to do this. Confusing or unclear policy terms that result in loopholes would end up with them getting sued, and courts very rarely side with the insurer when it comes to cases like these.

Can they not invalidate your cover if there's some little tickbox somewhere that's not 100% accurate? E.g. say you put on your quote you had your license for 9 years but actually it was 8 years and 10 months, that kind of thing?
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They are, I wish they were covered by insurance or something
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pinky0926 posted...

MC_BatCommander posted...

Insurers are not legally allowed to do this. Confusing or unclear policy terms that result in loopholes would end up with them getting sued, and courts very rarely side with the insurer when it comes to cases like these.

Can they not invalidate your cover if there's some little tickbox somewhere that's not 100% accurate? E.g. say you put on your quote you had your license for 9 years but actually it was 8 years and 10 months, that kind of thing?

They can rescind coverage if you make a misrepresentation of facts on your application, that's on you not them. It's important to know that an insurance policy is literally a legal contract, so you have to make sure what you give them is 100% accurate.

That being said, something so minuscule as when you originally became licensed likely wouldn't even be something you can screw up in the application process, they can run records on your license through the DMV and it would show that information.
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Most people don't adequately plan for animal care expenses
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pinky0926 posted...

most important

Not even close.
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My sister worked at a vet clinic for a couple years and seeing some of the expenses they have is just insane.

Drpooplol posted...

I don't think they're saying it's an unfair amount of money for the person doing it. I think they mean the value they get of spending a lot of money on a sub-human animal doesn't meet their value threshold.

I dunno, the most depressing thing to me is when people walk into a clinic with a sick or injured dog, are told it costs a couple hundred for a surgery, and the first thing they say is "How much would it cost to put my dog down?"
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someone should think of a batter word, so "vet" doesn't mean both Veteran and Veterenarian

every time, i get confused about this
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My puppy hit her head on the kitchen floor and it cost me $1000
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SGT_Conti posted...

My sister worked at a vet clinic for a couple years and seeing some of the expenses they have is just insane.

Drpooplol posted...

I don't think they're saying it's an unfair amount of money for the person doing it. I think they mean the value they get of spending a lot of money on a sub-human animal doesn't meet their value threshold.

I dunno, the most depressing thing to me is when people walk into a clinic with a sick or injured dog, are told it costs a couple hundred for a surgery, and the first thing they say is "How much would it cost to put my dog down?"

I know, it's sad, but the truth is there are both, people who have pets who can't afford them, people who have pets and don't value their health very much.
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The complaint isn't about the value of the care the vet can provide. It's about whether $7k for a surgery that might extend your dog's life a year is worth it. Because...its a pet...
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If only one could be so fortunate that the veterinarian's more serious procedures would cost only $200 rather than the thousands possible.
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Asherlee10 posted...

The only thing that irritates me is yearly vaccines. These stack up quickly with multiple pets. I don't know enough about vaccines to understand why they HAVE to be yearly, why are they not designed like they are for humans? Meaning, they last a lifetime in most cases?

I know they have 3-year rabies, which is nice.

I shall ask my vet friend now and get back to you.
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I understand the frustration.

I've had problems with dogs before where the vets will charge thousands of dollars and then not actually know what the problem is.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I understand the frustration.

I've had problems with dogs before where the vets will charge thousands of dollars and then not actually know what the problem is.

Vets probably don't find it any more fun than the people that need to pay for it. Animals can't communicate specifics of their symptoms, so they're literally just working down a list of things that are most likely to least likely based off the information they know. It's definitely an understandable frustration though.
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if you can't afford supporting veterans, maybe stop making them

Edit: oh, animals
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SGT_Conti posted...

Vets probably don't find it any more fun than the people that need to pay for it.

I'm aware of that, I'm just saying I understand the frustration.

The only reason my dogs survived is because I am wealthy and love them.

If I was poor or didn't love them I would not pay that much money just for vets to accomplish nothing.
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CmndrHurricane posted...

if you can't afford supporting veterans, maybe stop making them

Edit: oh, animals

If you can't be bothered to read the topic, maybe stop posting then.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

SGT_Conti posted...

Vets probably don't find it any more fun than the people that need to pay for it.

I'm aware of that, I'm just saying I understand the frustration.

The only reason my dogs survived is because I am wealthy and love them.

If I was poor or didn't love them I would not pay that much money just for vets to accomplish nothing.

Welcome to American health care just replace dogs with human family members
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After so many years working with animal rescue I'm much more hesitant to stick in a fuck ton of money on surgery. Yes my pets deserve the best and I'll do everything I can for them

But the outcome of many procedures is not like with humans

After care is difficult, quality of life can be greatly diminished

I'm still in debt care of a now dead cat
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"Pets cost too much money."

Fixed.
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JustMyOpinion posted...

CE: Pets are more important than people.

Also CE: Lol at paying money if your pet gets sick. Just let it die.

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Yeah my dog has an ongoing eyelid infection, my vet referred me to this guy who specializes in eye stuff and quoted me 800 dollars for the equivalent of removing a splinter. Granted my dog still has the issue, but when I looked it up I found it takes a few months to clear up on its own. I want my vet to look at it again, fuck that eye place.
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One of da reasons i haven't got my puppers balls chopped is cause da vet i take him to charges like $400 or so for it lol

I'm too lazy to get other quotes
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Yeah my dog has an ongoing eyelid infection, my vet referred me to this guy who specializes in eye stuff and quoted me 800 dollars for the equivalent of removing a splinter. Granted my dog still has the issue, but when I looked it up I found it takes a few months to clear up on its own. I want my vet to look at it again, fuck that eye place.

You shouldn't leave eye infections alone

This is how people get one eyed pets
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Yeah my dog has an ongoing eyelid infection, my vet referred me to this guy who specializes in eye stuff and quoted me 800 dollars for the equivalent of removing a splinter. Granted my dog still has the issue, but when I looked it up I found it takes a few months to clear up on its own. I want my vet to look at it again, fuck that eye place.

Wow, that's a pretty fucking horrible thing you did.
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JustMyOpinion posted...

CE: Pets are more important than people.

Also CE: Lol at paying money if your pet gets sick. Just let it die.

it's almost as if CE was made up of a bunch of different people with varying opinions and views.
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My doge is pretty healthy I think, but this topic reminded me I have to get her her shots.
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yeah, my dog cut her paw last weekend and it's only been like $400 in total to fix
can't really complain
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$200 for surgery? More like $2000

When my last cat died they wanted $1000 just to keep him overnight because his stitches opened up after the $2500 surgery
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thronedfire2 posted...

$200 for surgery? More like $2000

this. idk about wherever the fuck you live TC but in Canada $200 won't even cover a damn visit to the vet for an general eyeballing of what's wrong with them.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

My doge is pretty healthy I think, but this topic reminded me I have to get her her shots.

Doge is very health no shots tho
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From my experience, absolutely.

When I was a kid we owned a pug that was 2 years old at the time. Suddenly he stopped being able to piss. After two days my mom took him to the vet as were were getting really worried. (It was late, hour drive to the closest place still open)

Vet wanted a grand before even looking at him, my mom borrowed money from a friend to make the payment. After some tests the vet told her he would die very soon if she didn't shell out another $3,000 to drain the fluid and correct the problem. She couldn't afford it of course, and so he was put down.

I found out all this the next morning. Shit sucked man.
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Thekiller37 posted...

Vet wanted a grand before even looking at him,

Sounds like y'all got scammed man. A quick vet exam shouldn't cost more than 40-50 bucks.
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