The price of a kind heart

[pinkpaws]

There has been a little stray cat visiting are home for a number of months now.Being the animal lovers that we are we have been feeding him. This little cat is sweet and wanted a home we where reluctant to let it move in as we have has already have a cat and dog of our own. But we did as i say fee him recently we noticed he had developed a skin condition which got worse and worse . I Rang my local vet this morning who both my own animals are with and explained this little cat was a stray and not really mine but it needed help. He said to bring it in long story short i was shocked and applaud to find he had charged me £50.00 for the treatment £25.00 of which was his consultation fee . I mean really are vets not ment to be there to care for most vulnerable animals. The cost of the drugs is one thing but a consultation fee . Has anyone else come across this I would be keen to know thanks.

I absolutely adore cats; we have three at the moment but I have had as many as five. We took in a tabby stray, starving in the snow and looking longingly at our lighted kitchen window. They wring your heart, they really do. He cost us a bomb over the years, as he had some serious health problems. The vet couldn't waive any fees. (and aren't vets' bills horrendous?) Solo died four years later, but he'd known lots of love and good care. He spent each evening wrapped round my neck like a fur collar.
Thank you so much for taking this little waif in. As others have said, Karma will reward you in some way I'm sure, bless you. x

Do you know how many people bring in cats "that aren't mine - its just a stray" who are actually theirs?! Really common excuse for not wanting to pay

YABU. You did a nice thing, but your vet's knowledge, staff wages, overheads etc cost the same, whether the cat you brought in is a pampered pooch or a stray.

The thing is, most vets you see are employees (unless your vet's a one man band). Most of the vets I've worked with would/have had their arses handed to them on a plate for not charging appropriately. Believe me they often do feel bad about it but it's out of their hands.
You did a nice thing though, hope you can afford the extra expense.
Sounds like the cat could do with a permanent home though, do try all your local rescues.