Just paid vets bill for one chemo treatment - £1,171

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So my dog needs chemo to shrink a lesion and has had his first treatment. There were some additional items on there - some cardiac pills because they think he has sub clinical DCM and also testing for taurine levels (again re the DCM)

I have to pay this bill in its entirely since our insurance covers us for £4,000 per annum but that has already been exceeded by CT scans and other diagnostics etc (and next 12 month period isn't until November)

We have at least 3 more similar bills in the pipeline (Chemo every 3 weeks for 4-6 treatments)

Given the cost, do most people not pay for Chemo and opt for pain relief then PTS? I ask because I was stunned by the amount. We do okay for money but the costs are scary. We will pay for the whole course of treatment but Christ on a bike.....

(I am also more than a little fucked off that 20% VAT is added to vet bills)

I paid almost £10k for my cats treatment (not chemo) over the years but it gave her an extra 10 years of life and she eventually lived to 20.
If she'd been in pain or not expected to live long then I would have had her PTS for her sake but she was such a lover of life and had a really good life apart from a propensity to shit under the sofa.
I think its horrendous that most people don't have this option.
I went through all my savings and had to start again.