My poor Space Whale
Jun. 3rd, 2012 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lighterthanairNick's fever is back. I'm going to have to get him back to the animal hospital soon, and just hope that I've got enough money for the blood tests, and then hopefully enough money on top of that for whatever the treatment will be.
Edit - I called the emergency line for the animal hospital. They deem his fever to be an emergency situation. I can bring him in to the on-call clinic, but the consultation fee alone will be $150. That's twice the price of a normal vet appointment. I guess the concept of affordable pet health care comes second to being able to gouge the bank accounts of those who love their furry companions enough to want them to stay alive.
I can't afford that. I can't afford double the regular fee. I can't even afford the regular fee right now!
If work had allowed me back two and a half months ago, when I brought them the first note from my doctor clearing me to work again, I might be able to afford it. But because they dicked around, I'm beyond broke, and can't afford to make sure my cat gets treatment in an emergency situation.
The moral of the story is that nobody should ever have pets unless they're rich, I guess. And you should never have bad luck in your life that could cause you to go from being rich to not being rich. And you should only own pets that will be 100 healthy until the day they die.
Fuck, I am so fucking angry right now!
Edit - I called the emergency line for the animal hospital. They deem his fever to be an emergency situation. I can bring him in to the on-call clinic, but the consultation fee alone will be $150. That's twice the price of a normal vet appointment. I guess the concept of affordable pet health care comes second to being able to gouge the bank accounts of those who love their furry companions enough to want them to stay alive.
I can't afford that. I can't afford double the regular fee. I can't even afford the regular fee right now!
If work had allowed me back two and a half months ago, when I brought them the first note from my doctor clearing me to work again, I might be able to afford it. But because they dicked around, I'm beyond broke, and can't afford to make sure my cat gets treatment in an emergency situation.
The moral of the story is that nobody should ever have pets unless they're rich, I guess. And you should never have bad luck in your life that could cause you to go from being rich to not being rich. And you should only own pets that will be 100 healthy until the day they die.
Fuck, I am so fucking angry right now!
