My son went to let Charlie out before they left for school this morning, and Charlie got a little excited and pushed Timmy out of the way before the storm door opened all the way. Because the door didn't open all they way, the piston didn't have a chance to fill up with air to close it slowly, and it caught Charlie's tail in the door. The end got "de-gloved" as the vet put it. About a half inch of bone was sticking out of the end with no skin to cover it and stitch together. The firsty vet, the one we always go to, wanted to take his whole tail off because she was afraid he would chew the stitches after surgery and cause complications. Their estimate was way high ($1800), so I took him down the street to an other well known vet. They just amputated enough bone to get enough flesh to stitch together. I dropped him off at 11:00 and I got a call at 1:30 saying he was already done. Their estimate was only $430. I couldn't believe the price difference.
My old vet just put a huge beautiful addition on, so I guess they need to pay for it somehow. I know the price shouldn't be the determining factor, but both vets have been in business for a long time, and both are well known. I didn't hesitate one bit thinking he wouldn't be cared for any less at the second vet. I was just amazed how over-priced the first vet was!
My old vet just put a huge beautiful addition on, so I guess they need to pay for it somehow. I know the price shouldn't be the determining factor, but both vets have been in business for a long time, and both are well known. I didn't hesitate one bit thinking he wouldn't be cared for any less at the second vet. I was just amazed how over-priced the first vet was!
