Thread: Just sacked my vets.... Any experiences.??

Oh boy I feel sorry for you,going to put a lot more travelling on but can't say I blame you,we try to get as much of the paperwork done before people arrive & if we know a breeder is coming in with a litter of babes we normally phone them to get as much detail as we can before hand,works well so we only have to weigh & enter that when they arrive.Very naughty about the ID chip forms as well,we send the main copy off & always get a certificate of posting just to make sure.Why can't you get the ID chips,wont whoever trained you supply them.I think you are brave that is one thing I wouldn't want to do.
Is it only eight years before Amber becomes a trained vet or starts training ?
Hope you can negotiate a good deal with her.....!

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Oh boy I feel sorry for you,going to put a lot more travelling on but can't say I blame you,we try to get as much of the paperwork done before people arrive & if we know a breeder is coming in with a litter of babes we normally phone them to get as much detail as we can before hand,works well so we only have to weigh & enter that when they arrive.Very naughty about the ID chip forms as well,we send the main copy off & always get a certificate of posting just to make sure.Why can't you get the ID chips,wont whoever trained you supply them.I think you are brave that is one thing I wouldn't want to do.
Is it only eight years before Amber becomes a trained vet or starts training ?
Hope you can negotiate a good deal with her.....!

Hi, My own paperwork is in order... its theres... or was, this time I took a ragdoll for a blood test ONE RAGDOLL.... they where told this, in advance... all my pets passports where for ragdolls... and I have Abyssinians, Mainecoons and BritishI do not breed or indeed own Ragdolls.. this baby is here for 6 months quarantine before he comes to the UK...


All Id chips are different country's and the UK where I took my course with Pet chip in 2004 I have chips for them in a box but I cannot use them here.. when I was doing it my self all was in order in fact you do not have to send the forms off it was all done on line.

All my new owners give me their details on their first visit but all the microchip details are in my name because over here they are dual registered so in my name and the new owners... they didn't even register them in my name..

End of the day I have bitten my tongue now for over a year and a half, I tried one other vet before and she did a blood test on one of my stud boys for FIV etc and she had to sedate him, I have got blood out of Frodo my self he is easy... and they took it out of his neck which I think is Barbaric...

What bothered me is the state also of the ragdoll who had a rabies antibody blood test and he came back to me with bandages on both legs and he was so dam miserable for 2 whole days...

I have to start looking this week... right now the experience is very raw..

Over here School is different Amber does not finish normal high school until the end of this year... when she is 18 then she has 2 years in college before she goes off to Utrecht uni to study to be come a vet.... SHE BETTER give me some good discount or she is in trouble.. You get family allowance here until they are 25... lol...

What annoys me is I am a fully qualified doctor and I can get my vaccines from a supplier I have used in the past when I lived in the UK, average combi vaccine costs about £6.00... but although I could give them to my older cats I cannot do so for kittens etc.. and Microchips also cost such a small amount... and they charge so much and mess it up.... Vaccine and Micro chipping is a vets bread and butter you would think they would be very careful what they say.... however no use crying now is it... the letter I wrote Jan the vet will leave him knowing how I feel about his surgery...

when I first used them they where a small practice in a scruffy little place but so friendly and efficient... they are so big now they do not care... The vets struggle also because the receptionist refuse to help... say no more..

We are a small practice,I always class us as "The Corner Shop" in the veterinary world
but it is great when people comment on how friendly it is & that we know all our clients personally as well as their animals.We do also take blood though from the jugular vein,a lot quicker & easier & have lot less trouble with the cats by just tipping their heads up & talking to them while it is being done,have found it a lot less stressful for all concerned. Have had the odd cat that has had to be sedated for this procedure but normally they are the ones that try to lash out as soon as you touch them,great fun & has on occasions been cat 1 staff 0...
Hope you soon get things sorted because the one thing we all need is a surgery & vet where we all feel happy & confident. My daughter has just moved away & I went with her & one of the cats to the new vets for the cats annual booster,always think it is a good way to introduce yourself & weigh things up,one of the first things we do at boosters is check ID chip,they didn't even ask if the cat had one but everyone was very friendly & an older vet came to see us when she heard there was a big MC in the consult room so we came away feeling that they cared & show an interest,so fingers crossed,otherwise she has a four hour drive to come back here,not ideal !

Hi, I am sure you know what your doing and my practice I had in my home town of Lancashire was much the same as the kind of surgery you sound like you have.

I do not and will never allow blood to be taken from my cats necks, I can get the blood out with out shaving out of their front forearm in a matter of minutes and have for years I worked part time in my friend practice doing exactly that... Its person choice for me... and to be honest after what i saw happen with Frodo I will not let it happen again a simple blood test turned in to a very expensive procedure and one not so happy stud boy and to top it all they shaved his leg and his neck... and he is a Lilac colour pointed and it ruined his coat...

I have contacted the chipping place over here whom have seen my credentials and it looks like I will get the microchips no problems just have to now find a nice vet for all the rest!!


Thanks again

Originally Posted by candes

They were soo totally wrong to treat you like that. You gave them a lot of business.

OMG the vet prices there! Wowza! You would have to charge a fortune for a kitty to make a profit. Locally, I would have paid only 433 EUR for a MC kitty. What does one cost there?

To buy a pet Maine coon kitty I charge 409 to 450 euros. Most breeders here charge from 500 to 750 just for a pet... I think its too much hence my price... But there are a lot of reds my daughter has a stunning red tabby and white boy but there are just to many.... lol

Originally Posted by candes

That is nice that you charge less. But you do pay a mere fortune for vet services. That must be rough.

Red head kitties are soo beautiful. I have always kept at least one domestic red in my house. Next red will be a MC though and I will call her Lucy.

Yes the prices are very expensive and I have been paying 25 euros for the microchips... which again is extortion... but You KEEP with them, because a good vet is hard to find.. but since they have become larger they really do not care... so its time to move on...

I like him... he is stunning, and huge... but we have no girlys for him.... so he has to go soon...

Originally Posted by candes

How about as a neutered pet? You have all those kitties around anyways. What does one more hurt? You know you want to...

Lol..... We have his brother MJ from last year.... I would love to keep him maybe we will win the lottery and we can buy an even bigger house.. and then yes.... we want to keep a red but so far we have only had boys!!
dam it!!

Just to let you know I have a brand new vet, and I am very happy indeed I have been now twice with 2 lots of kittens, for vaccinations they are so nice and so friendly and thorough!

I have not got yet a breeders discount but even without it its cheaper than the vet I have been using for the last 4 and a Half years.. so my worries for good Veterinary care is over!! Plus its only 26 minutes door to door!

Debbie