If you have a dog with an expensive medical problem and you are not the richest person around, you should ask your vet about care-credit. We had a dog with parvo that was loved and not a lot of money to treat the virus so the vet told us about care-credit. It's a credit card made specifically for pet bills. In the end, it saved our dog and even though we had to pay $900 dollars, it wasn't all up front. We paid it as we went!
I agree, Care Credit Saved My beloved Bears life. He got glaucoma in one eye and the surgery to remove his eye would be 1200.00 I didn't have it but the vets office suggested it and they even got on the phone to get me approved. I got notice the next day that I have a 1500.00 limit, I cried, my Bear would be saved. Then 2 days later my late love Skippy left side of her mouth swelled real bad, took her in and they were able to take exrays to find a bad tooth. The funny thing was when they took the exray they use a rolled up piece of gauze to keep the jaw open. The bad tooth was in the gauze! I was able to pay all of the vets bills with Care Credit over a period of a year. I will always be indebted to them for taking care of my babies. I highly recommend them for those times when money is tight and the fur babies need attention and the cash isn't there!! Mary
Another option is to check & see if any of your local shelters offer veterinary services. Our local Humane Society offers vet services & spaying/neutering that are easily 1/3 of what I was paying at my other vet. The services are open to everyone, regardless of income levels. I know people who drive over an hour (we have seven pets, so I would if I had to!), as the savings is easily worth it for them. Every now & then I've had to wait awhile (unless it's a true emergency of course), but with an average $150 savings per visit, it's worth it!
I,too, have care credit for my multiple pets. It's been a life saver. However, my sister has also used it for her dentist. I didn't know !!! She says she was told it is for any type of Vet. or Dr. as long as it's used in the medical profession. How wonderful!!
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