Yesterday I had Grayson booked in to the vets for his castration. So we arrived first thing having dropped the kids at school. Whilst in the waiting room I was approached by two members of staff at different times trying to sell me a pet plan where you pay monthly for various treatments such as flea and worm lotions and potions. I explained that I wasn't interested at this time, the staff launched into aggressive sales mode, on and on about the savings I would make despite the fact that my dog was already micro chipped, flea treated and wormed, apparently all these unwanted services can be swapped for dog food (a brand my dog does not eat)
When Graysons name was called I nearly ran with relief into the vets room, the vet would surely be dealing with the business in hand, not making a medical appointment into a commercial opportunity. well that's when the wow! comes in , he did not let up for one minute. Firstly he told me Grayson only had one descended testicle, I was just about to suggest this obviously meant a half price procedure (joking of course) when he started to tell me about the invasive surgery necessary to retrieve the missing testicle, the cost of the operation was going up and up as the possibility that this missing bit could be lodged deep in Graysons body!
But wait if they went in using traditional methods (and he used a lot of hand gestures at this point to show a large incision being opened) then Grayson would suffer large incisions and a long recovery period probably with added medication, (cue guilt of pet owner) much kinder to opt for keyhole surgery and just add another £100.
So this missing testicle, is it likely to drop in the next few weeks?
No, not after 6 months
Is it necessary to remove it?
This is where I got the Bazooka Ball' scenario (as I've named it) this missing ball will heat up in Graysons body and send out the most insane hormonal/ mating messages to Graysons brain, this testicle will be more potent than any other hence my 'Bazooka Ball' and will result in 'all that unpleasant behaviour' but magnified ten fold...a hundred fold. My head is starting to ache, and I suggest to the vet as we are moving house I may take a couple of weeks to think this through and re schedule, oops! mistake, I am now irresponsible for not getting him castrated (I'm only delaying in view of the more invasive surgery!!) and more guilt, Grayson will get cancer if it's not removed.
So a good time for vet to mention the local (UK) outbreak of parvo virus that has struck down many darling little puppies before their twelve month booster shot, I should probably think about an extra shot, just to be sure, No! (oh you want your puppy to die) well how about some worming tablets (Urban environment very dangerous), I finally back cautiously out of the waiting room having parted with £6.80 for my chewable worm tablet and grasping an armful of paperwork that I promised to read and re consider my refusal to sign up for a pet plan. I felt like I needed a lie down before I tackled the bank, the tax office and my erratic orange mobile service!
I just needed to get this off my chest!! on with more creative stuff in next post.
ok. what is the deal with that? i needed to go to the dentist and they said they don't give prices over the phone, i would have to go in.... um and then feel the horrible effect of price in front of them? i don't think so!
dogs are dogs. why do they need to have better insurance than people? {i have a dog- she is well treated} lol
Posted by: becky | February 18, 2011 at 08:09 PM