Brando, Vet Options

[Rhapsedy]

I just got the bill from my vet for Brando's euthanasia and I was charged $65.00 for an emergency visit. I went in on Saturday before they closed but they didn't have any open appointments. This is really upsetting me because I have been a great client for years and I'm hurt that I was charged an extra $65.00 especially because I was euthanizing my pet. Am I overreacting?

[ladywolf]

Hi Rhapsedy--

I too would call the vet and ask about that charge--it sounds like an error to me, and if it isn't, it certainly isn't fair, given your long-term use of them and the circumstances, and your ongoing relationship with them.

You said: "I am starting to have good memories about Brando and Callaway. It's really strange but after Brando died I felt more at peace and I'm trying to figure out why. Brando lived a good long life, he was 15 1/2 and he was so ready to go and he went so peacefully. Maybe I feel at peace because they are both together again, I don't know. I do miss them both terribly but I don't have any guilty feelings, I will not allow them to consume me anymore."

I too felt at peace after Ladywolf died, but I hesitated to say so on here, since I was "supposed" to be grieving horribly. I felt as if she had lived out a complete life-cycle, and a completely happy one, and that at 15, her body was just ready to go, so that she could experience peace again. People were suggesting that I was in denial--but I wasn't. I just felt very deeply the full-circled-ness of her life and her death. I was sad, of course, but my heart was not ripped out, because I knew that she was still here with me.

So good for you for feeling at peace, and for determining that you will not let guilt consume you. There is a "naturalness" to the life and death process, if we can just let ourselves experience it...

Big Hugs--Margi, Spiritwolf, and Sir Leopold

[Rhapsedy]

Thanks for the suggestion everyone...

My vet puts the charges into the computer herself so I know it wasn't a mistake. I have to take Barney in for a heartworm test this Friday and I'm going to talk to my vet about the charge. Again, this has nothing to do with the money but it has to do with the lack of compassion.

Margi... Yes, the guilt is gone for now anyway and maybe forever. I'm looking at Brando and Callaway's picture right now and they were both so happy, actually smiling in the picture. They both had a full life and a happy one too and that has a lot to do with how well my husband and I took care of them.

You said: There is a "naturalness" to the life and death process, if we can just let ourselves experience it...

You are so right! I am finally looking at life and death in that way and it's very comforting. I'm also starting to believe that I will see Brando and Callaway again and that makes me so happy.

Love to everyone on this site. You are all wonderful and caring people that have helped me thru my losses, I am forever grateful for each of you.

Rhapsedy