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One of the parents dogs is going to be booked in to the local PDSA to be sedated and checked out...
He won't let us touch his paws or his lower left jaw without yelping and trying to bite.
I only want to check his teeth and clip his claws
Parents are receiving the required benefits (help with rent and council tax... Dad [68] medically retired and mum [54] is bed bound & disabled with MS... they are NOT idle dole scrounging
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But I don't believe it will be totally free... How much is that going to cost me?
I'm on minimum wage so I can't afford to help by taking him to his usual vet
He won't let us touch his paws or his lower left jaw without yelping and trying to bite.
I only want to check his teeth and clip his claws
Parents are receiving the required benefits (help with rent and council tax... Dad [68] medically retired and mum [54] is bed bound & disabled with MS... they are NOT idle dole scrounging
s)But I don't believe it will be totally free... How much is that going to cost me?
I'm on minimum wage so I can't afford to help by taking him to his usual vet
Take a look at this https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pdsa-vet-care/eligibility.
From what you've said, looks like they will qualify.
Best of luck.
From what you've said, looks like they will qualify.
Best of luck.
Hi Neal.
Just got off the phone from My Mother... (you owe me...My ear is bleeding
)
She and My sister have been using the PDSA for around 8 years now.
Both Mother and sister are disabled.
They cannot speak highly enough about the staff, service, attention and professional attitude that surrounds them.
If you have any queries or worries, please P.M. me and I can put you in touch with the 'Old girl'..
I hope all goes well..
Just got off the phone from My Mother... (you owe me...My ear is bleeding
)She and My sister have been using the PDSA for around 8 years now.
Both Mother and sister are disabled.
They cannot speak highly enough about the staff, service, attention and professional attitude that surrounds them.
If you have any queries or worries, please P.M. me and I can put you in touch with the 'Old girl'..
I hope all goes well..
Used then once many years ago when we qualified for a few months. Thyroid operation on Joss our Cat at the time. All successful and the care was first class. The Vet that did the operation was Pretty high up and went round several practices and did the PDSA work to fill in gaps in her schedule.
guys. Dad will talk to them, book him in and register 1st thing tomorrow.We'll keep an eye on Dukey in the mean time, but as he's eating and drinking normally it's not major emergency. He's just getting growly around the cat and snappy with us... he's not a happy chappy
Main issue is he gets bity when he's stressed so has to be knocked out even for minor jobs like claw clipping
We've used the PDSA before on behalf of a neighbour on benefits that couldn't get the cay to them. They were excellent. All free, you not obliged to make a donation but they will welcome it.
We once witnessed a van hit a cat and drive off, we were passing the other way so turned around and rescued it. Took it to the pdsa blue cross hospital, they took it in but it sadly died on their table. No collar or chip either!
We once witnessed a van hit a cat and drive off, we were passing the other way so turned around and rescued it. Took it to the pdsa blue cross hospital, they took it in but it sadly died on their table. No collar or chip either!
leafspring said:
The old man keeps forgetting to phone them and I can't do it cause I'm working
BUT the dog has stopped biting, still yelps and runs if you try to touch his paws though
I'll have to leave a reminder note on Dads chair when I go to work in the morning
Can you not phone during a lunch break? I assumed this was going to be an update on how things had gone and I can't do it cause I'm workingBUT the dog has stopped biting, still yelps and runs if you try to touch his paws though
I'll have to leave a reminder note on Dads chair when I go to work in the morning
I find that the way the PDSA piggy-backs off council tax benefit and housing benefit means testing is pretty unfair - I know some people who do qualify who are far wealthier than some who don't. I suppose it's a quick and dirty measure of eligibility, but it does result in them not being able to help some people who they would in principle want to.
leafspring said:
It's not an emergency, the insurance won't cover a claw clipping and general check up... they checked already.
I'm busy enough during my lunch breaks without running around after my parents... Dads retired, he keeps forgetting is all.
If the dog is in pain insurance should cover investigating why the dog is in pain.I'm busy enough during my lunch breaks without running around after my parents... Dads retired, he keeps forgetting is all.
He's not in pain though... he runs, jumps, swims, play fights with his brother he's just a normal happy bouncy Schipperke.
Go to touch his feet and you never make contact, you won't even get close, he yelps and runs.
The insurance said 'no sorry non critical care... try the PDSA'
ETA The jaw thing was a bit of chew stuck between his teeth
Go to touch his feet and you never make contact, you won't even get close, he yelps and runs.
The insurance said 'no sorry non critical care... try the PDSA'
ETA The jaw thing was a bit of chew stuck between his teeth
Edited by leafspring on Tuesday 14th January 21:20
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