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07-08-2013, 03:26 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Yorkshire, UK but my heart lies in Scotland!
Posts: 28,198
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Vet Care - how much should I budget?
When getting a new pet it is important you look to the future with regards to funding any vet care your hamster (or indeed any animal) might need.
Even though you may feel confident that you can afford vet care now things can chance in the future and you may not be able to afford if when you actually need it.
Few insurance companies will insure hamsters so to make provision you should set up a Vet Fund which you must be strict with and not dip into for other purposes. Remember the more hamsters and other animals you take on the more likely you are to have one or more become ill, thus the higher you vet care costs.
If you know you cannot afford to set money aside and will not be able to afford vet care in the future then you should think again and not get a pet until you are in a position to afford the vet care.
If your circumstances change and you are in an unexpected crisis with regards to having funds then there are some charities which offer vet care such as PDSA, RSPCA and Blue Cross and you should find out if you qualify. Some vets also offer payment plans.
Remember that vet costs vary hugely in different parts of the world and from area to area. It is wise to seek out a vet with hamster experience and check out their costs, including emergency call out fees before you get your pet and budget accordingly.
In this thread members can offer their advice on a reasonable vet fund in their area / country and the cost of treatments they may have had. Please do not name specific vets in this thread. People can PM you for a recommendation if they wish.
I will start so if everyone can follow the same protocol it will keep things easier to reference to. Please avoid chit chat and use this thread for your details which may be of help to other members regarding how much they should budget. Please add any procedures or treatments you may have had and their costs.
Area: Yorkshire, UK
Vet Fund : £200 although this would be topped up if necessary
Number of Hamsters: 4
Previous Costs:
Small animal Consultation : £11
Follow up consultation: £8
Consultation plus antibiotics : £18
Consultation plus eye ointments : £21
Consultation followed by Lump removal under GA: £50
PTS : £9
Private cremation with casket: £70 +
Last edited by souffle; 07-08-2013 at 03:47 AM.
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07-08-2013, 03:32 AM
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The hamster princess
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Devon
Posts: 4,367
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Area: devon, UK
Vet Fund : £50 although this would be topped up if necessary
Number of Hamsters: 3
Previous Costs:
Small animal Consultation : free most the time
Follow up consultation: depends on what needs to be done, but never over £15
Consultation plus antibiotics : £10
Consultation plus eye ointments : £15
Consultation followed by Lump removal under GA: ?
PTS : ?
Private cremation with casket: £75 +
however can I also say It may be more expensive, I just used to volunteer there so I get money off
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07-08-2013, 03:42 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 8,031
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Area: Birmingham, UK
Vet Fund : £150
Number of Hamsters: 1 (but other pets)
Previous Costs: Dare to think!
Small animal Consultation : £27
Follow up consultation: £23
Consultation plus antibiotics : £35
Consultation plus eye ointments :
Consultation followed by Lump removal under GA:
PTS : £25
Private cremation with casket: £60 +
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07-08-2013, 03:52 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 146
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
I think RSPCA, PDSA, Blue Cross may only offer treatment to people in receipt of benefits?
Hopefully I am wrong.
Tracy
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07-08-2013, 04:58 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Mansfield, UK
Posts: 1,208
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
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Originally Posted by TracyMM
I think RSPCA, PDSA, Blue Cross may only offer treatment to people in receipt of benefits?
Hopefully I am wrong.
Tracy
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Why do you hope you are wrong?
My Jack russel terrier when I was 15 needed vet treatment, my step father had just left us, and my mum had lost her job so we had no money, so I used the PDSA who were brilliant, and luckily the lump my dog had wasn't cancer, but he did need a few teeth removing. Situations can change, you can have a pet like we did (Scampi my Jack Russell) that went to the normal full fee paying vet, when we were a full family with wages coming in to the situation we were onwere my mum was left on her own we me,my younger sister and Scampi, we did have to rehome the puppy my step father had bought a few weeks before he left as we knew we couldn't afford to offer her all her needs at that time, this broke my mothers heart.
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07-08-2013, 06:42 AM
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Hamsters on the Brain
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Posts: 6,458
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scampi16
Why do you hope you are wrong?
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As I read it, I think Tracy meant that she hopes that people receiving benefits are not the only ones eligible for vet bill help
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07-08-2013, 08:04 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 6,758
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Area: Hampshire UK
Vet fund: £200
Number of hamsters: Varies, usually between 6 and ten plus litters.
Previous costs:
Small animal consultation £9
Same with baytril/metacam £13
Syrian Castration under GA plus follow up £80
Robo Lump removal under GA plus follow up £60
Emergency out of hours robo pouch removal £120
PTS £9
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07-08-2013, 08:08 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Mansfield, UK
Posts: 1,208
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
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Originally Posted by BrainGirl
As I read it, I think Tracy meant that she hopes that people receiving benefits are not the only ones eligible for vet bill help
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You are only eligible for PDSA help if you recieve council tax benefit or housing benefit.
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08-28-2013, 03:16 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: liverpool, UK
Posts: 20
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Well I have just posted earlier about Daisy Mazy who I have had for 8 weeks and got her foot trapped in the door. I receive family tax credit because I am on my own with my son and can only work part-time due to chronic illness. I have a medical exemption card which means that the state feel that I do not earn enough to pay for my prescription. How ever I have just had to pay £125 for Daisy to have her back foot amputated because the PDSA would not help because I was not unemployed. I do not think this is a fair system. There should be a means test, I was happy to give a big donation and would have given £50-£60, even though this is still a lot for me. The thing is I could have got a friend on benefit to bring her in and say it was his, which I am sure some people do but I wouldn't.
Daisy cost me £10 but the money you pay out in terms of a good cage and health care are massive. I am not sure we would have got her if I had realised just how much she would cost but we are so attaché now that I could not let her go when the vet put that to me yesterday.
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03-21-2015, 06:10 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1
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Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Okay - this is my first posy so hope im doing it right
Could Soufle please PM me about who your vet is - I am on the yorkshire border and need a good hamster vet so might be able to use this one . I have recently been charged £34 for consultation and a teaspoon of baytrill and this after they told me the consultation was £15 then changed thier mind , I am not keen on having him operated on there now as they only seem to care about the money. Do your vets really only charge £50 for your hamsters surgery , that is very good as mine was mentioning £240. Hope you will be able to contact me so I can find out who this paractice are I would like to take Elvis there.
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