Carol,
There are many vets in your area that take CareCredit. I have
searched the ones within 10 miles of your zip code.
CLICK HERE to see the page.
<http://www.carecredit.com/providerloc/results2.html?Profession=7&Specia\
lty=0&Zip=93552&Radius=10&Find=1&x=50&y=15>
I was wondering if you have talked to any of these vets
previously about your situation?
It's worth a try to apply to CareCredit and see if you get
accepted. I looked at the application and its pretty simple.
The website states you get an answer immediately. In applying for
only $450 I don't think they would reject that, and I'd be surprised if
they did. Please apply and let us know.
~Rose
--- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote:
>
> My vet accepts CareCredit. My dentist accepts CareCredit. Go to
> carecredit.com and see if your vet is listed as taking CareCredit. If
you
> put the bill on CareCredit you have a certain amount of time to pay it
back
> INTEREST FREE. Check into that.very important.
>
>
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On
> Behalf Of Liz Bickel & Irv Weinberg
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:13 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Ok I need some help with this breed
emergancy
>
>
>
>
>
> Although they aren't in LA, you might want to call the UC Veterinary
> Medicine Center, San Diego and explain what is going on. You can
> tell them about Daisy and ask if they will accept payment over time
> to pay for her required C-section. In my experience, most
> University, teaching, vet hospitals will do this. However, since San
> Diego is a drive for you (providing they can work with you
> financially), you probably will have to schedule a C-section for
> before she goes into strong, active labor. Give The University Vet
> hospital a call and discuss everything with them in detail. They
> usually have a finance department that takes care of extended
payments.
>
> http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ucvmc_sd/
>
> The other possibility is to talk to your own vet again about making
> payments over time. If you've been a client for some time, he would
> have to be very cold hearted to just let your Chihuahua
> die. Especially since he knows in advance what the situation is.
>
> A third possibility is to put the cost of the surgery on a Credit
> Card and pay it off over time (with interest of course). That's what
> I do if my bills (at vets other than my regular one) exceed what I
> have saved. I always try to keep at least $2000 set aside for vet
> emergencies, but the way things are these days, even that can quickly
> be depleted.
>
> Since you still have a few days to get things in order, there must be
> some way that you can find to delay payment of a
> huge-one-time-vet-bill and then gradually pay it off yourself over
time.
>
> I find it sad that more & more vets are becoming more concerned about
> immediate payment than they are about the welfare of the
> animals. However, there are still options open for you to be able to
> be able to pay for Daisy's C-section. Wish you have started to look
> into this matter weeks ago when she first got bred. Then, there
> would have been no doubt that something with someone could have been
> arranged.
>
> Liz
>
