i did take him to vet they told i did not have enough money so would not help him. can anyone help me?

Question

he is bruised,hard time walking,will not eat,also has a slight cough. last night he had bloody nose that lasted about 4hrs. nose was bleeding at vets office also

Answer 1

I think you need to call a different clinic, or an animal shelter (many of these will provide lower-cost veterinary care). Many will also have a payment plan if you can't afford to pay everything in one go.

If your dog's suffering, a vet should not be turning you away...they're not obliged to provide extensive treatment if you can't pay, but in most places are legally not allowed to leave an animal suffering.

Good luck

Answer 2

Wow. Are there any other vets? Emergency clinics? Usually they offer CareCredit, although you might not qualify...is there anybody at all that you can borrow money from? a credit card? savings? anything at all? Most ER clinics will give you some options if you can't afford the full treatment, ours does...
Other options: most clinics will consider allowing you to sign your animal over. This means you relinquish your rights as owner and the clinic becomes the owner of that animal. Most places will, if the animal has a good prognosis and is of generally good health and temperament, treat the animal on their own time and expense and find it a home (usually with one of the staff!) Although you will lose your pet, it will get the medical treatment it needs without you having to pay for it.
Unfortunately, the other option is to have him euthanized. If you can't get him the care he needs, he may survive or he may suffer and die. That is very cruel and I apologize, but you know it is true.
If you can't stand that option and want to give him a chance (of course you do, I know it!) here are some ideas: First, keep him warm. An injured animal often has a hard time keeping his body temperature at a normal level. Keep him in a warm room, on a soft surface--bed, blankets etc. Keep him covered with another blanket. But, make sure he does not get overheated. (If you have a thermometer, check his rectal temperature every couple of hours--normal dog temp is 101 give or take a degree, don't panic unless it gets above 103 or less than 99) Offer him fresh water in small amounts frequently. Continue to try to get him to eat small amounts of whatever he'll eat. Try canned food if he usually gets dry, try pieces of cooked chicken or other meat, etc. If he still won't eat, see if you can get him to try some corn syrup or honey, or add some to his water if he'll drink. This will at least get him some calories and keep his blood sugar up. For the nose bleed, try a baggie of ice wrapped in a washcloth on the top of his muzzle, if he'll tolerate it. Leave it on for no more than five minutes, then remove it for ten to fifteen minutes. I have to warn you though, this can be a bad sign, especially if he continues to bleed. Stay with him and comfort him as best you can. Help him go out every four to six hours to potty. You may have to carry him so get help if you need it.
Very best of luck to you and I hope you can find a way to get your boy the care he needs.

Answer 3

Wow, don't go to that vet anymore!! Call around for another vet that will help you with paying off the vet bill. The vet clinic where I work offers payment plans. You need to do everything you can to get this dog to a vet. Being hit by a car is a very traumatizing ordeal for a dog and he might have internal injuries or broken bones that you don't know about.

Good luck and I hope you find a vet that is willing to help!!

Answer 4

Take him to another vet and explain your financial situation and ask to make payments. I was several thousand dollars in the hole to my vet once and I even worked a bit for him to pay my debt. Sounds like your pet has been in a serious fight or hit by a car, or has a bad respiratory infection. Either way, he probably needs a vet. Hope he gets better soon.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, sometimes this happens. Vets get the last consideration when it comes time for people to pay their bills. We wrote off almost 35,000 in bad debts at our clinic a few years ago. Now we are not allowed to extend credit to anyone anymore. Most banks will give you a small personal loan for these types of things.

Answer 6

If you have a university or college of some sort around your area with a veterinary school or vet program they usually will take care of emergencies free of charge or at very low cost. Good luck.

Answer 7

suggestion 1: keep calling different vets until you find one that will help you or will let you pay back over time

suggestion 2: Is there a local veterinary college? You might try calling them.

suggestion 3: call your local animal rescue society - they occasionally have funds to help those who cannot afford services OR they will occasionally take your pet and pay to get him medical help... unfortunately, you will have to give up ownership of the pet to the rescue society.

suggestion 4: sometimes it is cheaper to have your pet euthanized than treated - notice I said cheaper, not easier - if he is suffering, you may have to consider this option eventually.

Answer 8

First of all, I would find another Vet ... one that has a heart! Next, I would contact your local Humane Society and talk to them concerning the Vet's decision not to treat your dog because of $$$$.

Answer 9

That's horrible that the vet won't treat him just because you can't pay! My vet let me pay in installments when I couldn't afford my cat's treatment. Maybe you should ask about that. Or borrow money from someone. I bet the local news station would be interested in how your vet treats his patients.

Answer 10

Do you have animal rescue groups? either State or private funded?


I hate to suggest it, but find a volunteer group like that, wrap up the cat, and take it in and say you found it!
Then offer to adopt it back in a week or so after it is treated for what ever happened to it.
Or just let some one who can afford health care adopt it!