what can i do about animal hospitals refusing to look at injured cat?

Question

I have a cat with a hurt hip or leg and all the veterinarians around here will not see the cat without payment up front and I donot get payed untill the first of the month what can I do about this p.s. the cat is in real bad pain every time it moves

Answer 1

Call the ASPCA (sometimes the SPCA) and ask them for assistance.

Answer 2

You need to actually physically take the cat to an animal hospital. Call them and tell them you need to bring your cat in, and do not tell them you don't have any money. Find a place that can see your cat TODAY. If you at *least* have the money for the exam fee, this helps. Exam fees in my area are typically around $50-$60. If you go to an emergency facility you're looking at around $100 for an exam fee. Wait until the veterinarian examines your cat to discuss money problems. Once your cat is examined, you can ask the hospital staff to make you an estimate for your cat's treatment. Then you'll have an idea of how much money you need, and you can try to borrow it from a friend/family member. If you can't get any more money, tell the veterinarian or a staff member, and they will try to work with you. Typically they will offer the bare minimum treatment to help your cat, ie pain medication, and when you get paid on the first of the month, you can bring your cat in for full treatment if it is not better.

And you NEED to be appreciative of whatever they offer you, because they legally don't have to, and they come across a lot of people who expect everything for nothing, and it's frustrating. Especially because they actually do love animals.

There may also be an organization in your area that can help pay for part of the treatment--ask the staff at the hospital. These organizations tend to be able to pay a small portion of the bill--say $30 or something--so don't expect them to pay the entire cost, but it will help, especially if 2 or 3 organizations can each donate $30.

Answer 3

Most SPCAs have veterinarians that they use. Call them to see if you can take your cat in there to see their vet and whether or not they will wait for payment.

Another thing that you might do is; if you have a relative, friend or someone close to you; borrow money from them and then pay them back when you get paid.

It makes it very difficult when you have to pay up front. This was started because the vets have had too many times treated animals and had never been paid for it. And so, now everyone feels the brunt of these irresponsible people.

Answer 4

Vet clinic don't have payment plans. Usually they get stiffed on animals with hurt/broken legs. Some clinics take Care Credit, it's a credit card that you can apply for in the clinic and get a response in less than a minute, so you can use it in their office. If no clinics in your area take this or you don't qualify for it call a local animal shelter or the SPCA and see if they have a low cost vet that can look at your cat.

Answer 5

A lot of animal hospitals usually offer a payment plan option through Care Credit. If they don't offer it to you, you can go to the Care Credit website and apply yourself. Hope this helps and that your kitty gets better :)

Answer 6

I would ask them to work something out of go to ur local shelter and tell them whats going on they may can help ya.. have u taken the cat up there to make them see how bad she is in pain.. they may see her after that... good luck sweetie...

Answer 7

contact the spca for help you might have to give cat up but you can't let an animal suffer

Answer 8

Find another vet that will bill you later. Or use a credit card.

Answer 9

find a friend that knows alot about cats, or baby her until then

Answer 10

Go to one of those cash advance places.