Esther’s prompt for a limerick this week is pet. I had it in mind to spin a funny one but then I read some of the comments… grr, moaning about the vet’s fees… again. It pisses me off, people. They take longer to qualify that anyone else because it’s the most difficult job on the planet (medics have one species who can explain what’s wrong – piece of effing cake compared to a vet), They do not have luxurious lifestyles, if anyone in the UK understood how much it cost to have the NHS per head… then the moaning might go where it’s deserved.
So this week’s attempt took a different turn
It’s not that it pisses me off when people whinge about a vet’s fees but…
Having a daughter who is a skilled vet
I’m willing to place a very large bet
If you knew the cost of your doctor’s fees
Then you’d be really very pleased
At the moderate cost ensuring a healthy pet!
The scan is terrible, I probably shouldn’t give in to my frustrations, my daughter, the Vet of these pages works for an amazing vet charity called the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals so doesn’t charge people on benefits and prefers to avoid as much as possible the whinging, mealy-mouthed clients who don’t recognise the benefits they are receiving from an amazing bunch of dedicated professionals…
Enough… I’m going to lie down
TanGental 
Good for you and for the Vet
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Thank you. She’d probably be mortified at my rant….
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Vets and surgeons/doctors deserve the highest praise, but it’s so true that the poor vet only has a loud hiss (snakes and cats) or a bark to let them know what hurts…Not sure what noises all the rest make, as fish in particular can only flap about or open and close their mouths. And at least most human patients don’t bite! Respect! x
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Now you’ve not seen my mother in law when they want to insert a cannula….
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I once paid over $1,400 to x-ray and wrap Apollo’s paw after he ran into a car and got tangled under the wheels. I didn’t complain because I was so relieved that they could fix him up. I pay hundreds each year for his and the cats shots and check ups and what not. If you don’t want to pay you can simply not get a pet but they bring such joy to our lives that it’s worth it to me. Also Vet school in the U.S. is the hardest school of all to get into and very expensive so just becoming a Vet is a feat. My good friend’s daughter is a new vet and she busted her butt for years to get there, and works like, wait for it, a dog. 😂 everything is expensive today and haters not only gotta hate, but they are on full display and not afraid of saying what used to be the quiet part out loud. I say screw ‘em. Let their vitriol flow off you like water off a ducks 🦆 back. 😂😘
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I’d like to keep the animal puns going but I’m chicken… oh stop it!
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😂😂😂
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I agree, it isn’t easy to become a qualified Vet and takes years to pay back student loans etc. And what would we, who love our pets, do without them? I have spent much money over the years on vet bills and don’t resent it one bit. Bravo to your daughter.
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She loves her job, adores her colleagues and is desperate to help the animals… as for the clients.. oh well three out of four!
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Well, there is always that!
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Who’s a good boy? You roll over onto your back and I’ll give you a nice tummy rub!
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Play okay cheese rub lick lick sniff sniff…
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Please leave my leg alone!!!!
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But it’s sooo nice to rub… just there!
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Down boy!
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Spoil sport
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No more treats for you until you learn to control yourself!
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Miaow…
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Well, if you are identifying as a cat that changes things!
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You know, I think I’d be more comfortable identifying as a hedgehog (pronouns: prick/prickly)
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I see your point!
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I totally agree Geoff Vets are absolutely marvelous and they have to work much harder as their patients can’t speak !
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It’s a challenge but as one of Jenni’s medic friends said during one of those who has it toughest debates ‘at least, if all else fails, you can euthanise yours’. Harsh but a fair point.
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Fair point but true…. Though sometimes euthanasia happens, whether intended or not (on the human side) life’s odd. Most medics of all types deserve our respect .
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Yep I agree
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Best think happier thoughts .
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Well said, Geoff.
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Well, I probably ranted a tad too much but it has been a bugbear for goodness knows how long.
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Naw. I so agree with you. If you can’t afford to take care of an animal on a first class basis then don’t get one.
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Yes.
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It is astonishingly expensive to go to vet school and the loans can be crippling. Our vet encouraged us to get insurance because costs have risen so much. I don’t know why people love their pets unconditionally and grouse about the care for them.
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Yes, well I suppose it may be different over here where we really have no clue how much health care actually costs and then confront something like the reality when we go to the vet.
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I hadn’t thought of that. Here the sticker shock can be quite similar.
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I’m with you – in awe of the difficulty, not to mention the expense, of getting a DVM – and the amount of work the vet does on a day-to-day basis. Kudos to them! And thank heavens we have them.
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Yes, the effort to get qualified was quite something to behold. She does love her job mind you
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Our vet always gives up on how much a procedure might cost but rarely changes the maximum. So we always feel like we got a great deal! I guess he knows both animal and human psychology.
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That’s cunning. Yes, always good leave his audience laughing
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You make a good point.
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Rather ott I think. Still we all need out cause celebres!
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I love that one can normally find a vet on duty during off hours.
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Yes thats true here too
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👏 Well said, Geoff. People are truly unappreciative of vets, and many other dedicated and highly trained individuals. Nowadays everyone seems to want to pay as little as possible for everything, no matter the cost in not only money, but time and dedication.
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Yes sad but v true
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