Guest Ingear Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 UPDATE ON KATIE...I went to visit her last night and she was doing good, walking strong on her own. The doctor had taken some pre-surgery pics and was able to point out all the vitals. I had estimated the handle had entered 3 - 4 inches, the doctor said it was more like 5 - 5 1/2 inches. There is one concern he had that the chest tube had release another liter of air. I spoke with the Dr around 8 this morning and he said the tube had minimal drainage which is good. They will continue to monitor her with hopes to remove the tube tonight or tomorrow morning. But overall she should make a full recovery, just need to pray the lung was not damaged and can heal properly. Now I need to figure out how to pay for this. The bills at are $5,500. If anyone knows of a place that may offer financial assisstance please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greytluv Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I'm so glad she's doing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greys2cats Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Glad to hear that she is doing better, will continue to pray. Sorry no advice on fnancial. Quote Roberta & Michael with Furkids- Flower (Shasta Flowers 6/7/06) & Rascal the kitty - Missing our sweet angels - Max(M's Mad Max) 10/12/02 - 12/3/15, Sara (Sara Raves 6/30/01 - 4/13/12) Queenie & Pandora the kitties - gone but never forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boondog Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I'm so happy to hear a positive update. I don't know much about it, but I've heard Care Credit can be helpful. Hopefully, someone else can give some info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBooMama Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Care Credit has a 14.90% APR and Fixed Minimum Monthly Payments for 24, 36, 48 or 60 Months. http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/ Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhndz Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) great website with lots of ideas for fundraising, financial assistance more http://petcare.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_pay_for_expensive_vet_bills Edited April 14, 2010 by greyhndz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FreddyGirl Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Look into a Home Equity Line of Credit, through a credit union, if possible. The interest rates are significantly lower than care credit at 14.9%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreysAndMoreGreys Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Sounds like things are going well. Continued thoughts and prayers On a side note, I just want to say how much I love owners that the first thought is fix my dog!! second thought is, OK how do I pay for this Not really funny and I'm not laughing at the situation but I have often found myself in those situations. Fix my dog, how do I pay for this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tes623 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I remember being at the e-vet hospital a few years ago when William was really sick and I was there to visit with him. He had been in the hospital for over a week and his bill was over $8,000. There was a man in the waiting room who wanted to pick up his dog but didn't have enough money to pay his bill. He was like $75 short and they weren't going to give him his dog until he came up with the money. I told them just to add it on to William's bill; I figured what would another $75 hurt with his bill so high already and getting higher! Hope your baby gets out soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jettcricket Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) So glad to hear that she's doing well....continued prayers for your baby girl. And, yes, Care Credit has helped me out in the past...it was God send and I have taken money from our Home Equity Loan as well. You do what you have to do..... Edited April 14, 2010 by jettcricket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiespet Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 So glad to hear that Katie is doing well. Hopefully she'll be home with you soon. Continued prayers for her recovery. Quote http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g240/mtbucket/siggies/Everyday-2.jpgJane - forever servant to the whims and wishes of Maggie (L's Magnolia of JCKC) and Sam the mutt pup.[/b] She's classy, sassy and a bit smart assy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 When I used Care Credit, there was no interest for the first year, but if you carried it over that one year then the interest rate was phenominal. But check with your vets office. Rates change per office and some offices dont' carry it. I got a whole year at my grey's dentist. But the big whoopa$$ hospital only allowed me to have 3 months interest free. The bills were the same. But, it's still worth checking out. I just always made sure I paid CC by the end of their term for 0 interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mountain4greys Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Great news that she's doing well!! No financial advice, but sending lots of prayers and thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 does your sister own her home? If so perhaps you could file a claim with her homeowners insurance to cover the entire bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sriddle13 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 When I used Care Credit, there was no interest for the first year, but if you carried it over that one year then the interest rate was phenominal. But check with your vets office. Rates change per office and some offices dont' carry it. I got a whole year at my grey's dentist. But the big whoopa$$ hospital only allowed me to have 3 months interest free. The bills were the same. But, it's still worth checking out. I just always made sure I paid CC by the end of their term for 0 interest. Care Credit has dropped their 3 month/no interest plan, so now every place that accepts it you should be able to get 6 months with no interest. Some places will allow a year. There is a larger fee to the vet hospitals that offer the longer plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MyCody Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Be careful with these no interest cards, they send you the paper work with the monthly payment which in no way comes close to paying off the loan in the no interest time and then it becomes an overblown amount of interest. I had one for a dentist, the payment was $34 a month, when in actuality to pay it off in the time alloted, I paid $101 to get the no interest deal. I really think that should be against the law because I know some people who fell for that and were in trouble paying it off. Some don't pay close attention to figuring stuff like that out. Good luck with your sweet girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueCrab Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 United Animal Nations / Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) offers some medical aid. You'll have to go to their website to find more info, but the name is something with "Lifeline" in it and their website has lots of success stories on it where folks have sought their help. Good luck with your baby's recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyAcresMom Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 does your sister own her home? If so perhaps you could file a claim with her homeowners insurance to cover the entire bill. That is an interesting thought. Wonder if that would work? (without harming familys rates to bad) Quote Sheila and COwww.greyacres.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ingear Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 My sister did check with home owners and they will not cover it. If the propery had damage to, like a broken sidewalk that caused the injury or if the dog fell into the pool, that would be covered. But no luck. I did place a complaint with the BBB and had my credit card hold payment and dispute the charges that were over the the original price they gave me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandimom Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 If you got Katie through a greyhound rescue group perhaps you could contact them. Everytime one of our greys in our group has a huge bill, our president sends out an email blast to our grey families asking if they can donate anything. I am sorry that is the only advice I can come up with now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 How is Katie doing? Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 If you got Katie through a greyhound rescue group perhaps you could contact them. Everytime one of our greys in our group has a huge bill, our president sends out an email blast to our grey families asking if they can donate anything. I am sorry that is the only advice I can come up with now. Yes our group do the same thing. It's worth a try. An idea if you want to do a raffle [the prize being a pastel portrait of their dog done by me] within your greyhound rescue group PM me I'd be glad to donate my services to do a sketch to help raise money for you Hope Katie gets better very soon....... Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) On a side note, I just want to say how much I love owners that the first thought is fix my dog!! second thought is, OK how do I pay for this My first thought was, fix my dog, my second thought was, I don't have the money, & my third thought was, I don't give a dam about the money, "fix my dog"! When I used Care Credit, there was no interest for the first year, but if you carried it over that one year then the interest rate was phenominal. But check with your vets office. Rates change per office and some offices dont' carry it. I got a whole year at my grey's dentist. But the big whoopa$ hospital only allowed me to have 3 months interest free. The bills were the same. But, it's still worth checking out. I just always made sure I paid CC by the end of their term for 0 interest. Yes, we used Care Credit. Glad Katie is healing. Sending prayers. Edited April 17, 2010 by nyGreys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 how is Katie doing today? Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ingear Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Well It looks like Katie will make a full recovery. She had a check up on Monday and things were looking good, she should have the stiches removed next week. I want to thank everyone for all the support and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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