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PHRatz
at Wed Jan 17 15:14:10 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHRatz ]
>>Having not examine the turtle firsthand, it's hard for us to comment on whether the Dr. did the right thing. I can certainly understand what was done, and why. It's all fairly standard. Baytril is a very powerful antibiotic, so the Vet. must have suspected some sort of respiratory ailment. Some Vets. don't like to give Baytril subcutaneously (just under the skin), but many have and will do it often with great results.
Ditto on what Ken said above & below about the humidity. Based on what you've described that sounds about like what my own vet would've done. The price is high for me but I live far far away from you in the sticks in fly-over country.
I've known several people (online) over the years who live in NYC in various burroughs & when they've told me the price of anything my jaw is on the floor. 165.00 in NYC compared to some vet bills I've heard of in that area seems somewhat reasonable.
Compared to where I live NYC is a very expensive city but to me vet bills are relative.
If my pets get well it's worth any amount I pay.
A couple of weeks ago I paid a total of 150.00 for treatment for 2 of my rats who are 2 years old.. that's very old for them.
This will buy them maybe another 6 months but if I don't do everything I can do for my pets & then they die because I didn't do what could be done.. I can't live with myself. They actually have congestive heart failure & will have to take cardiac meds for the rest of their short lives.
I do this a lot with rats & I wouldn't bat an eye for a vet bill on one of my turtles.
Heck I shelled out 100 bucks for Chip who was just a wild turtle who'd been chewed by a dog then taken to a vet who didn't know how to treat turtles. He got passed to me, I paid for his treatment & at 100 bucks the vet didn't even charge me for an office call or her time.. the money was all for medications, anesthesia, & materials used to repair him.
I may seem crazy to some people for doing that.. but what I'm getting at is.. I'm trying to make you feel better for spending the money. 
I think in time you'll feel it was worth it to eat mac & cheese for a week.
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RE: back from the vet with Nora - PHRatz, Wed Jan 17 15:14:10 2007