From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2008-01-30 23:22:02 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: low cost Ferret neutering
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Me Myself and I"
<handydude1961@...> wrote:
>
... As much as we would like to take these guys into our
> family spending 500 to 700 dollars for the neutering isn't affordable
> to us at this time. ...We know that the addage if you can't afford the
vet
> you can't afford the fuzzy. However in this economic times we don't
> have that kind of disposable income. We are still looking to adopt
> and would like a young female but these guys need a new home and we
> want to help. Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thanks
> The Lowe Family (currently jonesing for a Ferret fix)
The price you were quoted is half what it would cost to neuter a ferret
where I live. Ferrets are expensive there is no way around that fact.
I have spent almost $7000.00 on veterinary bills alone on mine in the
last year and the oldest is only 4 years old. I have 6 ferrets. It
costs me $75.00 just to walk in the door of the veterinary clinic. Any
surgical procedure is at minimum $1000.00 where I live.
However, I was aware of the high cost of owning ferrets before I adopted
them. I was prepared to give them the best possible care available,
which meant I had to seriously consider whether I could afford to keep
them for life.
I purchased pet insurance, which defrays some of the costs but does not
cover endocrine disorders, vaccinations, descenting, teeth
cleaning/scaling, spaying or neutering. I have adjusted my lifestyle
and priorities so that they receive the veterinary care they need and I
do without the extra frills in life. This is not a hardship for me, it
was a conscious well-informed decision I made and I believe it is the
level of committment required to have the privilege of sharing one's
home with ferret companions.
If veterinary costs are an inhibitory factor, a viable and reasonable
alternative is to provide a foster home, as Sukie suggested.
Tressie
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