Topic: mango's at the specialist (Read 10848 times)

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #94 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:06:41 AM »

just looked at this thread. Wonder is there nowhere in Scotland (you're in Yorkshire?). I had to choose between AHT and Davies in Hertfordshire and the latter were imho far better. However that's just as far for you. Bit confused as to why your vet isn't helping more with finding a good specialist nearer you? How is Mango today?

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #93 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:20:06 AM »

Can your vet not do the ringing around to try and find somewhere nearer that can do it at a price you can afford? I've never been referred to a specialist before but as my vets are also specialists I'd just be referred to the relevant specialist there, so I'm not entirely sure how it works. But I would assume that most vets will have particular specialists they usually refer to but will know of others, and since they will have to formally refer you I'd have thought it would make more sense for them to find somewhere suitable than for you to ring around asking. Everywhere is going to tell you that you need a referral and I wonder whether they will be able to tell you the cost without looking at Mango (or at least her medical records) and seeing exactly what needs to be done anyway. They may even be unwilling to discuss it directly with you. Your vet, however, could discuss Mango's condition with the specialists and explain what has already been done and that she needs this particular op.

Dawn F · « **Reply #92 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:12:45 AM »

you wouldn't think it would be so hard would you, is it a rare operation and sorry if you have already told people but I haven't followed this from the start, is the operation needed because her face is just too flat or has she had an accident? Hope you find someone a bit nearer and can just get on with it!

Ellie · « **Reply #91 on:** September 18, 2007, 20:17:42 PM »

Just caught up with this thread and I hope the vet does ring you back this time

I have everything crossed that a solution can be found

How is the gorgeous Mango today?

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #90 on:** September 18, 2007, 19:01:17 PM »

the surgeon from newmarket rang today and said that the op should be 1500 quid so we have enough although we have to travel a little further than newmarket to have it done at anouther surgery

although the price is good i explained it would be a lot for us to go for consult wi surgeon then back then back again to drop her off back home then back to pick her up and home thats 45 hours min drivivng

he agreed it is mad so he as also advised me to look around
i rang the vet again today and he wasnt there but is supposed to be ringin me tomorrow to tell me wether he has sorted summat out to see surgeon in yorks

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #89 on:** September 18, 2007, 17:08:36 PM »

Sorry to hear you are having so many issues with her, fingers crossed you can get somewhere soon.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #88 on:** September 18, 2007, 16:55:09 PM »

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they wont nessiselery know , we just carry on with meds untill march and then when the policy is renewed then we can say we have been advised to go for the op

Aslong as your vets give the same story.

All the big hospitals need a referal, i thought it strange you were just given the numbers to ring

keep on at your vet or he'll 'forget' about you

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #87 on:** September 17, 2007, 20:56:32 PM »

This is all so sad, poor Mango and you and all the worry

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #86 on:** September 17, 2007, 20:49:27 PM »

well he said he was sending us to newmarket cause we would get a better service there , and it was a little cheaper i asked if there was anyone closer he said no not as good
then ian took mango to the vets a few days before we went and said he had to have 2 days off , vet said then that there was a specialist 20 mins away from our house

but they were spending yearly budgets in a week and he knew we only had 3000
we have been messed around at animal health trust , i am waiting for them to ring with cost and possible appointment for mango to see the surgeon , if we were getting a better service then i would have expected to see a surgeon

i wish we had gone to the one nearer home cause animal health trust doesnt sound any cheaper

i dont want to bt im going to have to ring vet , cause he ant rang me yet , ill give him untill wed

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #85 on:** September 17, 2007, 20:01:25 PM »

Your vet sounds ummmmmmm a bit dodgy, if there is one so much closer wht didnt he tell you about them before?

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #84 on:** September 17, 2007, 19:55:26 PM »

they wont nessiselery know , we just carry on with meds untill march and then when the policy is renewed then we can say we have been advised to go for the op

i rang a number my vet gave me for a specialist today in yorkshire , they said they cant help untill my vet refers me that means we have to pay te consultation again

its a fluffy nightmare and i have to ring the vets back to refer me and i get the feeling hes sick of us but wev been left in limbo , mangos ok at the mo but the prob is they will not operate when he lung is infected

Millys Mum · « **Reply #83 on:** September 17, 2007, 10:43:13 AM »

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but did say that is 2 grand int enough then he ses its ok to leave her on the steriods untill march and then we will have 4 grand for op

Will the insurance agree with the waiting? As it would mean them paying more it wouldnt surprise me if they dispute it.

blackcat · « **Reply #82 on:** September 16, 2007, 22:31:10 PM »

and you also need to factor in other costs, like the petrol and wear and tear on your car when you are doing a price comparison

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #81 on:** September 16, 2007, 22:19:40 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 16, 2007, 21:44:15 PM

i have a number for a place nearer but my vet ses its expensive but ill ring anyway
he is also looking into it for me

It may be that you are better off going somewhere that's a bit more expensive but provides a better quality care and has a better attitude towards owners than the place Mango had her tests.

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #80 on:** September 16, 2007, 22:16:34 PM »

I suppose you've looked into the vet college route? Maybe they might think she's a good teaching case and do it cheaper?

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #79 on:** September 16, 2007, 21:44:15 PM »

thanks gill but they didnt tell me the name of the operation she needs , they just said making her nostrils bigger , there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with her bones she just needs her nostrils making bigger

they are going to ring me this wk ti see what the surgen has said and i can find out then

i have a number for a place nearer but my vet ses its expensive but ill ring anyway
he is also looking into it for me
but did say that is 2 grand int enough then he ses its ok to leave her on the steriods untill march and then we will have 4 grand for op

she has had to go back to the vets today

she has eye infection in both eyes which im a bit mad about cause in the 2 yrs i have had her she has never had a eye infection , shes on cream for it so hopefully it will clear up soon

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #78 on:** September 15, 2007, 21:49:17 PM »

Ok you have been to Newmarket and I think you live Barnsley way..........whats the name of the operation that she needs?

Our ace googler is ready and waiting to surf the net for you , if you will just give us the info

Some can find stuff out there that mere mortals cant, and surely anything will help if we could find it

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #77 on:** September 15, 2007, 15:11:07 PM »

Aww poor Mango, cheesy blobs on the menu meomy me thinks, so happy she home now

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #76 on:** September 15, 2007, 13:18:55 PM »

lynn i am also angry that they madepoor mango travel this far and that there was no surgeon , we would have to go back down to see him then make appoint for the surgery and that means 18 hours and my dad wont let ian have any more time off

i am also

off cause mango has come home in a right state . her eyes where all messed up they had not even bothered to clean them while she was there and they know that cause she has breathing probs her eyes run more cause she asked me

i have cleaned her up . fed her and she has got inside the cat tree and is snoring away poor thing

i am taking the girls swimming so she can have some piece , although she is used to a active house

i thnk the rest will do her good and then later before work ill takle her coat . i didnt expect them to groom her in 2 days andshe int knotty she just looks bedraggled with half the fur missing off her legs and shes licked herself wet through . but i did expect them to bath her eyes thats not too much to ask is it

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #75 on:** September 15, 2007, 11:53:15 AM »

I would also be reluctant to take poor mango on 9 hour round trips just for a consultation aswell, sorry the place where she has just been should have thought about this for a start and had you go in initially when that surgeon was gonna be around

I dont know what this operation entails but i would be hazzarding a guess that it is soft tissue surgery only, albeit very delicate. I am struggling to see why an earth 2k would not cover the op

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #74 on:** September 15, 2007, 10:34:27 AM »

Hi CC

Hope you managed to get some sleep, hope all is well today, do you get Mango home today xx

Hippykitty · « **Reply #73 on:** September 15, 2007, 10:24:00 AM »

CC please tell us your location and the name of the op so that we can get googling for you.

Sabrina (Auferstehen) · « **Reply #72 on:** September 15, 2007, 08:04:18 AM »

Hey CC,

Hope you're able to find somewhere closer, I'm in Leeds but only know three vets ;(

I know a specialist in the US but that's no help, we almost took Little Girl their when her liver was going. Didn't have the help of insurance on her and ended up taking out a £1,000 loan and runing up the credit cards so I know the feeling when it comes to money, you do everything you can but you still have to eat.

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #71 on:** September 15, 2007, 02:37:05 AM »

we have been to the animal health trust in newmarket - i think they train as well but its a massive place and mango went to small animal studies and the feline unit
i cant understand why a place like that doesnt have surgens it seems mad

they are going to ring with a price to go back for cosultation next wk

i have spoke to my vet and explained i would like to go somewere nearer as tomorrow ian is picking her up and it is nearly a 9 hour round trip
he said he will give me a cople of numbers but for 2 grand he doesnt think we will get it done anywere

im not giving up hope and am going to have a good ring round
i have no intention of travelling abroad its bad enough taking her and leaving her in newmarket

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #70 on:** September 14, 2007, 21:25:57 PM »

Am glad you have got an answer, just a shame there was so much hassle attached to it. Fingers crossed you can find someone to do the surgery at a good price, and not too far for you all to travel, and that it helps lots.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #69 on:** September 14, 2007, 21:20:47 PM »

Quote from: lynn on September 14, 2007, 21:17:20 PM

Re the referral, personally i'd be trying to get her into a university to do it and not dealing with these places that have the surgeons coming in once per week Im my mind a proper referall practice is one where the vet works there all the time.

I agree - and the one I linked to has specialists working there full time. It's also a postgraduate training centre. Obviously it might not work out or be the right place but I would definitely look into it

blackcat · « **Reply #68 on:** September 14, 2007, 21:20:20 PM »

Quote from: lynn on September 14, 2007, 21:17:20 PM

As regards the laser and pet passport, personally i wouldnt transport a cat abroad to have a surgery anyway.

specially when it is a breathing prob as the flight will/may cause more difficulties.

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #67 on:** September 14, 2007, 21:17:20 PM »

great news sasha (well sort of, you know what i mean)

Re the referral, personally i'd be trying to get her into a university to do it and not dealing with these places that have the surgeons coming in once per week

Im my mind a proper referall practice is one where the vet works there all the time.

As regards the laser and pet passport, personally i wouldnt transport a cat abroad to have a surgery anyway.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #66 on:** September 14, 2007, 20:00:02 PM »

Just thought of something................do you have copies of the test results and repoert from the specialist? If not demand them as for £500 you should have copies.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #65 on:** September 14, 2007, 19:58:17 PM »

That's great news that it only came to £500. Lets hope that having the op will help her.

As to recommendations for specialists. I use these people. They have a branch in Manchester and a branch in Yorkshire.

http://www.amcreferrals.com/0-intro.html

Obviously I can't recommend the individual specialists as I've had no contact with them, and I don't know whether they'd even do the op (or whether they'd want to redo all the tests again!!). I don't know how competitively priced they are either.

I use the Mcr practice obviously, they do general practice too which is carried out by a series of interns. One of the owners used to see me when I first went but they've developed the referral side of things since then so I always see the interns unless it's an emergency (when Magpie died the practice owner - Pip Boydell - came out to see him and was very nice to me the next day when I took his body back for cremation).

They opened a branch in Yorkshire a few years ago so it might be worth looking into.

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #64 on:** September 14, 2007, 19:57:15 PM »

Where do you live ?

The hospital that Issey went to was excellent

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #63 on:** September 14, 2007, 19:53:39 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 14, 2007, 06:53:50 AM

iit is a massive posh place and they speek very posh and that was intimidating

Who pays the piper calls the tune. Never be intimidated if you are the customer - well, never be intimidated anyway, but especially not if you are the one who is paying for something.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #62 on:** September 14, 2007, 19:48:09 PM »

I am very pleased that they havent spent all the money and that what you thought was the problem is, so now its finding somewhere to get the op done.

Where did you take her to see the specialist and whats the op called?

I am sure the united forces on Purrs can suck the internet dry if we have the info

Hope she is relaxed when you get her back and her breathing is not too bad.

Dont worry how peeps speak, posh accents dont mean a thing and they can be cultivated

lucy · « **Reply #61 on:** September 14, 2007, 19:35:53 PM »

I do hope you can get it sorted - what a horrible time you are having!

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #60 on:** September 14, 2007, 17:55:07 PM »

thankyou all i know your all on mi puta but i do feel your friends and always help when its needed

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #59 on:** September 14, 2007, 17:53:35 PM »

i have reserched the op a little while ago and know that the laser would be better as there isnt as much bleeding but i have asked around and i think they only do this in america
i have to shop around now and try to get it at the right cost

i cant wait till shes home . the specialist said everyone loves her she is so placid and only struggles to breath when they are examining her and stressing her out , iv told them to let her rest or she will have a attack ( she struggles to get air in and out and when she panics she gets in a little state like a asthma attack ) they did confirm she hasnt got asthma or owt like that

i want her home

luna slept on my shoulder all night , im working in the bar tonight till 3am so she will be wating for me when i get in , mi eyes are still puffy , ian took me to meadowhall and tret me to some mac makeup

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #58 on:** September 14, 2007, 17:04:56 PM »

Well done for being assertive, hope Mango can have the op ASAP and that she gets a new lease of life

Mark · « **Reply #57 on:** September 14, 2007, 16:58:03 PM »

Quote from: Team Svartalfheims on September 14, 2007, 16:46:20 PM

Quote from: Mark on September 14, 2007, 16:43:48 PM
All you need is a pet passport.

That would take months though Mark. They have to have a rabies vacciantion, a month later have a blood test to confirm that the vaccination has worked and if it has then they have to wait for 6 months after the date of the blood test before they can enter the UK.

Thats a shame

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #56 on:** September 14, 2007, 16:51:36 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 14, 2007, 16:38:46 PM

they have spent only 500 plus vat so we have a little over 2 grand for the op

Thats good hopefully you will have enough for mangos op

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 14, 2007, 16:38:46 PM

i was right when i said nobody knows a cat like its owner

As they say mother knows best, glad you are having a better day

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #55 on:** September 14, 2007, 16:47:50 PM »

That's brilliant news Sasha that there isn't anything wrong except her nostrils (I know that's still a big thing but at least it can be helped with surgery and there's nothing really nasty going on with her)

Bet you can't wait to get her back home

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