Need avian veterinarian in Arizona. Pet insurance for birds?
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:30 am
Anyone can suggest a reasonable priced avian vet in Arizona? Phoenix area? I live in Tempe.
Also any of you guys have insurance for your birds?
I`m not sure current one we visit is reasonably priced. Initial visit + x-ray + fixing broken leg with band and meds to go home was $300. She also said she will charge us $45 for next visit after a week when we go for control and she needs to charge us for 2nd xray $146 to see if leg is fixed or not? I mean don`t get me wrong i`ll do anything to get my bird fixed and stop his suffering but i`m getting pissed for these charges.
Healthcare costs and insurance prices are already atrocious and ridiculous for humans here in USA but obviously for pets too. I`m originally from Europe and we have universal healthcare and i never paid more than $5 for antibiotics, never paid more than $10 for doctor visit, max $25 for a x-ray or $100 for a mri. My worst bill was $200 after a microsurgery of my finger which required a surgery room, one night at the hospital room lots of meds dr and nurse visits. Oh i also have kidney stones. Every 3-4 years one little stone needs to be broken with ultrasound at least 2 dr visits and an er visit if i`m caught in between the check ups and my insurance doesn`t cover that anymore. Still i pay around $1200-$1500 which includes x-ray, ultrasound check, breaking operation in ultrasoundwave bed, meds and tests. I did a research for same things here in USA and it costs around $15k! without insurance and $4k with insurance. Seriously....
Also any of you guys have insurance for your birds?
I`m not sure current one we visit is reasonably priced. Initial visit + x-ray + fixing broken leg with band and meds to go home was $300. She also said she will charge us $45 for next visit after a week when we go for control and she needs to charge us for 2nd xray $146 to see if leg is fixed or not? I mean don`t get me wrong i`ll do anything to get my bird fixed and stop his suffering but i`m getting pissed for these charges.
Healthcare costs and insurance prices are already atrocious and ridiculous for humans here in USA but obviously for pets too. I`m originally from Europe and we have universal healthcare and i never paid more than $5 for antibiotics, never paid more than $10 for doctor visit, max $25 for a x-ray or $100 for a mri. My worst bill was $200 after a microsurgery of my finger which required a surgery room, one night at the hospital room lots of meds dr and nurse visits. Oh i also have kidney stones. Every 3-4 years one little stone needs to be broken with ultrasound at least 2 dr visits and an er visit if i`m caught in between the check ups and my insurance doesn`t cover that anymore. Still i pay around $1200-$1500 which includes x-ray, ultrasound check, breaking operation in ultrasoundwave bed, meds and tests. I did a research for same things here in USA and it costs around $15k! without insurance and $4k with insurance. Seriously....