What Grinds Your Gears? :) - Page 21

Peanut · 05-06-2012, 04:04 PM

Right now the vet grinds my f*cking gears. $1,300 for an "emergency" spay for my cat. GREAT!

*Candy Kappa* · 05-06-2012, 04:09 PM

did the vet use diamond studded tools?

holy crap that's a huge bill

*Zany Orange Dude* · 05-06-2012, 04:22 PM

When you take an online test and the moment you click submit, your computer loses internet connection forcing you to fill everything out once again.

愛 · 05-06-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Right now the vet grinds my f*cking gears. $1,300 for an "emergency" spay for my cat. GREAT!

Man, that sucks, bro. Insane amount of money. But if it were my cat, I'd do it.

*Hannah* · 05-06-2012, 04:29 PM

My cat ate something she wasn't supposed to a few months ago and it ended up blocking her colon so we had to get her emergency surgery when we finally spent the $$$ to get an xray (after a few vet visits & bloodwork.) **** cost $1,200 at the vet we went with- first place was more like $1,800.

Ugh.

*Katie* · 05-06-2012, 05:26 PM

you guys should get pet insurance. I dunno why anyone wouldn't have that. For like $35 a month I pay nothing out of pocket for anything my dog has to have done. And she has funky middle aged dog stuff going on like thyroid malfunction and a sluggish liver. I have to have mri's and blood work and exploratory surgery.....that $35 per month paid for itself the first major visit

*Hannah* · 05-06-2012, 05:31 PM

My parents thankfully paid for my cat's surgery. (Even with my boyfriend's help I would not have been able to pay for it.) They have 3 other pets and can not afford to pay for insurance for them all.

*The Stryker* · 05-06-2012, 07:22 PM

This is why I ate my dogs.

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Originally Posted by Peanut

People who change to a large degree as a result of a relationship, sometimes becoming something they actively disliked in the process. Basically, weak-willed b*tches who have their entire being bent to the will of the person they're in a relationship with.

That's the absolute worst. Had that happen to me fairly recently.

*Mr.Turtle* · 05-06-2012, 07:49 PM

i just gotta add this to my wut grinds ur gear list and that is i really hate when ppl ask me wuts up!

**Jester** · 05-06-2012, 07:50 PM

Wuts up, Mr. Turtle!

*The Stryker* · 05-06-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Turtle

i just gotta add this to my wut grinds ur gear list and that is i really hate when ppl ask me wuts up!

........Why?

*Mr.Turtle* · 05-06-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Wuts up, Mr. Turtle!

...your dick

*Cure* · 05-06-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Turtle

...your dick

What does that even MEAN?!

**Jester** · 05-06-2012, 08:46 PM

I think it's an erection "joke"... Either that or he meant to call me one.

*Mr.Turtle* · 05-06-2012, 08:48 PM

was one of my frnd's joke. the other day when we hooked up together, one of my frnd said wuts up dude long time no seen and he said my dick

Grimlock · 05-06-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I think it's an erection "joke"... Either that or he meant to call me one.

Either way, that's F'ing hilarious.

**Jester** · 05-06-2012, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimlock

Either way, that's F'ing hilarious.

If you're 12...I think he's 12.

Grimlock · 05-06-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

If you're 12...I think he's 12.

I meant all the posts after his. Not his actual post.

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Originally Posted by Mr.Turtle

was one of my frnd's joke. the other day when we hooked up together, one of my frnd said wuts up dude long time no seen and he said my dick

Yeah, you're obviously a little kid and you really shouldn't even be allowed to come onto this forum and talk. You are just making an ass out of yourself.

Peanut · 05-06-2012, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 愛

Man, that sucks, bro. Insane amount of money. But if it were my cat, I'd do it.

Yeah, I had no choice. She's only 2 and I refused to let anything happen to her.

It wouldn't have hurt so much if I hadn't just spent $1,200 on a new couch set, then another $800 on various new living room items. When I found out the vet bill today I wondered why the hell I even try to save money anymore.

Archon_Turtle · 05-06-2012, 11:21 PM

I've found my local vet likes to up sell a lot. So I take their recommendations with a grain of salt sometimes. For instance, a while back one of my dalmatians got a hold of about a pound of raisins. Now, while raisins cause renal failure in dogs, a pound is probably not going to do a whole lot to a 100lb dog. We went ahead and had his stomach pumped anyway. Fine.

But then the vet said "well, we'd like to keep Max here in the hospital for 3 days on fluids and observe him...You know...just in case". Which would have made this vet visit something like a $5000 endeavor rather than a $200 endeavor.

I was like, "I live a block away. Give me back my dog, and I'll bring him back if something crazy happens."

The assholes gave me a really hard time about it, feeding me lines like "well you don't know what is best for your dog, you really should leave him with us."

They finally gave him back to me when I told them I was going to call the cops if they didn't give me my dog back.

Needless to say, Max was fine, and we found a new vet.

Not saying this was the case with any of your stories. Just wanted to tell my story to raise awareness. These people can be worse than car salesmen.

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Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	My cat ate something she wasn't supposed to a few months ago and it ended up blocking her colon so we had to get her emergency surgery when we finally spent the $$$ to get an xray (after a few vet visits & bloodwork.) **** cost $1,200 at the vet we went with- first place was more like $1,800. Ugh. __________________

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Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	My parents thankfully paid for my cat's surgery. (Even with my boyfriend's help I would not have been able to pay for it.) They have 3 other pets and can not afford to pay for insurance for them all. __________________

05-06-2012, 04:04 PM	#401
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Right now the vet grinds my f*cking gears. $1,300 for an "emergency" spay for my cat. GREAT!

05-06-2012, 07:49 PM	#409
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05-06-2012, 08:46 PM	#414
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I think it's an erection "joke"... Either that or he meant to call me one. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-06-2012, 08:48 PM	#415
Mr.Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North America Posts: 1,652	was one of my frnd's joke. the other day when we hooked up together, one of my frnd said wuts up dude long time no seen and he said my dick __________________

05-06-2012, 11:21 PM	#420
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	I've found my local vet likes to up sell a lot. So I take their recommendations with a grain of salt sometimes. For instance, a while back one of my dalmatians got a hold of about a pound of raisins. Now, while raisins cause renal failure in dogs, a pound is probably not going to do a whole lot to a 100lb dog. We went ahead and had his stomach pumped anyway. Fine. But then the vet said "well, we'd like to keep Max here in the hospital for 3 days on fluids and observe him...You know...just in case". Which would have made this vet visit something like a $5000 endeavor rather than a $200 endeavor. I was like, "I live a block away. Give me back my dog, and I'll bring him back if something crazy happens." The assholes gave me a really hard time about it, feeding me lines like "well you don't know what is best for your dog, you really should leave him with us." They finally gave him back to me when I told them I was going to call the cops if they didn't give me my dog back. Needless to say, Max was fine, and we found a new vet. Not saying this was the case with any of your stories. Just wanted to tell my story to raise awareness. These people can be worse than car salesmen.