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I am really struggling to come to terms with losing my beloved Rocky, maybe because it all happened so quickly and unexpectedly, I don't know, but I am finding it really difficult adjusting to a very quiet house without him.......

But I am also starting to feel angry!!!!!!! Baring teeth

Why??????

I thought that by having pets insured, meant that if, or when any unexpected treatment was needed, then the insurance would take away all the worry and stress of having to find money for vets fees, so that you could concentrate on getting your furry little family member all fixed and well again.

How wrong I was!!!!!!!!

On our first visit to the vet on Tuesday, after Rocky had the first seizure, I had to pay £80 as soon as the consultation was over. This was a bit steep, as I'm skinter than skint, but I had my car tax money, so I used that. (So could only put 6 months tax on instead of my planned 12, but hey-ho, as long as my dog was ok, I could live with that.)

Anyway, as the night wore on, and Rocky was becoming more seriously ill, at midnight, I had to call the emergency vet and ask if I could take Rocky over.

The first thing the vet said to me, was that there is a £130 call out fee, plus administration fees and charges for any medication/treatment that may be needed, and that I had to pay this on my visit!!!!!!

I was already past myself with worry over my seriously ill dog, and I just got a whole lot worse, as I said I didn't have that kind of money available, and all I want is for someone to take care of my dog!!!!

So the next thing the vet asked, was if Rocky had insurance, to which I replied, yes he does.

I was only allowed to take Rocky over as long as I took my insurance policy and my latest bank statement to prove that I am making regular payments on this policy, and I had to take ID, then the vet would just make a direct claim on the policy, but I still had to pay the £60 excess there and then!!!!

So in my distressed state, I had to find all these documents before I could get my dog the care that he needed!!!!!!! Angry

I thought that vets were supposed to have a love of animals and want to take care of them!!!???!!!!!

To make things worse, when I was called over to my vet on Wednesday morning, after my vet explained how ill Rocky was, she said that the emergency vet had told her that I had problems with finances, and this may have an affect on the treatment that she was able to give Rocky, as they didn't do direct claims, and I had to pay all fees up front for any treatment received!!!!

Unfortunately, Rocky became so ill that the scans that she was planning wouldnt have helped anyway..........

After I signed the consent form for her to put Rocky to sleep, before I could go in to be with him, she asked me about the cremation etc, and said that she couldn't authorise this until all bills were paid in full, and as I was in too much of a state then, she would send the invoice out to me in a day or two!!!!

I got the bill on Saturday, and the outstanding fees were £137....

So after a bit of juggling with my bills, and robbing Peter to pay Paul, I managed to get £150 into the bank to settle the bill as soon as I could so that I could bring Rocky's ashes home.

Yesterday, after work, I went straight over to settle the bill, and I took an insurance claim form, to try and get some of the fees back, only to be told that I will be charged another £24 admin fee for the vet to fill out the section detailing all treatment and medications!!!!!!!

Then after paying more than I expected to have to pay, I asked about his cremation, and was told that it was an outside company that will collect his body on Thursday, and return his ashes the following Thursday, and they will bill me separately!!!!

WTF?????

Nobody told me that I needed yet more money!!! I was lead to believe that it was all included in the final bill!!!!!

So now I have to find another £100 to pay the Pet Crematorium!!!

I am still in shock at losing Rocky, now I have all the added worry of not having enough money to pay bills, and Im stressing about christmas being around the corner!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, all the bo**ocks of being told that insuring your pets take away the worry of vets fees is a load of old bullsh*t!!!!!!!

And so much for vets "caring" about animals, all they care about is getting as much money as they can from you when you are distressed!!!!!!!!

If ever I came to a point of being able to get another dog, I would have to seriously take into account finances, as I have learned the hard way that insurance is not necessarily a guarantee of peace of mind!!!!!!!!

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September 30

Broken hearted...

A couple of months ago, my dog, Rocky had a massive seizure. He had never had one before, and it was quite scary to see.

I took him to the vet and, after a thorough check, the vet said he seemed fine, and that we should just keep an eye on him, as she didn't want to start investigating in case it triggered off something else.

Anyway, he was absolutely on top form, no adverse affects or repeat seizures.

Yesterday morning, I get a phonecall at work from Jordan, saying that Rocky is having a seizure and Sophie was panicking as she didn't know what to do.

Luckily, I was able to leave work straight away, and get home in 8 minutes.

Rocky was looking a bit dazed and confused when I got home, so I rang the vet and took him straight over.

He got the once-over again, and the vet was happy that he seemed to have recovered. She said that it could be any one of a hundred different things that has caused it, so we should just keep an eye on him, and go back if there were any more episodes. The vet also prescribed some Diazepam rectal tubes, that I could administer to Rocky, should he have another fit.

He was very restless and pacing loads, and I knew that something was still not right, and, sure enough, about 445pm, he had another seizure!

I couldn't manage to get any of the meds in, but he came round, and was pacing more and acting really wierd. I rang the vet, and she said to moniter him through the night, and go back in the morning to start blood tests etc...

8pm, he went into yet another fit, this time I managed to get some meds in, and when he came round, his behaviour was more erratic and it took him longer to settle.

As soon as he was settled enough to go to sleep, he went into yet another fit!!!

And, again, his behaviour afterwards was quite distressing to watch.

I rang the emergency vet for some advice at 10pm, and he said that it was "normal" behaviour after a fit, but if I was worried, then to ring back.

Then from 11pm, the fits were becoming more frequent, his behaviour was more distressing, and he was that dazed and confused that he didn't know where he was, and he wasn't responding to me. He was also very unsteady and banging into walls, doors and furniture.

By midnight, the fits were constant, and he was just going straight into fit after fit and I was beside myself, as the Diazepam wasn't having any effect on him at all.

So I rang the emergency vet and arranged to take Rocky over.

I got there at 1am, and he was just crying and really agitated, so the vet admitted him and said he will sedate him, to try and settle him through the night.

I rang back at 7am, and was told that Rocky was still having seizures as the sedation was wearing off. The vet was going to transfer him, by ambulance, over to my vet at 9am, so that tests could be carried out.

I rang at 10am, and was asked to go in, so that the vet could speak to me. Instantly I broke down, thinking that my dog was gone.

When I got there, the vet called me in, and explained that Rocky didn't seem to be responding to medication, and that when he was coming round from sedation, he was really distressed and just kept going into yet more fits.

She didn't really know what was causing it, as they couldn't carry out any tests as he was too agitated . She said she wanted to try different meds through the day, and that I should go back at 530 to re-assess the situation, and that I should pepare myself for the fact that he may not recover!!!!!

I got a phonecall at 420pm, fron the vet, asking me to go at 5 instead. My heart sank, as I knew it would be bad news.

I got there, and the vet called me in.

She said that she couldn't believe just how quickly Rocky had deteriorated in 24 hours!

Rocky was not responding to any of the medication that she had tried, and even if he went for a MRI scan, there was no guarantee that this would be conclusive or help in any way, and the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep. Sad

I was gutted, even though I sort of already knew that this would have to happen.

I signed the consent form, and I went into the treatment room, so that I could be with him as he went.

I'm not sure if he recognised me or not, and he was still whimpering which broke my heart, but I just smothered him in kisses and held him as the vet gave him the injection.....within seconds, his heart stopped and he slipped away.

He was finally at peace. He must have been absolutely exhausted, as he had been having seizures for the past 24 hours, and there was no way that I could have let it carry on.

I stayed with him for about 10 mins, and I arranged with the vet to have him cremated separately, so that I could bring his ashes home, where he belongs.

We are all devastated, Dan especially, as he is not here.

But I keep reminding them, that he is now at peace, and thats what we should keep thinking.

I can't bring myself to move his bed or his water and food bowl, yet, maybe tomorrow........

RIP Rocky, xxx

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September 20

21st Birthday Memories

Today is my step-son, Arron's 21st birthday.

Unfortunately, Arron died a month before his 16th birthday, back in 2004. He had epilepsy, and he had a massive seizure during the night and hit his head. It was a massive shock to us, as he had just visited us the day before, saying how excited he was about his 16th birthday, and, then, to be told the next morning that he was gone!!!!!!