[quote name='The Successful Dropout']it cost you $1300, it cost the vet $5....i hate vets...taking advantage of pet owner's love for their pet[/QUOTE]
It costs vets a lot more than $5 to operate on an animal. I hat it when people expect vets to do everything for their animal for cheap because they are supposed to love animals. I don't know how many people get upset when my wife turns them away from the clinic she works at when they tell her they have no money. Medical attention for animals is not cheap. They are basically using a lot of the same practices and materials as people doctors, so they aren't trying to rip you off. At the same time, vet school is also not cheap and vets actually don't make salaries as everyone thinks they do. For the amount of schooling (more than an actual people doctor) and money it takes them to be a vet, you can bet they all love animals very much. Sorry for the rant, but it angers me when people think vets should be cheaper when the costs for all the materials, schooling, medicine, and facilities are actually quite high. Plus most people don't have pet insurance in the first place, so it's actually quite a deal when compared to what medical costs are for humans without insurance.
And she actually gave you free advice, SD. She just asked me last night if I had heard how your cat was doing.
Anyways, I think you should name the cat "Torso". Four more cats and you can have a complete Voltron.