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alikiWhen Pumpkin showed up at our house on Halloween, he was malnourished, dirty, and mewing. I gave him a bowl of dry cat food, which he hungrily ate, then I kicked him out of the house. He waited on our front porch. He was there the following day, so I pulled the ticks off his body, wiped the mud out of his fur, and cleaned out his dirty mite-infested ears.
Based on his size (6 lbs.) and small lime-size testicles, we figured he was about 8 or 9 months old. When I took him to our vet, the vet said he was much older; based on his teeth, he was closer to 18 months old! I asked about the small size of his testicles, since by 18 months, they have fully descended, and the vet shrugged and said to schedule him to be neutered a.s.a.p. Price quoted me $250.
We waited 2 months (since Halloween basically) and nobody has called looking for him, so we figure we're now stuck with him and we should go ahead and get him fixed. I called the SPCA and they would charge only $55, so I made an appointment with them. Guess what I found out?
Pumpkin doesn't HAVE anything to neuter! Apparently he's already been neutered and the sacs are empty and shrinking already. The vet was going to screw me out of $250, claim they did the deed, and send me on my merry way! Can you believe that!?!?
(Post-note: When I told the story to a few people, they asked if we donated to the SPCA anyway. We did-- $55 well spent!!)
Based on his size (6 lbs.) and small lime-size testicles, we figured he was about 8 or 9 months old. When I took him to our vet, the vet said he was much older; based on his teeth, he was closer to 18 months old! I asked about the small size of his testicles, since by 18 months, they have fully descended, and the vet shrugged and said to schedule him to be neutered a.s.a.p. Price quoted me $250.
We waited 2 months (since Halloween basically) and nobody has called looking for him, so we figure we're now stuck with him and we should go ahead and get him fixed. I called the SPCA and they would charge only $55, so I made an appointment with them. Guess what I found out?
Pumpkin doesn't HAVE anything to neuter! Apparently he's already been neutered and the sacs are empty and shrinking already. The vet was going to screw me out of $250, claim they did the deed, and send me on my merry way! Can you believe that!?!?
(Post-note: When I told the story to a few people, they asked if we donated to the SPCA anyway. We did-- $55 well spent!!)
