Florentine_Pogen Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Don't become a hedge fund manager. Don't go mining for cryptocurrency. Don't become a saturation diver with undersea welding skills. Become an owner of a veterinary practice. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/06/vet-who-really-profits-from-poorly-pets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Tbf, idiots who will happily traipse after an animal, picking up it's shite and then walking about it with it their pocket are absolutely ripe for scamming. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Eta: I genuinely searched "the dog has to die Alan Partridge" to find that. In my head it was from AP rather than RM. Edited April 6 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) The vet we'd been using changed hands without us initially realising, it was only when I queried a sudden jump in follow-up appointment prices that we noticed (follow-up appointments had previously been free of charge but became £40 - £60) They'd also removed a 10% workplace related discount that we had in place. We still use them because we really rate one particular vet but we certainly use them less often and follow-up appointments are totally oot the windy - the robbing c'nts. Edited April 7 by Ned Nederlander 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Greedy robbing scum. IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottsdad Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I knew a guy that shagged animals. I said, "That's disgusting. How low can you go? "Hamsters," he replied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 17 hours ago, philpy said: One of my favourite LoG characters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 23 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Don't become a hedge fund manager. Don't go mining for cryptocurrency. Don't become a saturation diver with undersea welding skills. Become an owner of a veterinary practice. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/06/vet-who-really-profits-from-poorly-pets Of the big six players listed, at least three were negligible a decade ago. Private Equity buy and build businesses have consolidated what must be at least 2000 practices between them in that time. It might be that there's something to the efficient markets theory and that oligopolists are exploiting market power to act anti-competitively. There might also be a generation shift between vocational community based vets and their kids who want to cash in the cow fiddling business in boring-on-the-wold to be able to buy a house. Apart from livestock and working animals, this is essentially discretionary luxury spend though. That's why it's been so attractive to investors. It's much easier to squeeze money out of pet owners than out of local councils or the NHS dental budget. Incidentally care homes (councils) and Dentists have also been massively consolidated by private equity. The price you'd get for selling one is lower than a vet for that exact reason. So supply and quality are hit, compared to proper public provision. All of this should provide a pretty good indication of how increasing market access to the NHS will go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 06/04/2024 at 11:39, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: Tbf, idiots who will happily traipse after an animal, picking up it's shite and then walking about it with it their pocket are absolutely ripe for scamming. I own dogs and know a lot of people who do. None of them walk about with shite in their pockets. That would be fucking weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 £900 to look after a rabbit overnight? No wonder its not well if they're feeding it wonga. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 41 minutes ago, Joe Terrapin said: I own dogs and know a lot of people who do. None of them walk about with shite in their pockets. That would be fucking weird. So you just carry the bag of shite? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: So you just carry the bag of shite? No, I balance it on my head like a trainee supermodel. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I don't think trainee supermodels do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: So you just carry the bag of shite? Naw. Most seem to bag it up and just launch it into the undergrowth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 My missus asked me to take out cat to the vet after she noticed he was not putting pressure on one of his paws for a period. Took him to the vet, where the wee b*****d suddenly decided he was as right as rain once he got out the carrier. Vet told me he was overweight and charged me £50. I was fuming with the fat f**k... and the fat cat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 14 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: £900 to look after a rabbit overnight? No wonder its not well if they're feeding it wonga. I could look after it and have it ready for proper use in 75-90mins, Will only charge you £45.00, do you want it back with boiled or roast potatoes and veg? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 09/04/2024 at 03:02, Ludo*1 said: My missus asked me to take out cat to the vet after she noticed he was not putting pressure on one of his paws for a period. Took him to the vet, where the wee b*****d suddenly decided he was as right as rain once he got out the carrier. Vet told me he was overweight and charged me £50. I was fuming with the fat f**k... and the fat cat. Same here - one of our cats limped home like it had just been hit by a car, we phoned the vets in a panic and were rushed through a busy waiting room like a scene from casualty Cat emerged from the carry case like it was wondering what all the fuss was about - no sign of a feckin limp I don't remember if we were charged for that visit but I'm sure we would with these new c'nto owners. As an aside - our dog is insured but our cats aren't, not entirely sure why we did/didn't! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Can't help but think that folk are in for a huge surprise when private healthcare becomes the norm in the UK! You'll also really enjoy the bill for getting a solicitor to make a phone call/get their secretary to print out a letter template and stick it in the post. On 09/04/2024 at 03:02, Ludo*1 said: My missus asked me to take out cat to the vet after she noticed he was not putting pressure on one of his paws for a period. Took him to the vet, where the wee b*****d suddenly decided he was as right as rain once he got out the carrier. Vet told me he was overweight and charged me £50. I was fuming with the fat f**k... and the fat cat. Aye, we had a cat who was great for this - performative limping for attention. As soon as it got cuddled/fed/was ignored for more than a few minutes, the limp disappeared. I've got one the now who will wander about with one eye closed, only to be absolutely fine as soon as you pick her up. Manipulative b*****ds, the lot of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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