The cat-centric conversation now moves through pet insurance to the way animal care trumps what is on offer for people,
Because it’s a free market, obviously, not a state controlled bureaucracy. But if a writer for the Observer actually said that, rather than noting it in passing, they’d be abjured at lesat, if not fired.
This is something that I often bring up whenever there is a discussion about the NHS. The fact that my cats have better healthcare than I do.
And if you opt for it, no one dare criticise you for paying for it…
“Liz Truss, for whom he has particular contempt, he has yet to send up: “The most astonishing thing is there has never been any apology or awareness of what she did and how it is going to cause so much hardship for years to come.” But he does not neglect to mention the consequences of her time in office in the new novel. Malcolm Kyle protests: “I spend 60-odd % of my salary in rent. I turn the heating on for an hour in the evenings – two at weekends.””
That’s Liz Truss who is one of the most openly pro-building MPs and wanted to get fracking started. But this is her fault.
@Stonyground – “my cats have better healthcare than I do.|
Really? What if they need a treatment which is very expensive? For most pets there is a limit beyond which the result is that no treatment is given beyond euthanasia once the symptoms get to bad.
@ Charles
The same applies to expensive treatment for humans on the NHS.
…except that’s not called euthanasia but a care pathway.
@Charles
The comment is a little tongue in cheek, however there is a lot that the vet, and my private dentist, do better than my local surgery. They answer the phone straight away. Appointments can be booked for the same day and usually within the hour if required. The whole process of visiting for treatment is efficient and mostly punctual with no endless waiting around. Of course you have to crack out the plastic card at the end of proceedings but we have various insurance plans so that we can claim some or all of the money back.