01/01/2026
Renegade update: $30 raised, her expected bill is going to be over $2500. Vet prices are just insane and boy am I a frustrated person tonight. I called Mission Med Vet to let them know that I had a dog that was attacked by 2 dogs and has several puncture wounds. They say ok, we'll be ready. I get there, they load her onto the stretcher and take her to the back. Then comes the waiting game. It's absolutely crazy. 5:30 on NYE and the place is packed. The vet comes to give me the update/estimate/etc and guess what? They don't have any way to do sedations/surgeries at this location tonight.
Full stop. You'd think they'd have told me that on the phone? Or before she was painfully manhandled onto that stretcher? No, they want to have dogs come in for triage and stabilization so they don't tell you ahead of time. What the hell kind of thing is that? I need to transfer her to their Overland Park location, but first they want to do fluids and 'stabilize her' for the additional 20 minute drive...that wouldn't have been needed had they told me on the phone that I needed to go there first!
The vet said it will take an hour for the fluids and antibiotics and then I can take her to overland park. They'd be right back with the estimate/etc.
They are swamped...so I'm patient. They have given her pain meds, I'm waiting. 2.5 hours later I'm still waiting and I'm not patient anymore. She's not even getting treatment...she's just stuck in limbo. Is she still bleeding? Have they done any kind of treatment for her?
No. Just the fluids...and oops they didn't do the antibiotics yet so now I need to wait another 30 minutes.
I wait another hour. Still no Renegade. They say oh we are getting her ready to go now, the sister clinic knows you are coming and you'll be able to just drop her off. They'll have the stretcher waiting and help get her inside.
Nope. I get to Overland Park and they have no clue I'm coming. No idea. They want me to go sit in a room for 3-4 more hours to get an estimate/etc. Macallan is on seizure meds and I need to be sure he gets those pills! Crystal was on backup in case I couldn't make it, but I was so worried that he might not take the pill for her.
I explained I HAD to be home for the pills. I had already waited and was told that the system was shared and the info would be there...why do I have to wait for another estimate? Finally I get them to print off the estimate. Somehow the price went up. Even though I paid the $300 for the treatment that was done at the other clinic and was supposed to be included in the estimate mission quoted me.
Ugh. Just Frustrated. I didn't want x-rays done until she was sedated. Those legs are super painful, I don't want them pulled/pushed around while she's awake when she's going to be sedated for the would cleaning anyway. They did the x-rays without even talking to me at the next clinic. Not a word from them and they did the x-rays...while she was awake.
They still haven't started treatment on her. I get it, more critical cases come in. She's being hospitalized overnight, and they'll call with any updates.
Renegade was our feral pup from KCPP. Most ferals will shut down, but Renegade was one of those willing to bite to scare you away. It took time, but we did become good friends. That little girl loves me and Donna and we both love her too. She needs to be ok.
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