Tuesday
Feb052008
Priceless My Ass
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 9:51AM | Mr Lady - One hamster: $6.95 on sale for Santa
- One awesome hamster cage: $39.95
- One replacement hamster after the first one met with an untimely doom: $12.95
- One night in Hamster ER to treat hamster shock; cause unknown: $57.75
- Saving my son from the agony of two hamster losses in one month: $FIFTY SEVEN MOTHERFUCKING DOLLARS AND SEVENTY FIVE MOTHERFUCKING CENTS.
Reader Comments (44)
Ouch.
Hamster shock? What kind of a diagnosis is that? And they let vets call themselves "Dr.". Sheesh.
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Is that diagnosis from Web MD?
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It's cheaper than a bad dog, it's not fun--but, it's reasonable comparative speaking.
Hamster shock sounds awful. I know nothing about hamsters, gerbils or the like. Keep us posted and good luck with whatever is going on with the hamster. How is your boy holding up?
Our lab puppy was checked out and about a year or so later after we bought her, she had to have leg surgery. Right around $1500, if I remember correctly. Turns out THIS is inherited and one or both of her parents had to have the same thing. The vet told us that they couldn't have known this initially when she was a 8-12 week old puppy.
The risk is high that someday, the other leg will need surgery. She's a runt to begin with and we have to watch her weight cause the heavier she is, the greater the risk of spending another $1500 on the other leg.
Cotton is 5 or 6 years old now and doing well. I love animals, but it's always something and usually costly.
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What happened to him?
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I am sorry... for laughing. Perhaps, one day, it will be lauging with you?
Hamster shock? How can you tell a hamster is in shock? LOL, please do tell.
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My curiosity piqued, I of course had to google "hamster shock"...
You'll be pleased to know that your blog is 8th on the list!
Poor little Hammy, poor 1 of 3, and poor Mr. Lady's pocketbook.
Ouchie! Worth it if your little guy is happy though!
what we do for the kids!
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Yikes. Pet rock time.
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Or possibly Chia pet.
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ok--I am cracking up. As a child, my luck was the opposite. My two hamsters became 20 hampsters far too quickly. The aquarium looked like a scene from Deliverance until my mom turned them loose into the wild.
I cringe when I have to bring one of my animals to the vet. I don
I feel your pain. I've actually spent far more on my hamster, which was my class pet when I taught. We didn't have kids then, and you can imagine how annoyed my husband was when I shelled out some serious coin for an animal that wasn't actually "ours".
I also read recently that a medium-sized dog that lives for 11 years costs $16,400. I have two 11-year old LARGE breed dogs, and they've had a combined total of four emergency surgeries in addition to regular vet and food bills.
No wonder we're broke.
You took a hamster to the vet? I may be going to hell for this? But if one of my pets resemble a rodent? Totally NOT going to spend money on it. The dogs have to be in cardiac arrest before I take them (kidding..maybe..) ;)
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Ok so PETA doesn't swarm in on the comments. I do love my furbabies and they do go to the vet for checkups etc.. (luckily they have been healthy thus far). I even take them to get their hair done and their nails did, 'kay?
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Is hamster shock reversible? Or do you need a third hamster now?
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do you think maybe the pets are a bad idea...while your aura gives off the reek of death to pets, apparently?
maybe a nice paper mache cow? or a pet rock would work better?
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Oh, dear.
That sucks.
I bought a chinchilla for my boyfriend and the first one went into shock and died within a day. Luckily the store replaced him.
I have heard that it happens with hamsters, too.
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I like zoeyjane's idea of a paper mache cow or pet rock! :) Seriously? Our neighbor's hamster died of that. It's better than mama-mice-always-some-of-
their-babies death, though, which afflicted the pet mice we had growing up. YUK.
I'm sorry for your wallet. And for your son. Perhaps you could get him a plant. Like an aloe. I have one I haven't watered in four years that still isn't dead.
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Crap. I left out the word "eat." Stupid hyphens. Sorry. Anyway, mama mice DO in fact eat many of their newborns. Gross.
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Ugh, hamsters. Yuck. Good luck with that.
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Is hamster shock reversible?
Well, if the doctor can get his hand in there to pull the hamster out, I would certainly think so. I hear the duct tape makes it easier to grip.
Thank you, thank you.
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hi-freakin-larious.
hamster shock? kinda like sticker shock from seeing the bill?
i TOTALLY vote for chia pets next time!
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I'm sorry that I laughed a little. I remember having my first hamster. His name was fluffy (subsequent hamster names: Muffy (I shit you not), Duffy, Buffy and when I was a young adult - Bailey). Anyway, Fluffy got really sick and I loved that hamster with all of my seven year old heart, so my mom took him to the vet. I have no idea how much she spent but he came home with a pneumonia diagnoses and some drops. Fluffy didn't make it. Enter Duffy.
I once paid an extraordinarily large amount of money to give my dog chemotherapy. Big waste of time. Of course, that dog belonged to me and not my children so it's a bit different than your situation.
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Highway robbery, man. Next time, just let the thing die. Builds character. Your son will have hair on his chest in no time.
No, that's just wrong. You did the right thing. ;o)
Sucks that the right thing costs so damn much!
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Okay you totally rock for taking the hamster to the vet in the first place! I don't think I would do that. Now just having said that, I'm going upstairs right now to check on our furry rodent and hope she is happily running amok in her wheel. Because I don't know if my daughter could handle hamster shock or hamster death at this particular moment in her over dramatized six year old life.
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that sucks. but...seriously...you did the right thing...50 something bucks to keep your son happy...priceless!!
xo
So did they give the hamster a stiff drink or break out the smelling salts, or what?
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holy cow! I can't believe they see hamsters!
You're awesome. I just would've let it die and maybe replaced it in the middle of the night....
Was wondering why my feed was seriously empty with your usual wit...must fix that and the blogroll, and I'll still give you the bling, you have to come get it though :)
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that is unreal. how can they charge so much? it is only a hamster?!?! i'm quite proud of your momminess to take the hamster to the vet... I may not have done that. (feeling shame) you a good mom!
hugs, Jenn
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Shiteous.
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Would you be worried if your doctor bill had "CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!!" written on the bottom? Luckily hamsters can't read. Or pay.
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Oh. My. Heck. See, that right there will crown you Mother of the Mother Fucking Year. Ain't no way in HELL I'd be shelling out money for a rodent. LOL Mother of the Mother Fucking Year!
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We took our kids beta fish in to the vet when it was looking unwell....INSANE!
As a kid I went through gerbils and hamsters...I am so glad we just have the cats and the dog.
We spent a measly $3000 on one cat
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Sorry, but I thought that was absolutely f'in priceless! LMAO.
Big ouchie on the wallet though.
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There's a hamster ER? Are you shitting me?
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My youngest son, 18 yrs old, just informed us that his girlfriend is giving him a hamster for Valentine Day. This is the child who has never been successful at taking care of himself, much less another living organism. I am envisioning a withered corpse of a rodent in his room soon.
Namaste.
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[...] on Mr. Lady’s blog she wrote about her kids getting a hamster.
I hear that pet rocks live for a very, VERY long time and it only costs 5c to replace googly eyes.
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The answer is fish, plain and simple... and always get fish that are uniformly coloured and average in size.
Guppies are bad because their patterns are recognizable... common goldfish are good because they aren't fancy, they're cheap and you can get them at any pet shop.
If you really want to be safe, keep a second fish hidden away at all times and swap them out occasionally so that even the most attentive kid will get used to the fact that his/her fish doesn't always look the same, and that significant variation from day - to - day is normal :)
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Awwww.
Priceless.
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