This story reminds me of a stand-up comedian’s routine about his hamster that got sick, and his wife took it to the vet, racking up a $180 vet bill. “To cure that hamster, it cost 8 hamsters.”
Heh. I have a painted turtle story that cost me $300 to get him repaired.
I’ll never forget the little wire rack the vet fashioned out of wire for a antibiotic drip, it needed. It was funny to see the contraption.