Re: not a fortune but still
"Had a chat with a vet who told me he was always getting asked to look at peoples' dogs when he was at the pub or whenever. Same thing, different amount of fur."
Vets have also other issues in the sense everyone finding a wounded animal would bring them to them, and of course not paying ... I know it is an issue for my cats' vet, to the point she's put a notice about it !