You're in a panic! - Your much loved pet has been in an accident and requires immediate surgery. You don't care what it costs.... or do you?

There's not much difference between emergency medical care for humans and that for pets... except for the cost.

While Medicare ensures people don't have to pay for treatment...there's no similar safety net for pets...

To help explain why some things cost so much we turned to Specialist Surgeon Dr Sarah Goldsmid from the Animal Referral Hospital in Sydney for some answers.