The Veterinary Industrial Complex
My Big Dog Nigel became seriously ill recently and in the end and after more than 15 days of not eating and many vet visits to two different vets, multiple medications and innumerable tests (all incon...
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winnietrey wrote:
Yep, you nailed it Rockhill. To quote Oscar Wilde (people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing)
What that means to me is, when you find a good vet, chiro, md, dentist, mechanic, who ever. who gives you great service, but maybe charges a bit more, spend the little extra money. Send in your friends. Keep the guy in business. To much price shopping, not enough thought on value for money spent
I think you're using the wrong words "a bit more." No one minds spending "a bit more" for a vet they like, a good vet. The ones we're talking about charge a lot more! Sometimes almost double the price of another local Vet/Animal Hosp. We're talking about those pushing these "packages" someone else mentioned, pushing yearly vaccines, demanding blood work ($25+) for dogs on anti-heartworm meds year round, on and on.
No one would mind "a bit more." My vet's prices almost doubled on most things and more than doubled on others in only 5 years! This is why unless it's an emergency while we're here in TN for the summer we will not go there anymore.
Also, the vet in FL has been practicing for many years. The cats are examined in front of us, not whisked off to the backroom. The vets we get to see here in TN are recent graduates and we don't get to see the same one all the time. The turnover is large, even at the desk. Why pay top dollar for newbies? Top dollar because the owner is deeply in debt? I wish him luck with his business adventures but we're retired and can no longer afford his prices.
