03-27-2015, 02:18 AM
bik wrote:
If it's a chain, RUN!
Lots of the local vets around me got bought out by VCA Animal Hospitals, a chain of about 600 locations now.
I went through a stretch where I couldn't go to the vet without spending at least $400.
"Regular check up? $400 please!"
"Your dog has diarrhea? $600 please."
The doctors remain very nice and caring, but there is an obvious big-business backdrop now, with profits playing too big of a role in the way they treat their clients.
I've now found another independent vet. Not as close, but worth the trip for the straight talk and fair prices.
ouch. that is more expensive than humans