re: Have Vets always been a rip off?

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someone is triggered. I was bitching because I have 2 vets tell me it’s not necessary it’s just an easy way for vets to make additional money.

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One of them is your dad's friend who is "well respected" and runs blood tests too.

If the business owner and vet decides it isn’t optional then it’s your prerogative to take you pet elsewhere. Most vets have a standard of care they aren’t willing to compromise whether you agree or not.

Not a single person goes into that industry to make money. Very few make enough money to justify all the schooling and being in an industry with the highest suicide rate.

$500 for a neutering isn't bad. Would you rather your dog live after the simple procedure or possibly die of an infection from a cheaply done job without blood tests?

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Not a single person goes into that industry to make money. Very few make enough money to justify all the schooling and being in an industry with the highest suicide rate.

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I always laugh at people who think vets are rolling in money. It’s super hard work for not a ton of financial payoff.

Equine surgeons at huge clinics that see a lot of racing injuries,those can make a ton. Your everyday vet? They do it because they love it.

As you of all people well know. Say hi to your vet for me

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Yeah the equine and specialized vets can make a living but you gotta be in the right areas.

Now you want to know where people make money in the pet industry right now? Boarding and daycare.

One thing you clearly are not aware of is that vets standard of care varies based on location. Meaning a vet in a metropolitan area has to practice a higher level of medicine than one in a rural area.
Example.... country vet skips pre op lab work, dog had a liver shunt that would have been obvious w labs, dog dies under anesthesia. If pre op labs are not routinely offered in the geographical area that this occurs then that vet is not guilty of malpractice- just bad luck for the pup.
If a city vet skips the pre op labs where all of the local competition requires them then that vet can be sued for malpractice.
Standard of care in vet med is assessed on a sliding scale based on how most vets in the area practice.
Your city vet could probably get by with signed papers saying he won’t be found negligent if something happens but doesn’t entertain this idea because he is ok to just lose you as a client.

And yes vet school costs over $200k and most “city vets” likely have around a half mil worth of equipment
Country vets have far less
I would also bet the country vet doesn’t not place an IV catheter(one of the most important steps in anesthesia safety), probably doesn’t intubate, and probably uses poor pain control.
But if none of that matters to you drive to the country or find a really cheap city vet- I promise they’re out there
If you don’t care about what you eat, eat McDonald’s, but don’t go to Ruth’s Chris and complain about the price

I think they are actually just hurting for business. There is a damn vet on every corner.

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They are doctors who treat patients who can't explain what hurts. Should they work for minimum wage?

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And generally aren't covered by insurance. They're probably cheap in reality.

This thread is dumb.

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Professional services are more expensive in a big city than they are in the country? Who knew?

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that still doesn't take away that it is a scam. Why are the city vets wanting to run lab tests when op just wants their pets dick/puss cut off? That is the scam part, the unnecessary bullshite that is, quote mode, needed, end quote mode.