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re: Is there a bigger scam than veterinarians?
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:26 pm to tigger42day
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:26 pm to tigger42day
I don't want a miracle. If an emergency happens, she's going to that permanent sleep.
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Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:31 pm to LeonPhelps
Like I've never heard that line before 
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:39 pm to zeebo
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Well they have to study their arse off for decades, and the opportunity cost of a college and post graduate degree is a few hundred thousand dollars, vet school and college aren't cheap, insurance taxes, payroll taxes, legal, accounting expenses, utilities, rent, staff, phones, copy machines, equipment etc. I am surprised their fees are as reasonable as they are .
+1000 I'd also like to add how they have to compete with online companies (which they can't) when it comes to selling otc medications. OP should really be punched for posting this.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:41 pm to Pocket Kingz
Clearly a fair number of people agree with me. Nothing said in this thread has changed my opinion one bit.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:44 pm to LeonPhelps
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They take advantage of your affection for your pets to gouge the frick out of you. I only take my dog to the vet now when I have to kennel her and she needs vaccines. I only get the bare minimum vaccines required by the kennel.
The biggest scare is that heart worm garbage. I've had my dog for over 13 years. She has taken heart worm prevention for a total of maybe 2 years and never once had it, but the vet tries to scare me half to death that my dog will get heart worms tomorrow without it.
You're an idiot. Heartworms is fatal in both dogs and cats. It's possibly treatable in dogs but it is extremely expensive. And in a state well known for mosquitos which carry it.
You think they are trying to get money out of if you? The same practice that avgs 45-60k for a private practice vet.
Maybe they don't want to see an animal suffer because of your cheap and selfish arse.
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:45 pm to LeonPhelps
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emergency happens, she's going to that permanent sleep.
I hope one day your kids have the same reaction about you.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:48 pm to LeonPhelps
I'll have an opinion on this tomorrow when I go pick my dog up.
He quoted me about $115 worth of stuff for keeping her overnight and doing the stitches and staples to sew her back up.
If the bill is significantly higher I'll post the excuses for overfilling.
He quoted me about $115 worth of stuff for keeping her overnight and doing the stitches and staples to sew her back up.
If the bill is significantly higher I'll post the excuses for overfilling.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:50 pm to LeonPhelps
I'm nominating you for the no-fly list btw.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 10:58 pm to tigger42day
Just got home from this career-building experience. 11 year-old female Lab in the final stages of heart worm disease. Also has a female tract infection that should've already killed her. Same kind of care ol' Leon recommends but they "don't care what it costs, they just want her well again," meaning, of course, they don't care what it costs because they aren't going to pay it anyway. No emergency clinic here so left wife, kids and friends to go see this sudden emergency that probably began many months ago.
Scam, my arse.
Scam, my arse.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:00 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Vet here. As you already know, heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes. A heartworm positive dog in the area is bitten by a mosquito and bites a dog not on prevention. Your dog was fortunate to not get heartworms for years, especially in the South where most mosquitoes are prominent. There's always a risk for not having the dog on preventatives. There are certainly a lot of cheaper heartworm preventatives out there, whether it's a shot, topical preventative, or pill. Most common cases I see out here in Louisiana are heartworm positive dogs. Rather than spend a fortune for a full treatment to rid of the heartworms, why not place on a preventative? If not, you're not only looking at heart issues, but potentially high blood pressure, vomiting blood, urinating blood, and risk for kidney disease if developing heartworms.
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:03 pm to Make It Rayne
But.. That's like, $10/mo! Should I be expected to spend that crazy amount of money on an animal that looks to me as its protector and leader???
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:04 pm to Make It Rayne
Make It Rayne for president.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:04 pm to Make It Rayne
He seems like the type to not pay for the preventative, have an animal that gets heartworms, and then request you euthanize the animal because he doesn't want to pay for treatment.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:10 pm to More beer please
He can call it a "scam" or what not. I just call it common sense. OP needs to not own animals if he's not going to pay for them. I'd eat peanut butter for months so that I'd be able to save money to treat my animals.
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Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:16 pm to Make It Rayne
If they made decent money it might be a scam. But they dont. My wife managed a vet clinic and is in vet school. I have seen the inventory list and prices before markup.
OP has no idea what he is talking about
OP has no idea what he is talking about
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:17 pm to More beer please
If my dog gets heart worms, I already decided to put her down.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:18 pm to LeonPhelps
Then you are a terrible human being.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:19 pm to LeonPhelps
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If my dog gets heart worms, I already decided to put her down.
Who's your vet? I'd love to be able to tell them that if your dog doesn't have heart worms to find a new home for it. You shouldn't own a dog.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:20 pm to LeonPhelps
Veterinarians are almost as big a scam as pediatricians
Posted on 3/23/16 at 11:26 pm to AbitaFan08
Again, I've cared for my dog for over 13 years. She is as spry as when I first got her. She sits by my feet as I work all day. My dog is perfectly well taken care of. But if she gets a painful disease at nearly age 14, then it's just her time. You people are ridiculous. You do realize your dog is not a human being, correct?
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