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Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:22 pm to JudgeHolden
I retract what I said previously, I didn’t understand. I agree with you, $200 exam by itself is highway robbery. Not to mention this vet is already familiar with the dog. This vet sounds like a piece of shite. I would like to see someone try to defend him in this situation. Primary Care doctors get less when you go in for your yearly exam.
Your problem is a shitty vet. Don’t make a bad decision and try to shoot your dog, just find a better vet.
Your problem is a shitty vet. Don’t make a bad decision and try to shoot your dog, just find a better vet.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:28 pm to JudgeHolden
I would imagine the vet wants to ensure that putting the dog down is truly the best option. I would guess there are ethical and potentially liability reasons for this.
I would think if you were visiting with this vet, and they knew what was going on, this would not be necessary.
A number of years ago, our dog was in real bad shape. I had moved out of town for a while and left the dog with a sibling, who did not take proper care of it. He got heartworms real bad. After I was back in town, I brought him to the vet a number of times as he was getting worse. Finally, the vet, on a Friday, told me look, take him home for the weekend, love him and play with him as he was able, and bring him back Monday morning and we will put him down.
Dog had a pretty high energy level on Saturday. Sunday he was tired. Monday morning, he couldn't even walk, I picked him up, carried him out the door, and my buddy died in my arms in the driveway.
I would think if you were visiting with this vet, and they knew what was going on, this would not be necessary.
A number of years ago, our dog was in real bad shape. I had moved out of town for a while and left the dog with a sibling, who did not take proper care of it. He got heartworms real bad. After I was back in town, I brought him to the vet a number of times as he was getting worse. Finally, the vet, on a Friday, told me look, take him home for the weekend, love him and play with him as he was able, and bring him back Monday morning and we will put him down.
Dog had a pretty high energy level on Saturday. Sunday he was tired. Monday morning, he couldn't even walk, I picked him up, carried him out the door, and my buddy died in my arms in the driveway.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:32 pm to JudgeHolden
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That’s my decision. And if they are doing it for their own moral conscious, they should do it for free.
But you are asking the vet to put the dog down, right? So it kinda is their decision.
You of course have the ability to seek another vet.
Buddy of mine's wife is a vet, the one I use. She's told me stories that will make you sick. People wanting to put dogs down because they have fleas, or because they bark too much, or because they get incontinent, etc. Not saying this is the case here, but certainly a vet has the professional ability to determine what the best course of action is. You can choose any course you want, but that doesn't mean the vet has to go along with it.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:44 pm to Rouge
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Rouge
Do you even read, brah?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:46 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Buddy of mine's wife is a vet, the one I use. She's told me stories that will make you sick. People wanting to put dogs down because they have fleas, or because they bark too much, or because they get incontinent, etc. Not saying this is the case here, but certainly a vet has the professional ability to determine what the best course of action is. You can choose any course you want, but that doesn't mean the vet has to go along with it.
$200 for a physical exam? This isn’t Beverly Hills. That’s more than it cost to see a specialist for your healthcare, and I’m talking about even if you don’t have insurance. I thought we were talking about $50.
This vet is an a-hole
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:47 pm to LSUFanHouston
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vet has the professional ability to determine what the best course of action is.
Sure. The vet can look at the dog, talk to me, and make the call.
Here is what the vet shouldn’t do: Hold me up for a full annual physical as a condition of putting my blind, paralyzed, 15 year old dog down.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:49 pm to fr33manator
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nd that’s precisely why their master should be the one to lead them into the clearing.
Which I’ve done before. But my sons want to be there. So I’ll choose the vet.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:53 pm to JudgeHolden
I just don’t see why the exam isn’t included in the price to put the dog down.
In medicine if we perform an exam and decide the patient needs a procedure that day we can get paid for the exam or the procedure, not both
I think you have a legitimate complaint OP. $200 for an exam is insane if you still have to pay to have the dog put down.
In medicine if we perform an exam and decide the patient needs a procedure that day we can get paid for the exam or the procedure, not both
I think you have a legitimate complaint OP. $200 for an exam is insane if you still have to pay to have the dog put down.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:53 pm to JudgeHolden
Client telling the doctor what to do and to ignore their moral obligation, classic. Yeah don’t worry about losing your DVM, just kill my animal because I tell you too. And do it for free.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:54 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Don’t compare human medicine and pricing to vet med. It’s not the same
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:58 pm to More beer please
So you think $200 to do a physical exam on a dog is reasonable?
I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t even be an issue if he would have been quoted a decent price like $50 for an exam
I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t even be an issue if he would have been quoted a decent price like $50 for an exam
Posted on 12/26/17 at 3:59 pm to JudgeHolden
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Here is what the vet shouldn’t do: Hold me up for a full annual physical as a condition of putting my blind, paralyzed, 15 year old dog down.
I am guessing the vet feels that being blind, trouble walking, and 15 years is NOT a good enough reason to put down a dog... so he/she wants to find some actual medical reason... blood issue, etc.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:00 pm to More beer please
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Don’t compare human medicine and pricing to vet med. It’s not the same
Please elaborate. Why would veterinary medicine cost more than human medicine?
By the way, look up the average price for a physical exam for a dog... $45-50
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:01 pm to WaWaWeeWa
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So you think $200 to do a physical exam on a dog is reasonable?
Every year, my dogs get an annual exam, check them out, blood work, tests, etc... and it's around $250. That includes probably $30-$50 in shots... so taking that out you are still looking at $200-$220.
Maybe my vet is a bit expensive... but I would be super suspect of any place that would do a full exam including blood and testing for $50.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:04 pm to LSUFanHouston
Yea exam + blood work + testing might be $200
But for a baseline exam before any blood work or tests for $200? That’s silly.
But for a baseline exam before any blood work or tests for $200? That’s silly.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:10 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Why? Because very few pet owners have insurance. No one realizes or see what’s human medical costs are without insurance. Vet med uses the same equipment, procedures, and techniques.
$200 to put a dog down is standard. The $50 just for an exam is right. But that doesn’t include blood work or anything else. Which most vets would do based on this situation. That runs $100 depending on if they have to send it off or if they can do it in house. Those are charges humans don’t normally see or pay for bc insurance covers it on regular visits.
And if some shite owner doesn’t sign off to take the dog home, or cremation then the vet is stuck keeping it in the freezer indefinitely. They aren’t legally allowed to just get rid of it.
$200 to put a dog down is standard. The $50 just for an exam is right. But that doesn’t include blood work or anything else. Which most vets would do based on this situation. That runs $100 depending on if they have to send it off or if they can do it in house. Those are charges humans don’t normally see or pay for bc insurance covers it on regular visits.
And if some shite owner doesn’t sign off to take the dog home, or cremation then the vet is stuck keeping it in the freezer indefinitely. They aren’t legally allowed to just get rid of it.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:15 pm to More beer please
He said the exam is $200. That’s not including the cost to put the dog down.
I’m asking you again, do you think it’s reasonable to charge $200 to perform a physical exam on a dog? Without labs or tests. What costs are involved in that that I don’t understand. And i am very well aware of the costs for medical visits for patients without medical insurance
I’m asking you again, do you think it’s reasonable to charge $200 to perform a physical exam on a dog? Without labs or tests. What costs are involved in that that I don’t understand. And i am very well aware of the costs for medical visits for patients without medical insurance
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Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:16 pm to More beer please
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Client telling the doctor what to do and to ignore their moral obligation, classic. Yeah don’t worry about losing your DVM, just kill my animal because I tell you too. And do it for free.
Not what I said, Dick-For-Brains. Or I should say Dr. DFB, DVM.
I’ll gladly pay you to put my dog down. You don’t have to do a FULL ANNUAL PHYSICAL exam to tell if it’s time.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 4:19 pm to LSUFanHouston
Why would you do blood work on a dog you are about to put down?
I always pay professionals what they charge. They earn it. But don’t fricking gouge me on clearly unnecessary tests.
I always pay professionals what they charge. They earn it. But don’t fricking gouge me on clearly unnecessary tests.
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