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re: Putting Dog Down: Vet Gouging Me?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:50 pm to JudgeHolden
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:50 pm to JudgeHolden
Judge tell me if this is unreasonable
Vet sees your dog for a physical exam (no labs, no testing) if he agrees with you then the dog is put down. Let’s say his basic physical exam fee is $50-$100
Now let’s say he disagrees with you and says there may still be a way to treat the dog and gives you the option to persue other testing. Then you have the choice to pay for said testing
Would you be ok with that?
If the dog is in the condition you claim it’s highly unlikely he would go to the labwork testing route
Vet sees your dog for a physical exam (no labs, no testing) if he agrees with you then the dog is put down. Let’s say his basic physical exam fee is $50-$100
Now let’s say he disagrees with you and says there may still be a way to treat the dog and gives you the option to persue other testing. Then you have the choice to pay for said testing
Would you be ok with that?
If the dog is in the condition you claim it’s highly unlikely he would go to the labwork testing route
This post was edited on 12/26/17 at 6:51 pm
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Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:50 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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Why on earth would you use a .22. I've shot a raccoon point blank in the head and watched it struggle to death.
I have too, but it was because my 10 year old blew it's jaw off instead of putting it in the brain.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:50 pm to JudgeHolden
So you’re upset about a policy?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:51 pm to LarryCLE
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Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a veterinary license to purchase euthanasia solution.
So old, paralyzed, blind and anxious isn’t enough?
What exactly do you want to test?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:53 pm to More beer please
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So you’re upset about a policy?
What policy? Maybe that the dog has to be examined but where does it say anything more than that has to be done?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:54 pm to JudgeHolden
It may be enough for some vets, but doesn’t seem to be for your current one. I just think you should get over it and find a new vet.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:54 pm to WaWaWeeWa
That’s reasonable. If a vet wants to build in exam time into the fee, of course that’s fair. But to do a full blown physical on a 15 year old shepherd whose whole family agrees she’s reached the end and doesn’t want to watch suffer? That’s bullshite.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:54 pm to WaWaWeeWa
He just said that the blood work was a policy by the vet
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:54 pm to LarryCLE
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a new vet.
I did.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:55 pm to JudgeHolden
Did you kill your pet yet?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:56 pm to JudgeHolden
In that case, I’m happy for your old vet.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:56 pm to More beer please
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He just said that the blood work was a policy by the vet
To be clear, this vet won’t put a dog down until he does a FULL ANNUAL PHYSICAL WITH TESTS.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:57 pm to More beer please
Ok. By the vet. The vet can make any “policy” he wants because nothing is regulated.
Why would there be a blanket policy that an exam requires blood work?
If the dog comes in paralyzed, blind, body riddled with cancer that is metastatic on x-ray do you think it’s necessary to draw a CBC?
Why would there be a blanket policy that an exam requires blood work?
If the dog comes in paralyzed, blind, body riddled with cancer that is metastatic on x-ray do you think it’s necessary to draw a CBC?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:57 pm to JudgeHolden
Just call the police.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:58 pm to JudgeHolden
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But the vet won’t do it without charging another $200 examine a dog who is without doubt at the end of her life.
Bull fricking shite. No vet charges $200 for an exam.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 6:58 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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Why on earth would you use a .22
Who the hell would use that?
Posted on 12/26/17 at 7:02 pm to tilco
This one does.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 7:29 pm to JudgeHolden
Has this vet examined this dog for these issues in the past? You said this vet “knows” the dog, what does that mean? This boils down to about three possible things, the vet doesn’t know shite about this dog, the vet doesn’t really want to put down animals and prices accordingly, or lastly the vet thinks you’re a raging a-hole and is pricing accordingly. Seriously guy, unless you’re trolling, stop posting about it and either pay or find another vet.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 8:01 pm to MikeAV8s
Damn y’all are all so salty. I’m in the medical profession so I typically understand issues like this and some medical expenses that don’t make sense are necessary.
In this situation I just don’t understand how an initial upfront exam cost of $200 is necessary for an established patient.
I don’t understand why the vet can’t see the dog and charge a basic exam fee. If he is comfortable with putting the dog down from there fine. If he feels like he needs to order labwork and tests then discuss that with the owner and why it would be necessary.
In this situation I just don’t understand how an initial upfront exam cost of $200 is necessary for an established patient.
I don’t understand why the vet can’t see the dog and charge a basic exam fee. If he is comfortable with putting the dog down from there fine. If he feels like he needs to order labwork and tests then discuss that with the owner and why it would be necessary.
Posted on 12/26/17 at 8:10 pm to WaWaWeeWa
I mean is there an epidemic of people trying to pay to kill healthy dogs?
That’s the only situation where I could see a blanket policy for labwork and tests
That’s the only situation where I could see a blanket policy for labwork and tests
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