Choosing The Right Veterinary Clinic For Your Pet
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- Pet owners need to understand what’s going on in the veterinary medicine profession so they can choose wisely, and protect their wallets.
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This is also one of the reasons good vets are retiring. They do care for your pet and do not like being told how to doctor by some corporation. Currently, especially for large animals, there is a shortage of veterinarians. Future veterinarians are either going into small animal practice or deciding on a different career all together. I recently found out that the practice that my grandfather used to use for his cattle, no longer saw large animals and had been bought by a corporate veterinary company.
Lol. Who do you think is selling to corporate? All these older veterinarians that “really care” are the ones selling their clinic and legacy for millions of dollars and leaving future veterinarians to have to deal with corporations.
Clark - this is why my husband and I started ShotVet - to help w the crazy costs for routine pet shots. No office fee or exam fee tack ons. Just cost of shots and tests administered by state licensed veterinarians w savings passed on to pet parents. No private equity.
Clark, you are right. At three different vets this year, (we have 5 pets with different needs so we vet in multiple places) we've been upsold so much that i'm tired of going to the vet. It seemed like newer vets are being trained in top down sales to the point you lose track of what's actually going to help for the issue you came to see them for. I researched it and found there are vets now who work the equivalent of 100% commission. This should not be the case when it comes to medical care for a living being! It's also really sad to see vet practices we've trusted for years go down this road.
This info is spot on for the corporate owned clinics that are "strongly encouraged" by corporate to get em in and get em out of the exam room. It is a daily numbers game that has been burning out Vets over the past few years which is one reason those Vets are quiting Vet medicine, retiring or trying to go to independently owned practices. This all started in CA, I believe, when VCA called on Vets to sell their practice to them, As for Vets, some who did sell out actually liked the fact they could practice Veterinary medicine and not have to deal with hiring, firing of staff or the daily administrative duties. At that time, they too were encouraged to "get em in get em out" of the exam room but had a little more control over the medical part of their practice. Currently, the cost of Vet care, like other expenses has skyrocketed and some loving owners have been forced to give up their pets as they could no longer afford Vet care.
I have heard VCA owned clinics are the problem.
I will look into this. I brought my cat in to one of the nearest vets to me in December for a skin condition. She was licking the fur off of her back. I didn’t see anything wrong with her skin. Oh, and she hadn’t had a rabies shot since 2016 (she’s indoor only). Anyway, after some blood work, shot, looking at her skin, giving me prednisone to be dispensed with syringes, and given some samples of food to switch her to, the bill was well over $600. That’s not including buying a 5# bag of the food online for over $60!! She puked up the food…just couldn’t hold it down…it smelled like chocolate.
She could have gone without the shot, I switched her food to something other than the fish, her skin cleared up without the prednisone, and almost $700 given to them for…what exactly? 🤨🤔🐾
I had a similar experience a couple of years ago when a young vet took over the practice of my long-time vet. After $500 of tests, I found on the internet while in the waiting room the answer to my cat's problem. A simple change of kibble resolved kitty's regurgitation. The new vet obviously had more training in tests than in real life practice. She lost my future business and also that of my family and friends
My grandson was on track in animal science to go to vet school. After an in service day his sophomore year to hear about the different avenues open to a vet degree ( and especially the costs), he has switched to vet tech. Vet tech is 2 yrs vs 4, the expense is much less than half, and you don’t have to pay a fortune to start ( or buy ) a practice. And vet school is much harder to get into than med school ( less vet schools).
Insurance is extremely high, people are ( have been) outrage to pay for a vet visit, and very quick to sue if their pet does not survive.
There is a very high rate of vet suicides, Almost 6-in-10 veterinarians have sought professional help relating to mental health.
Mostly do to losing an animal or badgering pet owners.
Not a great situation for someone who just loves animals and wants to help them.
Also notice how much the human medical industry has changed.
Those are the same people coming to “human” healthcare offices displaying the same behaviors. It can be exhausting for healthcare professionals to provide quality care.😢
We are in a town of over 72,000 people, yet we have only one Vet Clinic that has after care/emergency care. I called them one time during an emergency after hours, and low and behold, I was told no Vet was available and we were advised to drive 60 miles to a specialized Vet Hospital. Also, our current and only dog is prone to anal gland issues, so he needs to get them expressed at least monthly at the most, and they charge us at his Vet Clinic $64.00 for an anal gland express and toe nail clip. I called another Vet's office who has a groomer and she can do our dog, just as the one we were taking our dog, for $27.00. We have some Vet Clinics that have been bought out by a big corporation, but most are private owned. Doesn't matter, all are expensive as can be! Honestly, no wonder the shelters are full. So many cannot afford a pet, vet care and expensive everything. Sad.
If we are talking about routing flea control or seasonal pils for our family cats .We normally buy everything in Eastern Europe while there on vacation (Poland ,Czech Republic or Ukraine before the war) no prescription needed ,2-5 times less expensive then US .Same about any human medicine needs and services . Dental root canal in Atlanta $3K in Poland $100 )
Yes, build a relationship with a family owned vet practice. Don't sign up for the memberships with the big corporate chains. It is a rip off. Same thing with your dental care.
When did the pet industry become a money grab industry? I remember being able to pop into an Agway feed store as a kid no appointment the clerk could administer 3 shots and it cost $15. Same 3 shots now $300. I feel like pet responsible ownership is being segregated. It's a shame. So many pets need homes.
This is not true for every vet I know. We are not encouraged to "run up" your bill. We are doing our best to practice the best medicine because God forbid we miss something and get sued. Owners who come after us when the outcome isn't desired - whether it's a bad review, internet bashing, board complaint etc is what has created this. Corporate consolidators have raised prices but no one has ever asked me to run up someone's bill. Go to vet school where your tuition is more than the average starter home and then maybe your opinion would count.
If you are in a normal vet practice you have no idea what's going on. 6 months ago I was quoted $2000 and $6,000 at 2 emergency vet clinics for 2 pages of tests they wanted to run. I was shamed and yelled at by the staff. I held firm and after receiving IV fluids and antibiotics, 6 months later my cat is fine.
the problem usually isnt the vet, I was clear to the vet no nuder until at least a year. She gave me the whole testie cancer and marking speech. She was ok with not doing it but the office kept sending messages on nudering him. I probably will not be going back after i get his heartworm meds and find a new one. I tend to think the vets are not happy with the business side of things. My sister is a PT and forced to go into the business side running her clinic and hated it thus quit.
@@BrianK-zz4fkI think you are right about the vets. It’s the corporate owned clinics who are the problem and I think that’s his point, although it didn’t come out as clear.
A Vet I used to go to which had multiple locations in different cities was bought out by Aspen Dental! Seen it first hand, Sad!
Aspen Dental? Wow.😮 I’m checking out all my local vets to see what’s going on.
Our vet tries to get us to pay for a 1 yr rabies shot instead of the 3 year shot which does not cost much more. Anything to increase sales. People I know who are childless, seem more willing and even happy to pay high prices, have the doggy day care "bus" pick their pet up, etc. etc. As a person who has had a pet for most of my life, I will not every replace the one I have now with this insanity. I have humans that depend on me and need my money more.
Getting 3 year shot may seem okay, but it’s to much for dogs and they don’t tell u this.
If you are getting rabie shots, I would only do one year, ur just pushing more chemicals into your dog.
It’s not just the corporate vets doing it. Now the small practitioners have jumped on the bandwagon. Your dog’s teeth need whitening…