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How many of you get annual bloodwork done on your dogs?
Why or why not?
Why or why not?
All vets are businesspeople. They have to be or they won't stay in business very long. The #1 priority of any good businessperson is to maximize profits.I find it very irritating that people assume that every vet has a higher priority of their pocketbook than the care of their patients.
No. They are not *all* that way. Do not assume that every one of them is. I intern at a non-profit hospital, and trust me, those doctors are not there to make money.All vets are businesspeople. They have to be or they won't stay in business very long. The #1 priority of any good businessperson is to maximize profits.
I am not saying in the slightest that poor people should not own an animal! Im a starving college student and I would have to say that all my extra money goes to my dogs and cats lol! And I can see spending a little extra once a year to have bloodwork done.I have been a vet tech for almost 30 years (retired from it now) and I realize vets have to make a living. Yet there are a lot of people who cannot pay past a certain amount for their pet when they come in to the office because they just have a limited budget they can spend and bloodwork is not an absolute necessity. When we were first married we had to put a cat to sleep because we had $100 to our name and no credit cards then. We had just enough money to do a feleuk test and the euthanasia. It didn't mean we cared any less about the cat, we were just poor.
I just paid $78.35 here for the bloodwork on my boy prior to having him neutered. I have actually found a vet that calls me at home personally when I have a sick animal and when one passed away recently she called me at home to see how I was doing the next day. So when the time came to neuter the pup instead of paying the $100 at the rescue group where I got him, I chose to pay the full price at her clinic complete with the laser scalpel and IV fluids. Sometimes it's worth the money to have a relationship with your veterinarian. I just paid a fortune this spring at the state vet school trying to save two dogs (that I"m still paying off) so the $78 bloodwork seems like a bargain now. Honestly though, if I didn't have a gold card, I would have been the person telling the vets to stop the treatment and don't do any extra bloodwork. I'll be paying for it for a year but they are worth it to me and our circumstances allow for it. Other people don't have that luxury.
I can't fault anyone who just does the basics on the animal unless I know their circumstances. If the animal is happy, healthy, and obviously well loved, then that is what matters most. Poor people need animals too.
If they drive up in a Ferrari and the dog wears a Coach collar, then I will complain about lack of bloodwork!
My vet doesn't know me or my animals very well. He only sees them once a year for a heartworm test. How could he possibly know us? He did neuter one of my dogs.Sometimes it's worth the money to have a relationship with your veterinarian.
That could be but pets don't need poor owners. It puts their life more at risk.Poor people need animals too.
This is probably because you do not give him a chance to know you or your animals. If you think that he is a greedy guy than maybe try finding a vet that you like?! There are good ones out thereMy vet doesn't know me or my animals very well. He only sees them once a year for a heartworm test. How could he possibly know us? He did neuter one of my dogs.
Or it could just be that his pets are healthy and he rarely has to take them to the vet (lucky him if that's the case wish it were me LoL). My first dog was like that he went in for his yearly physical and that was it...until one day he started having seizures and it was the beginning of the end, but for 6 years I didn't really know the vet either since we were only there once a year.This is probably because you do not give him a chance to know you or your animals. If you think that he is a greedy guy than maybe try finding a vet that you like?! There are good ones out there![]()
IMO, I think the whole idea is to not let the vet get to know you or your animals lol, which is sad.Or it could just be that his pets are healthy and he rarely has to take them to the vet (lucky him if that's the case wish it were me LoL). My first dog was like that he went in for his yearly physical and that was it...until one day he started having seizures and it was the beginning of the end, but for 6 years I didn't really know the vet either since we were only there once a year.