Now It All Makes Sense

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

As I've discussed on here previously one of the reasons it took me so long to get another dog when we lost our little Poodle was the experience that we had encountered with Vet Hospitals running up the bills for no reason.  While I can appreciate that all business owners need to make money and are entitled to do so, I just personally feel that Doctors fall into a slightly different category.  That running up a bill, taking advantage of people who are already in a bad situation is just unscrupulous!  I want a Vet who #1 is a Vet because they love animals.  A Vet whose best interest is in the pet and not necessarily their pocketbook first and foremost.  Just like I don't want unnecessary tests or surgerys on myself, I don't want them on my pet either.  I would do anything that I had to to make sure my dogs had every opportunity for a wonderful life, but that doesn't include being taken advantage of.  So, here is my point.  I was doing a little research this afternoon on sebaceous cysts.  Here is a quote that I came across on one Vet's site:

"In vet school I was advised to remove sebaceous cysts because I could make money with the procedure and dog owners are generally happy to have the things gone.  However, as I discussed in parts 1 and 2 of this series, I don't recommend removal of any benign cyst 'just because.' Removal is only necessary if the cyst recurs and is prone to infection and/or if your dog's quality of life is impaired by the presence of a cyst."

They are taught in Vet school to do all of these unnecessary things ... my blood boils over!  However, that being said, this is the type Vet that I want taking care of my girls!  Maybe I'm naive, but I never dreamed they were teaching that you should do unnecessary procedures just to make money.  That to me is taking advantage of people in the worst way! 

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Of course JD would never do that.  Fortunately, I haven't yet needed the services of too many attorney's but I certainly have heard a lot of stories.  Again, not all of them fall in the category, but many do.  One that came to mind for me was funeral homes! 

[Jennifer and Jack]

I recently came into a rude awakening with my vet. Overall I really like her but she is an alarmist and I am an insanely petrified first time dog owner.

When I was in CO she called me twice both times scaring me. ( not on purpose) but a,ways saying Jack needed more testing. Me telling her to do it and u would even add more tests I wanted done to the list...the bad part was Jack was always on the border of positive on so many things..

I honestly believe Jack manifests sickness in his body when I am sick....these past few weeks he is acting like a playful puppy something i have not seen in him in a good year.

Anyway, you have to find what works for you. I needed a change because she ea forever finding something wrong with him ...she diagnosed him with UTIs based on crystals in urine and he did many rounds I'd antibiotics he never needed. I took jack to the states top urologist, not one of his tests showed what she said.

Anyway, I love my new vet for now..she is very laid back but sure of herself. Not afraid to make decisions but listens to me.

Jack is healthy, her prices are a fraction of the price that I was paying.