Please tell me why........

[MNM604 0]

It cost more money to take your animal to the vet, than to take kids to a doctor?? I just spent 200 dollars on my baby girl, "Mary ann". I would spend any amount of money on her. I was only there for 20 minutes. Holy shit...... I am in the wrong proffesion. Tell me what you think. Are veternarians getting a little pricey???

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Movies are getting too pricey too...

[sunshine 2]

People doctors are cheaper cause of insurance. I pay $10 when i go. If i didn't have insurance i think the cost of an appointment is like $80.

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[Bolas 5]

You can buy health insurance for pets now.

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[nael 0]

I used to work as a vet nurse and believe me, vets are not raking in the money! Some of your money would have been for the consultation, cheaper areas have cheaper fees, maybe look at going to a different vet in a cheaper area. As for meds you can also get variations on price from different vets but they dont tend to differ as much as consult fees do. What did you spend the $220 on exactly?

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[happythoughts 0]

When told that the feline leukemia shots were $150, my ex told the vet, "I got this cat from the Humane Society for $20."

The vet said, "It's up to you. Do you want a cat or this cat ?"

"Umm... I'm not here with her..."

[MNM604 0]

Heart worm test
Heart worm medicine
Office Visit
Distemper vaccination
Put thermometer up butt.

[MikeForsythe 0]

All I can say is WOW. Did that come with the complimentry KY jelly?

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[MNM604 0]

Come to think of it, no, I don't think they did. Those bastards. KY would have cost 50 bucks more probably.

[Cornholio 0]

You need to find a new vet. If it was just a checkup, my vet costs about 40-50 bucks. Sometimes it's even free if it's a recheck.

But you're right about one thing, I would spend any amount of money on my two "kids" at the vet too.

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[Nightingale 0]

Most pet health insurance is for stuff that's not usual care. Exams and vaccines are usually not covered, and if you pay extra for a plan that covers that, you might as well just pay the vet directly because it would probably cost less.

The emergency/surgery coverage is probably worth it, though. When my cat had an emergency, the cost was $1400, that I had to pay out of my pocket the next day. I don't know about you all, but I don't usually have that kind of cash lying around. If I'd paid for the insurance (around $17-30 a month), that entire thing would've cost me $50 (the vet and I did the math). Course, now, because of that emergency, because he requires a special diet, and therefore isn't considered 'cured', my cat isn't eligible for insurance. So, I make sure I have extra money put away for emergencies like that. I wish i'd thought ahead and gotten insurance for him when he was a kitten, but I remember looking at the pamphlets in the vet's office and thinking "pet insurance? who would need that??" Well, $17 a month is a lot easier to find than $1400 at once.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Because the people that can't get into Vet school become people doctors

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Because the people that can't get into Vet school become people doctors

I was gonna say something along those lines. If I remember correctly, getting through a vetinary program is usually more expensive than getting through a regular medical program.

People doctors only have to learn how to work on one species of animal...and it just happens to be the only one that can tell you what's wrong!

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