I grew up around large and small animal Vet's, and have had dogs, cats, and horses throughout my…read morelife. I'm not new to this environment.
WHRN we called, they said they were booked solid for two weeks, but could squeeze us in on Thursday morning. When we arrived there was one patient leaving and nobody else there. It was the same when we left. They lied about being busy.
I brought my son's cat in to be looked at. The Assistent asked some vague questions and audio recorded the meeting. Odd. When the Vet came in, the assistent was absent, so not much sharing of info. She spent a few minutes looking at him, checked his heart, then got up to leave. I asked her what her opinion was, and she said she would work up a treatment plan, and left.
Treatment plan, I'm not sure what the symptoms are!
5 minutes later the assistent comes in with a clipboard and a sheet listing out $1,250.00 of various actions, and would like my approval. I still had zero diagnosis or feedback from the Doctor!
That is called high-pressure selling to vulnerability. No diagnosis, but let's run every test, take x-rays, intravenous hydration, and give antibiotics when there's no wound, no diagnosis.
A good Vet, only recommends what's necessary, but I suspect this is the standard procedure for anyone who comes in. I bet many older people get sucked into this hustle every day. Never give in to this!
Nobody's loved pet should be turned into a medical pin cushion so they can generate as much sales as possible. When you work with a legitimate, well intended Vet, if they have no diagnosis, the answer is "let's observe, and check in a few days." It is NOT, let's spend $1,250 and put the animal through unnecessary stress, not knowing what to look for! This is playing on a person's emotional vulnerability. It's unethical, and inhumane. Do not go here. When there are four people in the front office and only two in back, the focus isn't on the animals' welfare, it's on billing. They should be attending medical seminars, not sales seminars. Pathetic. They started the relationship lying about how busy they are. That says it all. I'd like to see these people run out of town for such bad behavior in this community.