We left Kitty at the vet Friday night til Monday afternoon and it only costs us $45 dollars for 3 nights. I've heard of it getting outrageous with some vets. I think that was VERY reasonable. Her IV fluids for Friday-Monday were only $54.00. On two receipts, we got a 15 (i think) dollar discount and a 25 dollar discount.
I don't want to start another post but is the Da2LPPC vaccine stand for Distemper, Leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvo, and corona?
Missy had to stay overnight quite a few times. I will have to look at her records to see what the rate was, I don't remember it being reasonable at all. Once she had to be on 24 hour vet watch from Friday until Monday-- which meant dropping her at the regular vet, picking her up when it closed and bringing her to the emergency vet for the night, back to the regular vet on Saturday morning when the EV closes, and again back to the EV at 5 on Saturday when the regular vet closes. NOTHING was reasonable about that bill.
I hope I nver have to leave any of them at an EVet. I know it would cost alot. I plan on making a little savings and putting it back for any animal I get when I move out. My vet also works out payment plans for people who can't afford huge vet bills. I am staying with them forever.
The vet I used to use had staff members there overnight so that you could leave them there overnight and not have to pick them up at closing and head to the EV. That was way more convenient. If I had not grown attached to my current vet and staff, I'd probably look for a different one where an animal can stay at the premises overnight. At this point I am so happy with their work and their compassion (which my old vet totally lacked) that I have no desire to switch.
mom and i felt so guilty for leaving kitty there but it had to be done, it was best for her. my vet and staff really care and are very nice. I will never switch.
Good idea, Heff. If you're happy with them, why change?? I'm happy with my vet and the dobe rescue said maybe we should switch to a vet that specializes in small animals. Our vet does livestock also. I'm thinkin he's like in his mid-50's I think, and he should know what he's doing by now!! I'm not going to switch just because they said I prolly should. That's not a good enough reason, in my book. Maybe when I start doing foster care for them, I'll take them the 15mi it is to the nearest small animal specialist. They pay for it anyhow. My vet has always treated myself and my animals very well and I love his techs as well. They're all great in my book!!
My vet is a woman in her mid 30s maybe. She's great. The other vet there is a guy, maybe in his lat 30s. He did Joe's exam, but the woman did Sophie when we got her and Kitty this whole time. The guy is kind of mopey, but he knew his stuff and would answer my questions. I think he's a little shy. The whole clinic is an old house, you can tell the room where animals stay overnight was an old bedroom, and there's a bathroom to give baths, a closet for storage. The entrance may have been a living room, but they tiled it and out a desk in. It's very cozy, ha! I don't care if it looks fancy.
