Why do vets charge so much?

[city2]

And they know you will pay whatever to keep your pet alive. Absolutely robbing bastards.

 

[Bill Walker]

Someone I know is a vet. Locum. Earns £600 a day. Only works 3 days a week.

I'd work 6 :)


Think I'll take my cavoodle out in some form of protective cage in case some mad bastard XL bully decides to rip him to shreds..

 

[Kompany Car]

Someone I know is a vet. Locum. Earns £600 a day. Only works 3 days a week.

To be fair, considering the education, training, insurance etc. Its not as much as a dentist earns and I would argue that they have to know a hell of a lot more and whilst some peoples dental hygiene leaves a lot to be desired its not quite on the same league as sticking your arm up a cows arse.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

...and that's why they and others push for Vets insurance, it's a numbers game with peace of mind payments usually with expensive strings attached.

They wouldn’t insure my greyhound as he was an ex racer and had damage to his back leg from racing.

 

[BlueHammer85]

one of a few reasons i'd never get a pet.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

23,000 quid vet bill after dog attack ffs.

Help sought with £23k vets bill after dog attack

Lynn Holdom says she is willing to sell her house if necessary as pet Ruby is part of the family.

au.news.yahoo.com

It should be the owner of the other dog that has to sell their house to pay, not the victim.

 

[chris85mcfc]

To be fair, considering the education, training, insurance etc. Its not as much as a dentist earns and I would argue that they have to know a hell of a lot more and whilst some peoples dental hygiene leaves a lot to be desired its not quite on the same league as sticking your arm up a cows arse.

I'd rather stick my arm up your ass, than stick it in the mouth of some scruff that doesn't look after their teeth.

 

[chris85mcfc]

one of a few reasons i'd never get a pet.

Bizarre take.

If you look after your pet in the same way you do your own health, then it should limit the risk of needing to go to a vet.

Obviously that requires buying your pet decent food and not feeding it Maccies etc, but you can't be surprised about trips to the vets if you don't look after your pets wellbeing.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Bizarre take.

If you look after your pet in the same way you do your own health, then it should limit the risk of needing to go to a vet.

Obviously that requires buying your pet decent food and not feeding it Maccies etc, but you can't be surprised about trips to the vets if you don't look after your pets wellbeing.

We had a 2 year old Lab.

Absolute belting dog. His diet was arguably better than mine and his fitness and wellbeing.

Anyway, to cut long story short he developed stomach cancer. It was going to be years of expensive treatment with no guarantee of a better standard of life. Or the inevitable put him to sleep.

Hardest decision i have made in my life.

You could have the best fed, trained, looked after dog in the world.

Some things are out of your hands.

 

[chris85mcfc]

We had a 2 year old Lab.

Absolute belting dog. His diet was arguably better than mine and his fitness and wellbeing.

Anyway, to cut long story short he developed stomach cancer. It was going to be years of expensive treatment with no guarantee of a better standard of life. Or the inevitable put him to sleep.

Hardest decision i have made in my life.

You could have the best fed, trained, looked after dog in the world.

Some things are out of your hands.

No I totally understand, and thats an awful position for you to have been in, you wouldn't wish that on anyone.

I guess what I'm saying is, as long as you're doing the best for your pet then the rest is just out of your hands as you say.

I think it's the general trips to the vets that shaft people the most, the ones where you come out £100 worse off and with a bottle of eye drops!