Sunny| Cloud Peak Stables |
| Yes, for sure. My closest vet charges $200 up front if you bring the animal TO THEM and then that amount is taken from the total at the end. I think that's completely fair given that they pretty much have to triage emergencies all day every day. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| all that to say... lol if you've got a good vet, tell them how much you appreciate them. it makes all the crap worth it! |
| BlackRose |
| Oh definitely, the call outs aren't mega expensive but that on top of all the treatment etc does add up lol! I do believe places like America etc overall would be a bit more expensive than UK |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| stella - that feels so inexpensive compared to over here lmao oof cloud - uuuugh yeah. my mom has all kinds of horror stories... |
| BlackRose |
| That's definitely understandable, I don't own horses but I did look after and care for some and their vet bills weren't cheap, the call out fee was about £50 maybe a little more. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| and then there's insurance and supplies, equipment upgrades, payment and record systems... like it's no wonder the small practices of yesterday have been snapped up by corporations, they're the only ones with the power to actually keep the damn thing afloat |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| yeah - they've basically got "house call" baked in, their equipment for the most part has to be mobile, there're more years of education to get through, the clientele is generally smaller (although *some are wealthy, which can help but), and the hours are crazy. and that's not counting if you work at a hospital, which would necessitate huge amounts of space and lots of capital to start in the first place (even if you just join staff not own the place) |
| Cloud Peak Stables |
| Yeah, it's too bad. I don't like getting the bill but I understand why they charge what they do. |
| BlackRose |
| Normal vets are expensive but horse vets are way more expensive if I'm correct? |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| cloud - yeah, you're absolutely right. the industry is basically in crisis at the moment, especially for rural and large animal vets |
| Cloud Peak Stables |
| I never like when I have to take an animal to the vet, but in my area of the US, I'm just thankful we have a vet at all. It's not an easy career and they don't typically make that much money. I think there's a good deal of burnout in the industry because of that. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| yeaaaaaah. they were like "pre surgery blood work, bring him in in the morning, kennel all day, he's a senior kitty too (he's only 11.......) so there's that, also sedation, the actual pulling, a teeth cleaning..." and I just went "......yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah we'll 'think about it'" |
| Jericho Stables |
| That's insane. One of my cats had 11 teeth pulled, and it only cost me a few hundred. |
| Minerva |
| They announced recently they're introducing some changes to vet bills over here! Caps on prescription prices, price lists must be published and they're also trying to increase competition to hopefully get things a bit cheaper. Fingers crossed it does some good! |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| jeri - right?? the office in my previous state quoted like $1100 to potentially remove my poor kitty's teeth because they were like oh borderline tartar, probably should consider it, blah blah blah, I go to my mom's office once we move and she was all "...yeah his teeth are fine what?" |
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| Cloud Peak Stables |
| Yes, for sure. My closest vet charges $200 up front if you bring the animal TO THEM and then that amount is taken from the total at the end. I think that's completely fair given that they pretty much have to triage emergencies all day every day. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| all that to say... lol if you've got a good vet, tell them how much you appreciate them. it makes all the crap worth it! |
| BlackRose |
| Oh definitely, the call outs aren't mega expensive but that on top of all the treatment etc does add up lol! I do believe places like America etc overall would be a bit more expensive than UK |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| stella - that feels so inexpensive compared to over here lmao oof cloud - uuuugh yeah. my mom has all kinds of horror stories... |
| BlackRose |
| That's definitely understandable, I don't own horses but I did look after and care for some and their vet bills weren't cheap, the call out fee was about £50 maybe a little more. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| and then there's insurance and supplies, equipment upgrades, payment and record systems... like it's no wonder the small practices of yesterday have been snapped up by corporations, they're the only ones with the power to actually keep the damn thing afloat |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| yeah - they've basically got "house call" baked in, their equipment for the most part has to be mobile, there're more years of education to get through, the clientele is generally smaller (although *some are wealthy, which can help but), and the hours are crazy. and that's not counting if you work at a hospital, which would necessitate huge amounts of space and lots of capital to start in the first place (even if you just join staff not own the place) |
| Cloud Peak Stables |
| Yeah, it's too bad. I don't like getting the bill but I understand why they charge what they do. |
| BlackRose |
| Normal vets are expensive but horse vets are way more expensive if I'm correct? |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| cloud - yeah, you're absolutely right. the industry is basically in crisis at the moment, especially for rural and large animal vets |
| Cloud Peak Stables |
| I never like when I have to take an animal to the vet, but in my area of the US, I'm just thankful we have a vet at all. It's not an easy career and they don't typically make that much money. I think there's a good deal of burnout in the industry because of that. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| yeaaaaaah. they were like "pre surgery blood work, bring him in in the morning, kennel all day, he's a senior kitty too (he's only 11.......) so there's that, also sedation, the actual pulling, a teeth cleaning..." and I just went "......yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah we'll 'think about it'" |
| Jericho Stables |
| That's insane. One of my cats had 11 teeth pulled, and it only cost me a few hundred. |
| Minerva |
| They announced recently they're introducing some changes to vet bills over here! Caps on prescription prices, price lists must be published and they're also trying to increase competition to hopefully get things a bit cheaper. Fingers crossed it does some good! |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| jeri - right?? the office in my previous state quoted like $1100 to potentially remove my poor kitty's teeth because they were like oh borderline tartar, probably should consider it, blah blah blah, I go to my mom's office once we move and she was all "...yeah his teeth are fine what?" |
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