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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^he also always pushed for unnecessarily expensive things - ooh your cat vomitted, let's do a sonogram for $300

no thanks.[/quote]

People like you are why vets are leaving the profession. If you don't want to do a test that can help to diagnose a GI problem, then decline it. For every person complaining about a vet offering an unnecessary test, there are others angry that their vet only prescribed medicine and didn't offer more testing to determine the cause of symptoms. Vets are damned no matter what. [/quote]
Are the vets I’ve dealt with unicorns? They have always explained all the options to me, letting me know what is an aggressive approach, what is the minimum standard of care, and anything in between. Before ordering tests, they let me know how they would prioritize tests, according to likelihood of possible diagnoses. The decision is always ultimately mine.

At the veterinary ER, they go over pricing for every item before any decisions are made. It was made very clear to me that for a particular issue, the gold standard treatment posed the least risk to my dog, but was very expensive, and that the vet didn’t feel that it was unreasonable to take a wait-and-see approach because it was possible that my dog didn’t need any treatment at all. I wasn’t pressured into spending big bucks, but I also wasn’t making a decision without all the relevant information.

I have been really impressed with the care my dog has received at both our regular vet’s office and the ER.[/quote]

No, this is standard operating procedure.  PP probably let their cat suffer and brought it in in dire straights, at which time the vet probably didn't have the luxury of time to take the wait and see approach.  This happens ALL the time and is another source of frustration for vets.  Owners wait too long and then expect miracles, and low cost miracles at that.  I guarantee you they did not show up at the vet one day and say "I'm a little concerned that my mostly healthy cat has started throwing up" and then the vet ordered a sonogram with no further questions.  [/quote]

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