Anonymous wrote:So.....you want the vet to save your pet’s life, but not guarantee payment for the treatment?
And you want your vet to diagnose your pet’s illness with telepathy and omniscience because you don’t want to run tests?
Believe it or not your vet needs to make a living. Believe it or not but the standard of care for pets is getting higher everyday....because owners demand it. Believe it or not, if the appropriate next step (tests, labs, etc....) are not suggested by a veterinarian, the vet can be found guilty of malpractice.
No one spends your money without your approval. Yes, tests are suggested that come back normal. Normal results does not mean a failure to do what is appropriate. It means that several conditions have been ruled out. Normal tests sometime give as much information as abnormal results.
So, yes vet care can be expensive no question. But don’t blame the vet or the vet hospital.
Uh, no. There’s no ‘malpractice’ for poor animal care. The most someone can be compensated is the amount required to buy a new pet which in most cases is $400. Including spay/neuter and vaccinations.