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Here’s Who I Blame for the High Cost of Vet Care

September 7, 2017 by Dr. V

In 2014, I got a whole bunch of people fired up by writing a piece called "No Obamacare for Dogs" that spoke to the issues people face when they arrive at the vet ER without enough funds to pay for a pet's needed care. And here we are now, three years later, same old same old. Somewhere, in the United States, a pet has arrived at an ER and the owner was unable to afford the estimate. Chaos ensues. Nothing new, really, and here we are again waiting for someone else (read, the veterinary ... Read more »

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Features, Picks of the Litter, Uncategorized Tagged With: costs, ER, in the news

“No Obamacare for dogs”: 5 things you should know about the vet ER

April 2, 2014 by Dr. V

Another week, another veterinary ER under fire. This time, it's the Southwest Michigan Animal Emergency Hospital, now receiving angry calls and even death threats after declining to perform emergency exploratory surgery on a young German Shepherd who developed complications after a spay at a different clinic earlier in the day. The issue was the owner's inability to provide upfront payment. It almost always is. There is no doubt that this is a terrible and sad outcome for the owners of the ... Read more »

Filed Under: Picks of the Litter Tagged With: angry clients, costs, emergency medicine, ER

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