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annette22 · 07-22-2007, 08:25 AM

Hi there,

I have a yorkie girl. She is 18 months, and she is healthy. I took her to the vet to have her rabies shot and just a general check up and the vet charged me $160.00 and he told me to come back in 2 weeks for other shots. The vet is nice but everytime when I ask him a question he doesn't answer it but changes a subject. Basically what he charged me for was a visit ($45), rabbies shot ($35), blood test ($35), and medications. When I go next time, he will charge me for the visit again and for 2 shots. Everytime when I go there he tells me to buy this and that, and I feel like he only cares about how much money he will make. I live in Chicago area, so I understand it can be more expensive, but how much people usually pay for vet visits. Also, I started looking at pet insurance. I was looking at the VPI and PetsMart Benfield insurances and I was wondering if anyone has any of those. I can't afford to go to the vet and pay so much money just for the shots, so couple of my friends recommended Benfield but I just want to here from you guys what do you think??? Is it worth it to have pet insurance ???
Thanks for all replies.

07-22-2007, 08:25 AM	#1
annette22 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 26	Pet Insurance ??? Hi there, I have a yorkie girl. She is 18 months, and she is healthy. I took her to the vet to have her rabies shot and just a general check up and the vet charged me $160.00 and he told me to come back in 2 weeks for other shots. The vet is nice but everytime when I ask him a question he doesn't answer it but changes a subject. Basically what he charged me for was a visit ($45), rabbies shot ($35), blood test ($35), and medications. When I go next time, he will charge me for the visit again and for 2 shots. Everytime when I go there he tells me to buy this and that, and I feel like he only cares about how much money he will make. I live in Chicago area, so I understand it can be more expensive, but how much people usually pay for vet visits. Also, I started looking at pet insurance. I was looking at the VPI and PetsMart Benfield insurances and I was wondering if anyone has any of those. I can't afford to go to the vet and pay so much money just for the shots, so couple of my friends recommended Benfield but I just want to here from you guys what do you think??? Is it worth it to have pet insurance ??? Thanks for all replies.