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Originally Posted by hha  Vets make a very good living..Just like Drs. and believe me, Drs these days are ONLY in it for the money..they don't listen to one word you say these days, all they can see is $ signs...and, I don't think accidents are going to "happen" if they're spayed or neutered at 5-6 mos. this way if they need teeth pulled, they DON"T have to go in twice and be put under..so, that can mean they're in it for the money if you take them and have them spayed at 3 mos. then turn around 3 mos. later and have them put under again..that's 2 surgeries(they get paid twice..) |
Vets that do not own their own practice make between $40,000 and $80,000 a year. $40,000 is far from a lot of money considering they went to school for 8 years and have at least $75,000-$100,000 in loans to pay off.
Some doctors and vets may very well be in it for money but some aren't. They enjoy what they do. Ellie's vet likes the idea of a non-profit vet office but that isn't something she can do. That doesn't seem too money hungry to me. After all is said and done and the electricity, building and equipment bills are paid and the vet assistants, vet techs, vets and receptionists are paid and they buy the latest and best equipment, they make way less than they should.
I have a hard time believing that Ellie's vet is in it for money. She has even talked to someone on her cell phone for me while doing something with one of her family members on at home time and she was not getting paid for it...
I do agree that an animal shouldn't be spayed or neutered til 5 or 6 months though. It isn't so much that my view is supported by science but I would want baby teeth pulled at the same time and a bile acid test run first. If the bile acid test was abnormal, a liver biopsy could be done at the time of spay/neuter and I'd want the dog to be older...