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lisaly · 09-09-2010, 06:39 PM

I think I am very lucky because I have never felt that I was overcharged by my vet. I have always felt that he was more than fair with whatever he charged me. I really feel he just is very dedicated to animals. It may be that when he bought the practice for another vet fifteen years ago that I was one of his original clients. I had three Yorkies then. I always took them once or twice a year for dentals and checkups whenever necessary. When any of my dogs had anything that needed more regular check ups, a lot of the times I was not charged for rechecks, even if it had been two months since I had been there. I never minded paying more for medication because I feel that he was always so generous with me. His practice is on the eastern portion of Long Island in the Hamptons, which is a costly area for medical care. When Ashley needed to take Anipryl for Canine Cognitive Disorder, I read that the medication was costly. I was very puzzled because it was inexpensive when I received it from my vet. Anipryl is the same medication that they give people for Parkinson's Disease, and there became a national shortage on the generic medication. My vet was unable to get the small dose tablets, so he wrote me a script. The medication ended up costing me five times more at my supermarket pharmacy. They were unable to get it in time, so I had to search online for the brand since the generic was unavailable, and it was very costly. Ashley needed the medication, so I paid what I needed to. I can understand being upset if I felt that I was being ripped off. I wouldn't have wanted to fill Ashley's prescriptions anywhere but my vet because I felt he was so fair with me, and I wanted to support him out of loyalty. I don't think his medication normally was very expensive, but I'm sure I could have found it cheaper (other than the Anipryl). I might want to fill my prescriptions on the outside if I felt like I was being being nickeled and dimed. I do think the cost of care would go up if everyone started filling their prescriptions elsewhere. I really think you need to do what you feel is right.

09-09-2010, 06:39 PM	#38
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	I think I am very lucky because I have never felt that I was overcharged by my vet. I have always felt that he was more than fair with whatever he charged me. I really feel he just is very dedicated to animals. It may be that when he bought the practice for another vet fifteen years ago that I was one of his original clients. I had three Yorkies then. I always took them once or twice a year for dentals and checkups whenever necessary. When any of my dogs had anything that needed more regular check ups, a lot of the times I was not charged for rechecks, even if it had been two months since I had been there. I never minded paying more for medication because I feel that he was always so generous with me. His practice is on the eastern portion of Long Island in the Hamptons, which is a costly area for medical care. When Ashley needed to take Anipryl for Canine Cognitive Disorder, I read that the medication was costly. I was very puzzled because it was inexpensive when I received it from my vet. Anipryl is the same medication that they give people for Parkinson's Disease, and there became a national shortage on the generic medication. My vet was unable to get the small dose tablets, so he wrote me a script. The medication ended up costing me five times more at my supermarket pharmacy. They were unable to get it in time, so I had to search online for the brand since the generic was unavailable, and it was very costly. Ashley needed the medication, so I paid what I needed to. I can understand being upset if I felt that I was being ripped off. I wouldn't have wanted to fill Ashley's prescriptions anywhere but my vet because I felt he was so fair with me, and I wanted to support him out of loyalty. I don't think his medication normally was very expensive, but I'm sure I could have found it cheaper (other than the Anipryl). I might want to fill my prescriptions on the outside if I felt like I was being being nickeled and dimed. I do think the cost of care would go up if everyone started filling their prescriptions elsewhere. I really think you need to do what you feel is right.