I agree about vets needing to be able to cover overhead, pay their student loans, etc. It is a shame there is not the same kind of research money available to vet med as there is in human or private funds available to help ppl who can't afford the care.
There is a lot of farm country around this area of the country, and there are ppl that just don't believe in paying for veterinary treatment. Now that would be hard for me to work in vet med when an animal is ill, the owners have the ability to pay, but just view the animal as not worthy of spending money to treat. My vet has told me they have to learn to accept ppl where they are in their view of treatment, but I would find that very difficult. |