[Ellie May]

You could start with:

Make sure the office is clean and orderly.
I don't let front desk staff influence the vets I use personally.

-Hours?
-Payment (do they accept Care Credit, etc.)?
-Policies (what vaccines do they require for hospitalization and do you agree that your dogs should have these)?
-Anesthesia used.
-Onsite equipment (do they do things like ultrasound, digital xray? dental xray? can they do blood work in-house in an urgent situation - depends what's important to you)?
-Most importantly, what experience do they have/how is their diagnostic ability (this will be something that you will figure out the more you see them)?
-How do they feel about you deciding to not agree with them on something... This will also be figured out as you go.
-Do they charge for phone calls?


Completely depends on what you are looking for in a vet.

When I go to a vet, I also need them to be not terribly quick to put my dog on rx food for life. I need them to consider giving older, tried and true drugs before pulling out brand new ones just bc a rep had just been there (it does happen occasionally). I need them to listen to my thoughts on vaccines and nutrition. And they can't be afraid to refer my dogs to specialists or admit "I don't know the answer to that, but I'll look it up and get back to you".