I have been to 4 or 5 different vets with Jackson. One of them WAS fairly bad IMO. I got a bad vibe, I did not like how they handled a situation looking back in hindsight, and I will NEVER go back to them again. Our first vet was not the greatest either, but weren't terrible. Our current vet is great. It's expensive, but worth it IMO.
I can honestly say that I've never had any of these vets though push food on me. And the few ppl I know who feed RX diets get them with a prescription at Petsmart anyway.
I honestly cannot see how they make much profit on food anyway. Let's say they sell... 1-3 bags a day? It's probably not going to be more than $50-$100. I just can't imagine food being a big money maker. If anything I've heard it's more of a pain to even keep it in stock.
Vaccines is another story. Any vet doing yearly vaccines (for DHLPP + rabies) IS in it for profit (or they are ignorant to modern research). Now vaccines are a money maker. |