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Originally Posted by theporkieyorkie  I pretty much stay away from chain vet clinics like that. I just went to a VCA vet clinic and was not happy. They basically only had packages i could choose from instead of just diagnosing and treating dogs on an individual basis....and i didn't need all of the stuff in the package, yet I had to pay for it anyways. I had to pay for a Heartworm test that I didn't want. Thank goodness I needed the rest of the stuff though. I guess my dog did need the heartworm eventually, but I would have preferred to wait until April to get it instead of getting it done in January. They tried to get me to do the deluxe senior package that included x-rays and I was getting my dog checked for diabetes....Um...you don't check for diabetes with an x-ray...and I've already had chest x-rays done twice this year, along with an ultra-sound, so why suggest I do it again??!!?? Because they try to sell it to everyone!!
You'd think that a place like that would be cheaper as well, but it's not. The VCA ended up being more than most vets in the area in the long run. |
That's strange, my vet is VCA, he used to be private.
He's never tried to sell me a package, never suggested an unnecessary xray, or anything else.
The only thing I ever question was checking my poodles phenobarbitol levels and its effect on her organs when she was dying anyway. He agreed the results didn't matter but said it was required.