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mom of 3 dogs · 07-23-2011, 08:37 PM

The vet i take my girls to used to be about 20 minutes away. Now she is opening up her own practice and it is being built but is taking along time, so she is doing housecalls until it opens. its been very nice having her come to the house, and her prices are great, she doesnt charge any extra to come to the house

yorkietalkjilly · 07-23-2011, 08:39 PM

5 minutes away

CouversMom · 07-23-2011, 08:44 PM

Our vet is about 10 minutes away and the nearest emergency vet is 10 minutes away.

DJDB · 07-23-2011, 08:50 PM

Ozzy's vet is about 3 blocks from where I work, and I work about 5 kms from home. Very convenient in every respect!

kdhawks · 07-23-2011, 09:11 PM

Our regular vet is housed in a 24-hour emergency hospital about 10 miles/20 minutes away.

Coton Momma · 07-23-2011, 09:34 PM

I am very lucky. When we moved here I looked at half a dozen in the area and the one I liked best was about .5 miles by street and if I had to I could walk and cut through the woods and it would be 2.5 blocks. He does most of his own work and has great contacts in the area if we ever need a specialist. He also has a service that I can call that will even get him up out of bed to meet me at the office. I have only had to do that once (don't wanna talk about it) and he was there in around 20 minutes.

He looks me in the eye, he gives me all the options and lets me make the decisions. Since we are so close and he knows I will be watching them like a hawk, he has even let me take my dogs home early after surgery. There are others that charge less but I think it is worth it when you have someone that is good and works with you.

I have talked to him about getting a Yorkie and we have gone over the health concerns and he thinks a smaller Yorkie would be a great companion for Angel.

Oh, and I wanted to add that the assistants in his office are top shelf. Very informed, caring and willing to talk. That makes a big difference when your time with the Doc is limited. I even had one of them ask ME for advice! I know a lot about big dogs but these little ones are a whole different kind of critter! Thank you YorkieTalk, I don't know what I would have done with out you!

Princess10 · 07-23-2011, 10:00 PM

The regular vet we'll be returning to is about 5-6 minutes away. The ER vet is literally down the street, I can get there in 5 minutes if there's traffic & a radar cop.

MamaZiggy · 07-24-2011, 05:23 AM

mine is 5 minutes walking distance from my house

Lenethren · 07-24-2011, 05:24 AM

I had a vet who was only a few blocks away but when my rabbit was ill he recommended a exotic specialist who is in a clinic in another city 45 minutes away. I have received such amazing care that I take all my animals to the to the clinic farther away unless theres a reason. For example, my ragdoll cat had an eye infection recently but he has asthma and hates the car so I took him to the local vet instead.

Shelby&Seymour · 07-24-2011, 05:32 AM

5 minutes..... and that is if I do the speed limit!

SophieKatesMom · 07-24-2011, 05:35 AM

5 minutes away, I have gone to this vet for years and would follow her if she were to move her practice (doubtful since they just built a brand new building tha opened in October).

JERSEY BOY · 07-24-2011, 05:40 AM

Ours is about 30 min away but if I have an emergency there are closer ones

Ellie May · 07-24-2011, 05:41 AM

25ish minutes. Would follow her even if it was an hour or two..

I do have another vet closer that we use for more urgent things (there on Sundays, amazing doctor). All routine things are done at the regular vet along with anything that I can hold over on a Sunday, etc. That way most of her records are in one place and the one we usually see is the one we developed the patient/vet/client relationship with.

jadabug · 07-24-2011, 06:03 AM

I have used the same vet for probably 20+ years. He has two offices and one is 20 minutes away and the one I use most often is 2 minutes from my driveway to his office.

Britster · 07-24-2011, 07:04 AM

Well, our current regular vet is only 5 minutes away (with no lights/traffic).
The clinic we visit for shots, neuter, small issues, etc, is 35 mins. away.
And the ER vet is about 25 minutes away or so.

07-23-2011, 08:37 PM	#16
mom of 3 dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Worcester, MA USA Posts: 2,750	The vet i take my girls to used to be about 20 minutes away. Now she is opening up her own practice and it is being built but is taking along time, so she is doing housecalls until it opens. its been very nice having her come to the house, and her prices are great, she doesnt charge any extra to come to the house __________________ _______________ Elaine, Peyton, and her 2 chi sisters Minnie and Tootsie

07-23-2011, 08:39 PM	#17
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	5 minutes away __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

07-23-2011, 08:44 PM	#18
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	Our vet is about 10 minutes away and the nearest emergency vet is 10 minutes away. __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

07-23-2011, 08:50 PM	#19
DJDB YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 466	Ozzy's vet is about 3 blocks from where I work, and I work about 5 kms from home. Very convenient in every respect! __________________ David & Denise ... proud parents of Ozzy

07-23-2011, 09:11 PM	#20
kdhawks Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,359	Our regular vet is housed in a 24-hour emergency hospital about 10 miles/20 minutes away. __________________ katy&levi

07-23-2011, 09:34 PM	#21
Coton Momma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PacNW Posts: 157	I am very lucky. When we moved here I looked at half a dozen in the area and the one I liked best was about .5 miles by street and if I had to I could walk and cut through the woods and it would be 2.5 blocks. He does most of his own work and has great contacts in the area if we ever need a specialist. He also has a service that I can call that will even get him up out of bed to meet me at the office. I have only had to do that once (don't wanna talk about it) and he was there in around 20 minutes. He looks me in the eye, he gives me all the options and lets me make the decisions. Since we are so close and he knows I will be watching them like a hawk, he has even let me take my dogs home early after surgery. There are others that charge less but I think it is worth it when you have someone that is good and works with you. I have talked to him about getting a Yorkie and we have gone over the health concerns and he thinks a smaller Yorkie would be a great companion for Angel. Oh, and I wanted to add that the assistants in his office are top shelf. Very informed, caring and willing to talk. That makes a big difference when your time with the Doc is limited. I even had one of them ask ME for advice! I know a lot about big dogs but these little ones are a whole different kind of critter! Thank you YorkieTalk, I don't know what I would have done with out you! __________________ Angel is a Coton de Tulear. Now she has a Papillon sister to play with named Margaux

07-23-2011, 10:00 PM	#22
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	The regular vet we'll be returning to is about 5-6 minutes away. The ER vet is literally down the street, I can get there in 5 minutes if there's traffic & a radar cop. __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

07-24-2011, 05:23 AM	#23
MamaZiggy YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,637	mine is 5 minutes walking distance from my house __________________ Xolani mommy to Ziggy and Toby The two loves of my life

07-24-2011, 05:24 AM	#24
Lenethren YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Okanagan, BC, Canada Posts: 9	I had a vet who was only a few blocks away but when my rabbit was ill he recommended a exotic specialist who is in a clinic in another city 45 minutes away. I have received such amazing care that I take all my animals to the to the clinic farther away unless theres a reason. For example, my ragdoll cat had an eye infection recently but he has asthma and hates the car so I took him to the local vet instead.

07-24-2011, 05:32 AM	#25
Shelby&Seymour "& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,169	5 minutes..... and that is if I do the speed limit! __________________ Happy Fall Y'all! 🎃

07-24-2011, 05:35 AM	#26
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	5 minutes away, I have gone to this vet for years and would follow her if she were to move her practice (doubtful since they just built a brand new building tha opened in October). __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

07-24-2011, 05:40 AM	#27
JERSEY BOY Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: sparta nj usa Posts: 3,800 Blog Entries: 1	Ours is about 30 min away but if I have an emergency there are closer ones __________________ Laurie, Jersey Boy and Miss Brielle

07-24-2011, 05:41 AM	#28
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	25ish minutes. Would follow her even if it was an hour or two.. I do have another vet closer that we use for more urgent things (there on Sundays, amazing doctor). All routine things are done at the regular vet along with anything that I can hold over on a Sunday, etc. That way most of her records are in one place and the one we usually see is the one we developed the patient/vet/client relationship with. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

07-24-2011, 06:03 AM	#29
jadabug Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa Posts: 24,078	I have used the same vet for probably 20+ years. He has two offices and one is 20 minutes away and the one I use most often is 2 minutes from my driveway to his office. __________________ Michelle, Jada and Bogie

07-24-2011, 07:04 AM	#30
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Well, our current regular vet is only 5 minutes away (with no lights/traffic). The clinic we visit for shots, neuter, small issues, etc, is 35 mins. away. And the ER vet is about 25 minutes away or so. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier