Looking for a good vet.

[Paris Rain]

Is there a secret to this? I'm thinking about popping into a few offices just to get a feel for office staff and pricing. I thought I'd ask about his first visit and neutering.

By the way, hello there! I'm new.

[MishyMish]

Hello and welcome. I would make 'cold calls'. Find out what services they offer, pricing, availability, and distance. Google and look up any client reviews. Then based on these you can narrow your search. Maybe the vet 10 miles away isn't practical if they do not do emergency care or just being far in general. Are you looking for holistic, conventional or somewhere in the middle? You can get a feel for office staff a little over the phone, but def in person. However, why waste your time going if they are not what you want to begin with. Determine the must haves and go from there.

[Paris Rain]

Thanks for the advice. I'll be honest, I don't really know WHAT I'm looking for...

I like to travel so I'll need access to boarding from time to time and I've heard good things about an office close by that does boarding/grooming-the works. I may give them a try.

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by Paris Rain

Is there a secret to this? I'm thinking about popping into a few offices just to get a feel for office staff and pricing. I thought I'd ask about his first visit and neutering.

By the way, hello there! I'm new.

When we first back to Texas about 11 years ago, I had a horrible experience with a Vet I had chosen to take my then girl's to. I guess I was very spoiled by the Vet Office I worked at in Virginia and I expected the same of this Vet. Not So.

Based on a reference from someone on a Yorkie List about her Vet, I chose to just walk in one day and asked about the facilities and asked to look around the whole area. I even met all the Vet's and Staff that day as well. I let them know my concerns and what I expected of a Vet/Client relationship, to this day 11 years later I am still there. Heck they have even offered me a job several times, which I have turned down.

I think as with any type of facility be it a Doggie Day Care, Groomer, etc, if they won't let you look around turn and go the other way.

[Clyde_Dexter]

I know that sometimes the reviews are not accurate, but I always go online and read the reviews of the vets before I go take my dogs to them as well.

[Yorkiemom1]

If you are interested, email me, I will try to pull my "vet interview sheet" out of my puppy pak...this is a list of important things to know about any vet you plan on using....my computer skills are not good so it will be something if I am able to do this, but I will try for you! My email address is ladyofrosehill@aol.com

[Paris Rain]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

If you are interested, email me, I will try to pull my "vet interview sheet" out of my puppy pak...this is a list of important things to know about any vet you plan on using....my computer skills are not good so it will be something if I am able to do this, but I will try for you! My email address is ladyofrosehill@aol.com

Oh thank you, but you know I went with a vet that came highly recommended by a few friends of mine. I think I'll be pretty happy. But if it doesn't work out, I'll let you know!