VCA Animal Hospital? I was talking to this lady in Petsmart that said VCA is not a very good place to take my dog and too expensive...has anyone else ever heard this or experienced anything with them? |
There are lots of VCA's and I don't know how they are all related to each other. Ours is the closest emergency clinic and I've been there twice. It was a good experience. They charged us maybe 50% more than our vet would have when Sammy had a UTI after her surgery, but it was the weekend at like 10pm so I expected that. I would always go to my regular vet first because she is awesome, but our VCA is fine for an emergency/after hours. I have talked to people who have had good and bad experiences. I'm sure some of that has to do with the fact that they are an ER clinic and take emergencies first so if it's not an emergency you do have to wait a while. Our VCA also has specialists like oncologists and ophthalmologists. |
My vet is at VCA |
Do you like your vet? :D |
I have never had any problems with her the times I have been, but this is like the 3 rd person that told me they were too high...I wouldn't mind finding a Vet that was a little closer |
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I used to work for VCA. They have great vets, but most of them move on rather quickly. They are like all major corporations, out for the almighty dollar. The vets are told to "upsell" their clients. Foods, shots, etc... I can't say anything bad about the way they help animals, but it bugged me to charge people for things their pets did not need. Our medical director was getting mad at the receptionists for not putting the right shots needed in the clients chart. Yelling and condescending the girls like they were too dumb to count weeks between shots. So I said is that why you administered 3 bordatellas on such and such's puppy. She shut right up. The vets get a percentage of every procedure they do. The corporation did not pass the money down to the other workers though. When it came time for raises, they would give a dollar amount for the entire hospital and it was up to the hospital director to dole it out. Let's put it this way, we got less than .05 per hour. Most of the vets I worked with were very caring and good, so vet skills were way up there. (But most of them left because of the "upsell") |
my biggest issue is how the won't even consider talking about food unless its science diet |
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