The Benefits of a Country vet…

The city vet says:

"That will be 25 dollars for the office visit and another thirty five for the vaccine."

The country vet says: 

"The vaccine is thirty five dollars and we don’t charge for an office visit for the vaccines" (although the vaccine was 34 dollars)

The City Vet says:

"Your cat has earmites; you’ll need a treatment that costs 30 dollars a time and you need to continue it for the life of your pet. Oh and we’ll give you a perscription for pain killers to help it feel better (costing more money)"

The Country Vet Says:

"Your cat has a bad case of earmites but she’s still small enough for the free dose; let me get that for you. We also recommend two more doses over two more months although you can continue this medicine after that and this is why." The the vet looks at the cat one more time and opens his cabinet saying "I"m going to give her something to make her a little more comfortable." The something extra doesn’t show up on your bill at the end.

The city vet says: 

"You need to have the cat tested for a thousand things costing about 100+ dollars. Then you need to have these extra vaccines starting immediately."

The Country vet says: 

"We recommend doing the kitten series but if you just want rabies that is only 25 dollars. YOu can get these tests done if you want and this is what they cost. What do you want us to do today?"

The city vet says:

"When did you get the cat?"

You: " June 8; she was a day out of going to the shelter. I just couldn’t afford the shots until now."

Vet: "you’re really late starting with shots for this animal. That is really bad."

The country vet says:

"When did you get the cat?"

You: "June 8; she was a day out of the shelter; I couldn’t afford the short until now."

Vet: "Congratulatons on your new family member; she looks wonderful."

The city Vet says: 

"What do you feed your cat?"

You: "Purina Kitten chow"

Vet: "you should be feeding your cat a scientific diet that costs more than you make an hour"

The country vet says:

"She looks really good; what are you feeding her?"

You: "Purina Kitten chow"

Vet: "Great. Stick to the name brands to avoid big problems but keep up the good work."

Can you guess who my vet is? LOL

He is in his late 60’s and he runs his little practice that still boards pets. His son is his partner and he greets you with a smile and tells corny jokes. He treated Maya for her ear mites today and totally increased my respect for this man. He didn’t crticize and made me feel like I was doing everything right unlike the vet I went to with Charlie for Kathy.