5 Tips To Avoid Getting Overcharged At The Vet
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
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In this video Dr Jones shows you the top 5 ways to ensure that you are not being overcharged by your veterinarian. What you need to be aware of, what NOT to do, and what you can do at home for your pets.
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You are one of the few honest and trustworthy veterinarians out there. I know you have to make a living too, but the fact that you're willing to share these details says a lot about you. God bless you!
The government should control the prices for vet the price they charge is outrageous.
This guy is one of the good guys, a good Veterinarian; and utterly honest!
Thanks
I agree finally a doctor that cares about your pet not the mighty dollar.
Amein sister .I like him also. My local vet here in Gatineau Qc drives a Mercedes ,ugh!
I'm really looking forward to medical doctors taking this type of approach. It's starting to happen. With the transparency around Pharma, vaccinations and what was covid-19, now is that time. If (pharmaceutically trained) doctors and traditional veterinarians want to stay up to speed they need to be looking to upgrade their education with less invasive less addictive and more natural approaches. Also there ate lots of new innovative natural approaches that will be available in the near future.
And he is 🇨🇦 we need to give this man a key to the city what a National treasure LOL
I was a Vet Tech for many years in the state of California, it's sad to see how Veterinary medicine has changed from caring for animal to taking advantage of pet owners and not doing even what is necessary for the health of an animals, now they tell give the highest estimate to that person just because they see them driving a nice luxury car or have a nice watch and for the people that don't have money they still overpriced all the lab work and medication to the point that lots of people opt to euthanize their fur babies. As a vet tech it's so demoralizing to see all this injustice and no one does anything about it. I always did my best to help people by giving them numbers and addresses of clinics that are not so pricey
Unfortunately much of what you say is true
Sadly it is the same with medical care for humans as well.
You did the right thing💙
Thank you . That's what we need is vets that don't overcharge us with these expensive flea treatments.
Our Lab was put to sleep unnecessarily and I'm telling you that vet will pay some day!!! He will pay!!!
I've worked in cat rescue for 15 years now. Some time back, I had a cat who was lethargic and losing weight, couldn't get into regular vet right away, so went to new vet's office. Big, nice vet's office with 4 partner vets. In exam room and vet tech comes in, and without even looking into carrier to see my cat, starts asking about symptoms. Tell her and she immediately says cat needs blood work AND xrays to see if there's a blockage in intestines or whatever. I say okay, tech leaves with my cat in carrier and goes into back. I thnk for a second, follow her, and come into a room with a lot of vets, techs, and animals. I see my vet tech talking to a vet. My cat is STILL in the carrier and hasn't been looked at. I got angry, said no one had even EXAMINED my cat yet (that I could even have a dead cat in my carrier and they wouldn't know) and said I was taking my cat and leaving.
One of vet partners came over, obviously unhappy with me, and said he would first examine my cat before any tests. I was there and cat not well, so I agreed. He sent me back to exam room. A couple of minutes later, he came in and said the cat was CONSTIPATED. That's all. NO TESTS were needed to tell that. If a vet had just EXAMINED the cat first, we would not even have had to discuss testing.
Never went back there. Disgusted that what they obviously did is first send in a vet tech to SELL testing before cat is even examined. What a total rip-off of a place.
Bottom line I guess: NEVER agree to any testing until the vet examines your cat IN YOUR PRESENCE. That is ALSO something I had a problem with. Your pet should never be taken into another room for an "exam". You should get to OBSERVE the exam and the vet should be discussing their findings as they're doing it. And, without observing the exam, how do you know the vet looked in the mouth, checked the ears, etc?
arx754 Very good tip!!
When my daughter's Chihuahua was a puppy the dog stopped eating one day, and on second day of not eating my daughter took her to the vet to find out what was wrong. That veterinarian did examine the dog, and still told her the only way to determine the problem was to do $300 worth of tests, which of course she could not afford to have done. My brother ended up giving her the money to have the tests done on her dog, and when it was all over this is what the vet told her was the problem: Like your cat, my daughter's dog was constipated! $300 to find out the dog was constipated!
Let me be the devils advocate here, the protocol is too do bloodwork and x-rays to start that would be after the Dr sees the patient and doesn’t fine anything obvious, some Dr do see patients in the MTR ( main treatment room) if they have another critical patient, that’s why you would not get too see the doctor. Sometimes the MTR is full of critical patients and the Drs and Vet techs need to be there.
i was a poor student, and had adopted an outdoor homeless cat. One day my now indoor/outdoor cat was limping around my feet and acting really skiddish, but eating and drinking fine. i thought maybe someone in the apartment building had kicked her hard or something. After a day i decided to take her to the vet, where she jumped down from the exam table a couple of times as she tried to escape the inspection. Finally the vet handled her and she didn't meow or give any signs of pain but the vet said she needed to sedate the cat, shave the area, and xray her to "know" if her hind leg was broken! This was going to cost $450. i straight up said "no, she just jumped a meter to the floor a couple of times, and allowed you to handle her legs. She's eating/drinking/pooping just fine. How is it that you would even think it might be broken?" the vet was really annoyed with me and treated me like an irresponsible parent. i left with my $45 office visit charge, only to find out a few days later that she had been bitten and the leg got infected and the scab came off and puss oozed all down her leg! How did that vet not even find the puncture wound!! ?? I put her in the sink to wash her leg off and it was really hot, and i just put pressure on the leg and it all oozed out, i shaved it so i could keep my eye on it healing process and everything turned out ok.
Well done!
they are crooks. killed my yorkie with meds in waco tx
And yet another testimony of a corrupt veterinarian!!! How many times do we need, as genuine lovers of animals, to hear the ad nauseum stories of corrupt veterinarians before we band together and report their corrupt asses to a higher authority who will hopefully put an end to the abuse by vets????? Lets all educate ourselves on basic animal husbandry and stop relying on these lying, cheating vets who's only wish in the world is to become rich, at any cost, even to the suffering and death of out furry friends?????!!!!!
Is that a dead dog?
What an annoying vet you had! It's good you trusted your gut instinct.
Dr. Jones, you are the best. We need more veterinarians like you!
Thanks
Totally agree
thank you for this advice - I'm going to heed it and tell people I know. Bless you.
For real!!
I second, 3rd, 4th etc that emotion. Dr Jones, I have been watching your channel since 2018, I don't rely in anyone else, only your advice. The reason for that, is your recommendations have literally saved my pets. For example, my dog Maleck, escaped ended up @ the Kennel, he had kennel Cough, your Natural herb medicine slippery elm, raw organic Honey & organic green tea cured and saved him, plus my dog Gwenavyr and cat Whackamo who also got kennel Cough. Thank you, I can not afford a vet.
Wow most vets don't seem to actually like animals but you seem to actually like your patients.
You are a wonderful person. This world needs more people like you.
I am so sick of vets charging me $400-$800 and the end result is that I need $15 worth of medicine.
anastasia46 ikr. I thought my cat was super sick because she wasn’t eating and laying around turns out she was just constipated and all I had to do was buy a $5 container of Miralax. It worked too
I had a hatchling beardie that I bought from petsmart, then had to pay $65.00 only for my attempts to recap it fail and it died 1 week later.
Well, it depends. It may need tests to determine the problem so that the type of treatment---medicine---is known.
I spent over 500$ years ago, after Smudge of Fudge started wasting away. The vet gave me a 20minute lecture against "natural remedies" .
New high priced food, No improvement, bloodwork-negative, x-rays- negative "so what's wrong with him?" "We don't know...That will be 500$"
So, distraught, I went to the repetible herbal store & spoke with a young worker there. "Sounds like your kitty may need some
Tinkle Tonic".
Within 3 days, he was better. The price? 11dollars & 25cents!
Vet care is important, but be sure to do your research.
anastasia46 yup!!
I love my vet. He's done extra tests (even xrays) at no cost to me. Drop the dog off, discuss sypmtoms and they mention what they think it is and what tests need to be done. I leave, come back when they call. Sometimes (not super often) they found no issues in what they thought, so they do extra tests and find the issue. My vet could really take advantage of me if they want to. I always tell them that what ever tests they need to do, I'll cover it as long as my dogs can feel better. If you live in lancaster or palmdale CA, I highly reccomend Boulevard Vet. Such a gem we found while shopping around and asking alot of the same questions in this video. There are caring vets out there!
Thank you, Dr Jones. I wish there were more vets such as yourself.
I am an aunt to my favorite dog who became violently ill & diabetic overnight apparently. The mom (who is on fixed disability income) has him on a plan that I feel is too expensive but she needs to budget the expense. So her dogs see the vet quite often (even before the illness) Vetsulin would have cost her another $125 a month & her budget was already maxed out. No one in the vet office even suggested any other option other than putting him down. I did lots of research & found that human insulin works. We had a lot of opposition at first to helping calibrate the non vetsulin dosage. An equal amount (strength not volume) of the nearly $50 bottle of vetsulin cost $10 at Walmart for Relion Novolin N ($25 bottle for 10ml 100iu/ml) He even seems to be doing better on the human insulin that the vetsulin & it's been year & a half since switch.
Vets are, generally speaking, fucktards. Best to you and your furry buddy!!!
Unfortunately with diabetes there’s so much more expenses than just the insulin. That’s the least of it. There’s also glucose check strips, constant vet visits for glucose curves etc. as well as treating any side issues that arise like infections.
My elderly Husky got diabetes from Prednisone given to her for supposed arthritis. She was not diabetic before the shot, and that was proven with blood tests she had the same day. Vets have done nothing, but try to take advantage of her situation to milk me for all she is worth. I have family members with diabetes, and am familiar with the treatment. I get insulin from Walmart as well. I bought an alpha trak meter, and do my own glucose curves, which are more accurate because there is not the stress of an office visit.
Tricia P could those steroid shots cause diabetes? My Maltese got them too a couple of times, but spread apart. Damn it’s hard to know if the vet is helping or something hurting your pet. Ugh that makes me angry!!
Do you get your glucose strips off amazon? They’re so expensive
My dog had all of her blood work done the day she had the steroid shot for her back legs. Her blood work showed she had normal blood glucose levels, as she had on previous visits. After the shot, she got violently ill. I thought she was going to die. She started to pant non stop, severe diarrhea with blood for days, and couldn't eat. When I took her back to the vet two days later, her blood glucose was very high. I get my glucose strips on Amazon, as they are very expensive.
Such a breath of fresh air. I've been saying all this for years but it's great to see a pro vet go public on what many of us already new. Especially those of us with lots of animals.
Thank you for the support!
I just started to follow you and I appreciate your views. It definitely has become very expensive to have a pet, almost to the point where people are either forced to not have one, not to adopt, or to euthanize. I feel the veterinary community are contributing to the many pets who are euthanized because people realize how much it is going to cost them to take care of a pet and don’t adopt. Could go deeper but wanting to keep it simple. Thanks.
What is a good tick preventative for a pug who had seizures several years ago? He is on yearly shot for heartworm.
Absolutely true.. I've fostered dogs for years and had cats... It's really really hard now I'm literally disgusted.. My daughter was a very tech ( she has a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry) and the vet She worked for last was a flake and wouldn't show up for work... She was euthanizing animals that she shouldn't have had to do!!!
Just LOVE those " laid back" dogs in the videos!!!
I was told about vaccinations by a kennel vet in the 70.s & have saved myself a fortune with my all dogs living beyond life expectation This vets love for animals is heart warming He makes the world a better place
I wish I watched your videos years before but I believe it is never to late to change and grow. Thank you for empowering pet owners!
That is one calm dog
I raise Australian Shepherds. My old vet retired and sold the practice. I took one of my females and her 8 pups to get an 8-week wellness checkup before they went to their new homes. I de-worm and vaccinate all of my dogs and puppies myself and only go to the vet for a yearly a heart worm check, or if there is an illness or injury which is very rare. The new vet inspected the pups skin, ears, paws, teeth and gums, but when I told him they didn't need worming or vaccines and that I took care of that myself, he was so pissed he just announced "We're done here!", turned around and walked out of the exam room, and had the front desk charge me 9 separate office visits for all 9 dogs, $32 X 9 = $288, even though he saw them all at the same time and the whole thing took less than 5 minutes. I knew the woman at the front desk from the previous vet and asked if this was normal with this new vet. She quietly told me it wasn't and he was mad about not being able to collect for worming and vaccines. She also informed me that he instructed her to inform me that he would be dropping me as a client. I wrote out a check for $100, handed it to her, and asked her to inform him he wasn't getting another penny from me because he didn't earn it. I found another vet who is great and not upset that I vaccinate my own dogs.
I was recently charged 452.00. it was a complete surprise. I was shocked. He had fluid retention and she put him on Prednisone. Nothing to tell me why he had this and only he didn't have any issues she could see from All The Tests. Once she said he needed leg surgery on his back leg, but soon a huge boil popped on his behind and he never limped again. I don't think I can afford this and not many pple can. She said his teeth were great. He's never had his teeth cleaned either. I was so upset when I left that office but I was more worried about my dog. He is getting better.
Thank you for caring for the pet owner as much as the pet's Your my new BEST friend.
Thanks Bernie :-)
Wow, this was so helpful. It can be so stressful when your best friend is sick and the expense you're worried about as it is; for them to take advantage of that or add on to that stress is really quite cruel.
Rare to find an honest vet. Subscribed!
Thank you!
My vet has become a big business office and so I shopped and found a better fit for what I'm able to pay. This new veterinarian has a sliding scale. I've stopped vaccinating my pets a long time ago - boy what a racket they are!! Thank you for talking about vaccinating👍 I am becoming EMPOWERED ... love your channel❣🐾 Thank you 🤗
That's great to hear, thank you
We need more vets like you doc! Who actually shares knowledge of free !
Those who dont pay thousands of dollars to accrue the knowledge
The beautiful dog on the table doesn't move a muscle. Loves the vet.💝
Doctor Jones, you are the best!
Dr. Jones, Thank you for shifting your career in order to both 1)maintain the highest level of integrity, and 2) to genuinely help everyday people who love animals like you do.
I'm so glad I found you Dr Jones.
Welcome to my channel, Julie! Feel free to subscribe!
Asking the vet for a RX rather than buying the meds at the office...such a great tip, and I'm going to see if I can get that done. Thank you!
My vet actually was embarrased when i asked for the paper prescription. I told him how the pet pharmacy distributes their meds for 50 per cent less. He actually turned red and stuttered a bit and said "sure' 😂 I use a different vet because they were soaking me. Lost business for 3 dogs because of greed.
I'm in the UK, and honestly it's like the wild west out there. Vets used to be honourable. Small independent practices who knew you and really cared. They've mostly now been taken over by large corporates who are preoccupied with the bottom line. I think some individual vets are still great, but they're under the thrall of their management, and don't have much agency.
It's a sad state of affairs, and makes it very difficult for people on low incomes to have animals.
I work at a clinic and I can say yes, it's super important to ask questions and be up front with your financial situation so we can work around it while providing the most quality care we can for your pet. You wont be judged
I’m so thankful for honest vets like you!
Thank you:)
Sometimes the Humane Society has a reduced price veterinarian clinic for those with low income. The Humane Society also has regular shots/deworming etc. clinics here on Fridays . In my area there is a veterinarian who travels around and he only charges for the medication. Often if you have a pet that has an issue you have dealt with before you can call the veterinarian and they will just sell you the medication. In my case I had a pekingese who scratched her eye every 2 months or so and the vet finally just sold me eye medication for 5.00 every time I called and told them who it was for.
Boy do I wish you were nearby! 😊
U have such a kind, calming voice & demeanor which I bet helps calm some anxious pets coming to see u.
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you'll find my videos helpful.
I love this man !! Such a life saving Angel. Best, most caring, honest human I have ever known in my entire life.
Always talk to your neighbours and ask them about their experiences with their pets, where do they go, how satisfied were they, the costs, the attention given, the staff, everything; especially if you're new to that neighbourhood. Good luck!
You are a treasure to animals everywhere.
Totally agree with you x
I love that he keep it so real
this is a good tip for me and my husband cause we are on SSI
Thank you Dr. Jones. A few months ago I was telling my vet that I was really short on money but needed to get my dogs skin condition cleared up. She finally after all these years said she could give me a prescription for the medications. I took them to Walmart and the prices I paid with Walmart in combo with GoodRX I paid less than a quarter of what the vet was going to charge me.
bikerleathertv Goodrx is the best!!
Welcome
thanks for all the info, doc. btw, that has to be the most relaxed dog i have ever seen!!
Dr.jones I am so glad I found you..my vet for the last 35 yrs. Passed away tragically, & the young vet That took over his practice is all about the money..it is sad. Dr.Curt Barnette was like you..pet first..pet parent 2nd..$$last.
You are an honorable person to be willing to share the information you do. I am sure there are other vets who are not pleased with your pro-pet-owner approach. I have felt in the last 5 years that vet care and medications have become so expensive that I can no longer afford to have a pet. It feels as though soon only the very well-to-do who will have that privilege. I did want to make a comment about Emergency Pet Hospitals though. There are some very unethical ones that take advantage of distraught pet owners (elderly ones in particular I think) by recommending unnecessary tests and treatment. I took my dog in to be watched overnight since my vet does not provide overnight emergency care. She would be there from 5:30pm until 8:00am when I would take her back to my regular vet. The tech brought in the estimate along with a list of recommended tests that included a urinalysis and a cbc! I asked how a test for red blood cells would help my dog in the short time she would be there for observation. She said it was just nice to know what it was! It breaks my heart to think of the upset pet owners being financial milked this way when they are already paying around $400 just for the basic ER care. Is there some way to report unethical providers like this one?
We have an Emergency Vet clinic run by FSU. A College that teaches students To be vets. They are the Only ones open on weekends and nights. ( Florida State University ) To walk in the door is $125..00. Nothing looked at. Just to. Walk in. Then it's $300 for blood work. Which Must be done . , Then add X-rays $400. . Needless to say. Before you leave, You better have $1000.00 on you. And these are Students. Not yet tecks or vets. I have waited until Monday a time or two. Who can afford a thousand dollars ? Not me. And yet the waiting room is full.l Taking advantage of an owner who is helpless in an Emergency is nothing less than Unethical. 💯💯💯☢️☢️ Regards Brenda K. Central Florida
Yes, the overcharging goes right along with the money-hungry dentists too. Disgusting.
Also eye care and costs of plastic eye glasses, plus $700 for each lens. Probably more today because of Covid shutdowns and income loss.
Seems every industry has turned into greedy b*stards!
Dentists are the worst. There should a special help for these monsters.
My cat has digestive problems and this one vet wanted to surgically remove a piece of intestine to biospy. We changed her food to hydrolysed and she is a happy old cat. He also spent 20 minutes trying to draw blood from my docile cat, traumatizing her in the process.
I had a vet charge me for a paper prescription. I never went back.
Some do because they want you to buy from them, as far as I'm concerned that is vindictive.
I'd tell 'em where to stick that prescription.
True. Every doctor and vet doctor charges for even getting their fuking paper slip
Thank you after his first treatment yesterday he didn't lick he feet the rest of the day! Huzzzah! Takes a huge worry off my mind. Thanks again
Welcome
I’m so thankful for finding you. The quality vets here in California are few and far between because corporations are taking them over. If anyone has any good vet recommendations in central California, please let me know.
LOL, that dog is soooo chillll!
I left my last veterinarian because her vet tech tried to up sell me after every appointment. My current veterinarian is very reasonable with pricing and there is no upselling. I realize this is a business just like healthcare is a business. I've never been approached at the end of the visit with the pricing list/menu as I have been many times before at my other vet. My current vet/ owner of this practice is not money hungry and his practice is full. I think a lot of veterinarians should follow that business ethic.
Glad you found a great and ethical vet!
Wait, they don’t show you any bill? What is hard for people to understand, I think, is that you have an animal. At some point the animal is going to need treatment that they may not be able to ‘fix.’ But you think that because you have them at a vet, it will be. And that the vet is just taking you for a ride when they can’t. If they take tests, and find something is not right, why do they not offer to put in a feeding tube? That is one procedure I never hear about, yet is very necessary as I understand.
What a good person you are. Thank you so much for sharing your advice with us again! This is exactly what I'd expect a vet to be like. Reasonable and honest.
Great video!!!
Thank you for your honesty about these issues and advice❣️
Our wonderful veterinarian retired and sold the business to the vet that worked with her.
Some things have change, one being where we can get prescriptions. They used to call our prescriptions into our local pharmacy and we use good RX to get it the cheapest. The cheapest was at Meijer. Since the change in ownership the veterinarian wants us to use the "veterinarian mail-in pharmacy", so they will no longer call Medication's in to any pharmacy. We have to physically drive there and pick up the hardcopy prescription, bring it to wherever we want then go back and pick it up when it's ready. A REAL PAIN in the butt considering we had been used to them calling it in.
The original owner is still working there part time. When she leaves we've decided to go to a different vet.
thank you so much for being a man of immense integrity, and a true gentleman.
Thank you for the wonderful, informative videos. I always learn something new.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate this input.
I have a 5 year old male, red nose Pitbull name Big Boss and I'll be getting another pit puppy very soon. Dr. Jones I'm very thankful that you took time out to make this channel for us, making us more knowledgeable on how to keep our pets well/healthy and how to treat them when they get sick. You doing this is saving us on budgets and fixed incomes a lot of money by not always having to take our pets to the vet for basic thing.
Thanks
Very timely to have gotten this in my suggested videos. Just got a card from a vet I saw only once saying my cat is due for a senior checkup, dental check and something else I don't recall. This 9 year old cat is super healthy and there is no way I would take that bait. I have been refusing all vaccines but rabies for several years after reading articles about pets being over-vaccinated. Thank you for contributing to educating pet owners.
Thanks for this help - your advice is so appreciated.
You are welcome
Sometimes they wont tell you the price. I take my cats to a low cost vet. They have a cat vet there and they also do surgery. They are really good and gentle with the pets.
Thank you, Doc Jones!
Thank God I have a wonderful vet. Dr Arnold at harmony heights is a true vet
Not that my pets needed them, but I never knew you could take scripts for pets to pharmacies. Learn something new every day. I have 3 cats and it gets expensive for yearly shots. My neighbor told me she never gets yearly shots for hers. Mine are also indoor cats. Talk about expensive, one of my cats had a UTI that cost me $2,100! Then I was told to only feed Science Diet which was $28 for a 3lb bag. I did purchase the SD, but have since went to Wal Mart and got Pro Plan for urinary care. $25 for a 16lb bag. My boxer/pit has bad breath. I wrote to you about this and you had a video for me to watch. I do brush his teeth, and the last time I used a little baking soda, I use this on my teeth too. I noticed his breath wasn't as bad. Is it ok to use baking soda occasionally? Thank you in advance. I love your videos Doc!
You are wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you Doctor! You’re really amazing to help us like you do!
Dr. Jones, Thank you so much for these and other very useful tips about our pet's care. You are a gift to us and I wish you all the best in your practice. Thank you for being so kind.
LOVE YOU LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! THANK YOU for all the help & Home remedies!!!!
Thanks
Great tips, thanks, Dr. Andrew!
Thank you for your time in making these videos, and for sharing your knowledge with us
This is a fabulous video - by an amazing vet and genuine human being! ❤
Can't thank you enough Dr Jones for providing so much information to help us learn to be responsible and informed pet lovers!!
You are most welcome
Air-Conditioned Gypsy agree
Thanks! I enjoyed watching "Pet Fooled" Documentary an investigative film into the inner workings of the industry. Its important not to get over-charged at the vet and to avoid the vet by using a natural biological diet.
Me too
I can’t believe how chilled his dog is on that bench. 😄 xx
Last March I paid over $500 for blood and urine tests and 3 trips to vet. My dogs belly was getting bigger and bigger. The vet guessed Addison's. She sold me some meds for parasites and something for her fur too in case she had parasites. The afternoon before our 4th apptment, my dog was acting strange., lying outside all afternoon without budging.. I called the vet, concerned.. she said "You have an appointment tomorrow. If you want me to see her today it will be $125 emergency fee." I am an old age pensioner and money is tight. Since she wasnt concerned and my dog did not seem to be suffering I decided to wait. 3 hours later my dog walked into the house, collapsed and was bleeding from the rectum. We rushed her to vet but she died in (another) vets arms before she got into the clinic. That vet was very compassionate and kind and looked at Ivy's test results. She said they showed that Ivy was bleeding inside. She did not charge me anything. I will never go to that clinic again because they will not permit me to pick my own vet out of the 6 there.
Thank you for your time🙂
Thank You
Thank you for your honesty it's so refreshing. I love my vet he's so devoted and honest like you. God bless you for sharing information and bless the angels from heaven our pets.😘😻💕
Welcome
Thank you so much for your honesty and transparency!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Thank you so much for making this video it helps me a lot and keep up the good work God bless you
You are welcome
I'm so thankful for this. Very appreciated and helpful. I've followed your advice during emergencies and all I can say is, it worked. God bless.
I'm so glad to hear that! Happy to help!
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I learned a lot of good information, thank you.
Dr. Jones you are the absolute Best!!!
Thank you so much for this! I just found your channel today and I'm so grateful for all the knowledge!
If you haven't done a vide o yet on natural healing of congestive heart failure would you please?
My vet has her on enalpril and lasix but I want to try whatever I can for her....my income is cut in half for the next 3 months at least and I'm really scared because she seems to be losing energy.....I can't lose her..
Regarding vaccines it's not necessarily the vet but the industry in general. For example, doggie day care requires annual bordetella vaccination and others. It would be helpful to sort out the various common vaccinations and which ones may be needed and those which are not. Also if your vet puts an expiration date on the vaccination record, you're stuck, because if you're providing that record to a doggie day care, your landlord, your groomer, etc. then you are forced to get it annually because they require current vaccinations.
I feel the same way. The city i live in requires a yearly rabies, bordetella and few other vaccinations but luckily the shelters do them for 5 dollars each
dobie gal My dog has severe anxiety and needs some kind of stimulation while we’re gone if we’re gone for longer than 4-6 hours
So proud of you!! Love you!
:-)
Thank you for your advice that's why we all love and respect you! You are so honest!
Welcome
They know you love your pets. They know you'll pay. If you don't the next pet owner will. Nice racket.
So true
wwjudasdo : That's a lot of medical school to go through for a "raquet" that doesn't reimburse particularly well. Compare human medical bills without health insurance.
It’s true, it’s so effed up.
Yeah but keeping mind that vets are the profession with the highest suicide rate. They don't have it easy and often get emotional blackmailed.
AWESOME !!! Thanks Doc !
Welcome :-)
Great advice. Thank you.
Wow. So happy I found this channel. You’re amazing Dr Andrew and so happy you stuck to your beliefs and stood your ground. Signing up for all of your information and newsletters. You’re amazing.
Thanks!
Love your channel...thanks
Thank You :-)
I have a vet with very conservative pricing and even will allow me to make arrangements if an illness or accident happens that costs more then I can afford at one time. However, even given that just watching this channel and reading the information I get from you has saved me quite a bit of money doing things at home that I normally would have taken the pet to an ER vet in the middle of the night. Sometimes my pet still needed to be seen but I was able to stabilize them so the problem could wait for the vet in the morning (broken claw and a limp are two that come to mind immediately). Also changing my pets diet and following many of your recommendations, and using over the counter suppliments has made a big difference in their health. I really appreciate this channel
Hi Pam- Thanks for the kudos :-)
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Thanks so much for all the great info to help make us better educated pet owners. You are one in a million.
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Thank you doctor, your videos really help a great deal.
Thank you so much for caring more about the animals than the money. ❤ I treat my own pets and they are so healthy. 😁
I put my yorkie on raw. She went from going to the vet every few months to... well we havent gone since.
I stopped giving her the "yearly" vaccines and she stopped getting sick ALL THE TIME! (She would always get super sick after the shots)
She is also on many natural products including probiotics that i got from a natural local pet shop!
Your videos have helped me SO much. Thank you!
Your welcome Janet
Do you ever need to board your dog? If so, what do you do if your pet's shots aren't up to date anymore? Does your town require proof rabies vaccine? If so, what do you do? I agree shots aren't needed annually. Boosters aren't needed that frequently for humans. But what do you do about boarding and town reqs?
@@Doc_McStuffins no i don't board my dog. I havent had any issues where i live with the town. When i got her she was vaccinated and thats when i got her tags. But because she cant handle the shots i have to refuse them.
My vet didnt say anything:) Plus i found out most of the shots aren't mandatory so i just dont get them anymore.
@@janetsylvestre127 Thanks for responding. I will ask now about exceptions for vet and town requirements.
We've recently started my dog on trazadone daily and valium before office visits bc she's a spaz and won't be still for allergy shots to prevent ear infections, or for any vet service, which her ear infections require. She's big and strong, so they fully sedate her for shots or to treat her ears every 3 mo or so, and it's ridiculous. Too much for her and expensive too. We need a change!
@@Doc_McStuffins no problem. Oh wow. Well if u have to give them the rabies then use Anti-Vaccinosis. It takes away the side effects of the shot without removing any vaccine benefits
You have been an enormous help to us. The cyst video saved us. I got DMSO yesterday from farm store. I am thinking of seeing a holistic vet down the street from my regular vet. Thank you so much for helping us.
Thank you for this. I realize that vets have to make a living and pay themselves as well as for their facilities and staff, however, I am chronically ill and we live on what my husband makes, which isn't a lot and providing our 2 furbabies with vet care is becoming very difficult. Every time we go it seems we have to pay $400 to$500 dollars. Their appointments cost more than mine do! We are doing what we can, but in the end their care will come down to what we can afford. That said, we are able to do their annual check ups and shots and we found a place online to get their heartworm at a much lower price, which is a blessing for us. In our area we have a vet that comes once a month to do a clinic and he does vaccines and other small procedures like heartworm tests, microchips, etc. That has been very helpful as well. There are also lots of spay and neuter clinics as well to help with those costs.