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Originally Posted by DawnW
I will just let you know that I was NOT happy with Weddington Animal Hospital when my golden had cancer. They were quite pushy that I send him up to Raleigh for an amputation and board him for a week while he healed. He was 13 years old! And had a re-occuring cancer after a previous tumor removal. The cost would..
Indian Trail Animal Hospital on 521 gave very good care and was very reasonably priced. They are a no frills place but with very caring Vets.
Dawn
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Hi
Here are some tips, which we've found out the hard way, since moving from our vets in our city:
We will only go to a "no frills" vet, preferrably one with a single doctor who's had the same assistant/employees for years. We have found that the bigger, "fancier" places (with many different doctors, and you get who you get") are more sales pressured. And, most importantly, less experienced, and will "move you on quickly" to acheive higher volume.
A really good veterinarian won't be as "convenient", as appointments are at such a demand. They also don't need to advertise, offer cupons, and sell Science Diet dog food. But these "McVets", will always say "come right in", no matter when you call. It/they may seem nice as pie, but there's a reason!
This will not only cost you mucho more, but they tend to not be as thorough, so you'll be going back more times than you would normally need to with a different vet!
If you see a sign posted informing clients which day/time of the week they're closed for "staff meetings", RUN!!! This is for discussing the goals of what to sell that day/week, as vets do get "points" from companies depending on sales goals met. (We were naive to think they sat around talking about new treatments, stuff like that).
This is a very sore subject with our family, as we were spoiled with wonderful vets before we relocated, having so many dogs throughout the years.
I'll post more later , but this is the gyst of it :>)
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Good/bad Veterinarian's in Waxhaw area?
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