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Originally Posted by aggieAXO
Not to try and compare veterinary medicine to human medicine but this is exactly what I try tell my clients that see me at the ER. Yes we are more expensive but at least we are here at 2 AM to see Fluffy who has been very sick for a week- then I ask "why again didn't you take her to your regular vet?" I love the blank stares I get when I ask that question. I am so sick of people bithcing about the prices we charge when 80% of the things i see are preventable or could have been dealt with for a lower cost by their regular veterinarian.
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It's an apt comparison! The same thing happens at your 24hr pharmacy. They jack up the prices for the convenience. Talk to your plumber or air conditioner repair man at MN...they charge you double to fix something in the middle of the night, as well!