Anyone else experienced this?
I took my two dogs for annual check up and vacs at vet's.
Told the vet that I had noticed that when I took one of the dogs on a run (10K) that although she was fine on the run, that she was a bit stiff after we got home and getting up from a rest. The dog is 7 yrs old and she had her elbows dysplasia fixed surgically when she was 8 months old. Vet said "OK, let's do some X-rays then and we'll start her on some pain meds now". I was a bit unsure about this advice. The vet didn't take any further history before deciding that. She didn't even ask me, for instance, how often we ran 10K together or whether any other walks/runs caused her problems, or when I had first noticed this. Nothing.
Vet bills are expensive! I want to do the best for my dog but I don't want to pay out for "let's see what's happening" expensive and invasive investigations (i.e. X-rays) unless there is a clinical history that indicates this is reasonable course of action.
My other dog, who is a picture of health, was "up-sold" various tick/lungworm treatments.
I don't mind paying for investigations and treatments for which there is a solid, robust, clinical indication, but I cannot bear to take them to the vet with all this "up-selling" going on!
Anyone else experiencing this?
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zavi00000 · 10/08/2018 18:52
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