I hate vets!

[GBMidge7]

Originally Posted by Doc_Stew

I'm a veterinarian, and everyone needs to make a living.... .

Thank you SO much for this post. I am a student at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine about to graduate in 3 months and it pains me to see the opinions of people who think we're just out to screw them. The fact of the matter is this... everything costs money, and veterinarians usually do everything they can to help (as animals are our true passion, not money as many inexplicably think) within the bounds of reasons. Trust me, if we were all about money, there are many more jobs out there that would pay us more, but we love animals, and we're interested in what's the VERY best for them... unfortunately their care is often under the constraints of what their owners are able to provide, but we do whatever we can. Unfortunately there are some not so great vets out there, and if the OP had an experience with one such vet, then I'm sorry, but we are doctors, we did go to school for 6-8 years, and we deserve to charge what we're worth, just as our human counterparts do.