3 ms·

Reading the article, what I got more than anything else, is that the owners did not understand veterinary care. The biggest source of income for vets is the spr

by dhosek 9y ago

Reading the article, what I got more than anything else, is that the owners did not understand veterinary care. The biggest source of income for vets is the springtime heartworm season when they will see every dog in their practice for preventative care. That they seemed to plan around non-routine care was problematic. Also, there are plenty of vets already who do in-home care (including my brother before he bought his vet hospital and two of my ex-girlfriends)--they generally charge LESS than the clinic does for the care, not more, since they have less overhead.

pmiller2 9y ago
I agree. I got my friend (who's a medical resident and doesn't have a ton of time, but has an awesome dog) a subscription to Fuzzy. They do exactly what you're suggesting with preventive care. Their service includes an in-home well pet exam and all the vaccines, flea/tick and heartworm medication the pet will need until their next preventative visit. Obviously, outside of a clinic with equipment, they're not really able to do anything too involved: giving vaccines and taking blood/stool samples is about the limit, but that's all that's necessary for a healthy pet. We had a good experience, and my friend's dog loved the vet and the assistant who came to examine him. I think the pricing was similar to what it would have cost for an in-office appointment.
tgarv 9y ago
How did you feel when your brother bought two of your ex-girlfriends? Must have been awkward! Sorry, I'll go back to reddit now...
x0x0 9y ago
Where are you? In most of CA are on heartgard year round. Or is there some other prep for heartworm season?
djrogers 9y ago
> The biggest source of income for vets is the springtime heartworm season Pretty sure that's a pretty regional thing - my pets, and all of the others I see at my vet office, are on heartworm meds year round, and there's never once been a 'spring heart worm season' appointment....
- brianwawok 9y ago
  Where do you live? In the Midwest you don't need heartworm pills half the year. Vets will tell you that you do despite scientific evidence. Awesome industry.

by dhosek 9y ago

pmiller2 9y ago

I agree. I got my friend (who's a medical resident and doesn't have a ton of time, but has an awesome dog) a subscription to Fuzzy. They do exactly what you're suggesting with preventive care. Their service includes an in-home well pet exam and all the vaccines, flea/tick and heartworm medication the pet will need until their next preventative visit. Obviously, outside of a clinic with equipment, they're not really able to do anything too involved: giving vaccines and taking blood/stool samples is about the limit, but that's all that's necessary for a healthy pet. We had a good experience, and my friend's dog loved the vet and the assistant who came to examine him. I think the pricing was similar to what it would have cost for an in-office appointment.

tgarv 9y ago

How did you feel when your brother bought two of your ex-girlfriends? Must have been awkward! Sorry, I'll go back to reddit now...

x0x0 9y ago

Where are you? In most of CA are on heartgard year round. Or is there some other prep for heartworm season?

djrogers 9y ago

> The biggest source of income for vets is the springtime heartworm season Pretty sure that's a pretty regional thing - my pets, and all of the others I see at my vet office, are on heartworm meds year round, and there's never once been a 'spring heart worm season' appointment....

brianwawok 9y ago
Where do you live? In the Midwest you don't need heartworm pills half the year. Vets will tell you that you do despite scientific evidence. Awesome industry.