After 7 yrs of bringing my dog here, I am looking for a new vet. I went in expecting to pay a reasonable amount for the annual exam/ vaccines (ranged $150-165 2007) and was hit with an estimate of at least twice that. $380+ which also included a scrape/biopsy of a minor skin problem. They wanted to include two skin tests and medication (without even getting the results of the scrape biopsy first). Over $15 for a nail clip? I can get one for $9 at Holiday Barn. Finally got the estimate down to just under $300. This is highway robbery, but the worst of it was hearing my dog yelping in the back while the procedures were done (this has never happened before, EVER).\r
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This was a great clinic when Dr. Engle was there but has gone downhill since. While waiting for 3 rounds of estimate printouts and procedures to be done (waited 1.5 hrs in & out of the waiting room), probed the staff about the buyout of HealthyPet by VCA and I also complained about the price increases. Mostly got gru
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