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I am surprised at the complaints about the cost of the services at VCA. This is a referral hospital, which is like a human going to the Mayo Clinic. The VCA personnel are specialists and like all specialists in modern medicine, they use expensive machines to do their work. If you think a CAT machine is cheap, I suggest you do some online research. You won?t find such equipment at your neighborhood vet office.\r
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Our eleven-year-old Dalmatian, Aimee, had a serious neck problem. That was apparent from the x-rays our regular vet had taken. Dr. Steinberg of VCA looked at the x-rays, did a thorough examination then told me the options. He said surgery was the best choice, he gave me his reasons and he gave me a ballpark figure for the cost. We had been medicating Aimee for two months for her pain and I questioned Dr. Steinberg about continuing with that regimen. He gave me reasons why it would not be a long-term solution. I questioned him about surgery for an eleve
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