Today Veterinary medicine is a money oriented business where services command prices as high as a human physician but without nearly the malpractice costs and further....exploiting the animal/human bond. I took my sick pet here where I've been a client for 20 years. While my pet was being X-rayed the Dr. said ""are you going to wait or go on an errand or..."" I said ""possibly"", she immediately put a form down in front of me and said ""You need to leave a 65% deposit if you leave the building"" I was very insulted and asked ""why"" she said it was done with all the clients. These people start 'collections' before the services are even rendered! I had this pet in 6 months earlier and spent $500, but that's 50 cents in veterinary dollars. I went to the reception area and asked waiting pet owners if they were informed of this and to their dismay they all said a resounding ""No"". After what Dr. Johnson did to me she might as well have 'one'..
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