To the vet that I went to, it was not about the money either. He charges the same amount of money whether they stay overnight or not. I understand that vets have to make a living also, and I am okay with that. I am NOT okay with leaving my dogs overnight unsupervised after surgery though. It is just a personal thing for me, and I wouldn't do it. If for some reason they had to stay overnight with a catheter, or whatever...I would want them transported to a 24 hour emergency clinic, or somewhere where they had overnight care. Once again, MY PERSONAL feelings....
I understand that the "general" public is not dog/cat savvy and I think I understand why vets do what they do....... However, I want to be an active part of my dogs care, I want to know what your doing, why you are doing it, and what the benifits/risks are. I have had everything from vets who won't sit and discuss things with me just wanted to poke my dogs with this or that, to vet's who would sit with me for an hour or more and even send me home with reading material or websites to reference at home. I am not saying that their practices are bad, or that they have bad intentions....once again, it is just something that I am not comfortable with, and it might not be the vet for MY dogs. There is no shame in that.
I am not saying that I am not a pain in the arse
I am sure I can be. But I would never let a human doctor just poke, prod and medicate me without understanding fully what they were doing, and I would never let them do it to my animals either.
Having a good vet is something that is a huge priority for me. It took me awhile to find what *I* consider a good one. She has probably paid for her suburban off my dogs, and those of my friends that I have sent or brought there, but she is 100% worth every penny. I am really sad to leave her in a few months.
I hope that none of the vets/techs on our forum have taken what I said in the wrong way. I am sure I am *that* owner that you all hate
but it is just........well.........is what it is.