I took my older dog in for a check up and shots. I called ahead and made an appointment; I was going to have the checkup and then bring the dog in to the vaccination clinic to save a few dollars. They told me that the shots and exam would be $77 (If I paid full price for the exam, i would get the vaccination clinic price for shots). My bill was $157 not including the heartworm meds.\r
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First, the exam consisted of listening to the dogs heart. I had to ask the vet to check my pet's knees; they didn't take the temperature, look in the ears, or eyes. When I asked him to check his ears and eyes, he didn't even use an instrument. He looked at the eyes and said "a little cloudy, but he's old" and basically refused to check the ears. In short, the vet did nothing. The rooms were so dirtly, I refused to let them take my dog in the back; luckily the technicial who drew blood for heartworms was great, otherwise i couldn't say anything nice at all.
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