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I took Snickerdoodle to a Banfield vet location yesterday just to get her nails trimmed and have the vet show me how to better administer antibiotics. I had gone to a different Banfield location several times before for nail trimmings and they charged $8. But this Banfield location proceeded to do a full exam and charged me $46 when I had just gone there for the nail trimming!
On top of that, when I went to pay, one of the vet techs came out and said that she went ahead and added onto the bill some teeth wipes! I told them I didn't want the teeth wipes and they took them off the bill, but I thought the whole experience was kind of shady. You can't just add things to the bill without asking!
The most disturbing thing was the vet kept talking about what would likely be in my cat's future. Snickerdoodle had to get her teeth cleaned last week and her regular vet said she had some gingivitis but her teeth cleaned up well. After telling this to the Banfield vet, he started talking about how cats with gingivitis often have to have all their teeth pulled later in life, and so Snickerdoodle would probably have to have that done! I thought that was ridiculous. I've had a cat with bad teeth before and noone every suggested pulling his teeth. But what annoyed me was the vet was jumping to this worst case scenario for no reason! My cat is only 1 year and 3 months old! She's nowhere near needing her teeth pulled.
I was so mad after this experience and just needed to vent.
Thanks for listening.
On top of that, when I went to pay, one of the vet techs came out and said that she went ahead and added onto the bill some teeth wipes! I told them I didn't want the teeth wipes and they took them off the bill, but I thought the whole experience was kind of shady. You can't just add things to the bill without asking!
The most disturbing thing was the vet kept talking about what would likely be in my cat's future. Snickerdoodle had to get her teeth cleaned last week and her regular vet said she had some gingivitis but her teeth cleaned up well. After telling this to the Banfield vet, he started talking about how cats with gingivitis often have to have all their teeth pulled later in life, and so Snickerdoodle would probably have to have that done! I thought that was ridiculous. I've had a cat with bad teeth before and noone every suggested pulling his teeth. But what annoyed me was the vet was jumping to this worst case scenario for no reason! My cat is only 1 year and 3 months old! She's nowhere near needing her teeth pulled.
I was so mad after this experience and just needed to vent.
Thanks for listening.