Do any of your vets do this?

I know a few other vets offer this service in the UK but i was just wondering if yours are the same in your country?!.

My surgery asks to see all animals that you take on to give them a good examination before their even due any shots which is free of charge.

They then register them on their computers and when you leave they always give you a carrier bag filled with samples of food, vouchers for things like free dental treats, a discount voucher if you get them spayed/neutered etc.... along with lots of booklets on caring for your pet.

After Rosie and Sophie were spayed they had 2 post spay checkups which were already included in the spay which was approx £45 ($90).

I received a letter last week offering Sophie a 6 month post spay checkup with them, again free of charge to check Sophies weight and just give her a examination to make sure everything is ok and if theres any questions i have to ask?!.

I like my vets surgery anyway but i thought this was quite good!, don't know if Sophie's thoughts are the same though because i've booked her in for it on the 8th of March

at my old vet we were (eventually) given a carrier bag full of information, treats, a pingpong ball etc.

i'm not too sure what they do at my new vets, going again maybe monday so will have to find out. i want freebies!

Nope, we don't get a whole bunch of extras like that here, not that I am aware of.

Not here in So California that I know of.

Nope. Not here in the US. Never met a vet who would do any of that.

Don't we all wish! Heck I would have settled for that price for the spay. Ophelia's was almost $300!

Nope... not here. Bummer.

Really Heidi!!!!!. Sophies should have been £50 but i had a £5 voucher that they gave me in her kitten pack.

Get all your vets told what mine does!

Our vets give out food samples - of the brands the office sells, of course. Once in a while they have free plastic lids for cat food cans, bowls, or spoons, but I'm sure they're from the suppliers.

Not here, Susan, but it sure sounds like a great idea! I'm so happy Rosie and Sophie are receiving such wonderful care from their Vet!

My vet in Ontario didn't give out giftie packages, but now and then, if we were trying a medication and she had received samples she would give me the samples to use. As well, any follow up visits that she requested after treatments - whether surgery or dental work or hospitalization - were included in the original treatment fee and there was never an additional fee for rechecks. I do know that my vet also reduced some of the costs she could control (i.e. her surgery labour, stuff like that) to help me out with expenses. They also gave me a 15% multi-pet discount for general costs such as annual check ups and vaccinations. Finally, when I was bottle raising the three orphans and they were having difficulty going to the bathroom, she authorized one of the vet techs to give them enemas as required, without charge, and provided me with both the training and the equipment to do it at home as well without charge.

Kathryn

at work I make up little 'new pet' packages with things like food samples, health record booklets, pamphlets on nutrition, vaccines, etc..... All the free stuff I can get from our suppliers. We offer free rechecks after routine surgeries such as spays, etc. We offer multi pet discounts, discounts on boarding if more than 14 days, etc.
Most people seem to really aApreciate the little 'extras' we offer.

Originally Posted by valanhb

Don't we all wish! Heck I would have settled for that price for the spay.

Ophelia's was almost $300!

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To be fair, that did include all the tests and such they run to make sure the anethesia is OK, I think maybe a couple other tests (not the basic ones, like for FIV, etc. We had that done at an earlier appt.). She was also in heat (which we didn't know when we brought her in) so that added $40. Still, though...the basic spay surgery was something like $140, which didn't include the tests and pain meds. Trent's was $90 for a neuter. And then we all wonder why people don't get their pets spayed and neutered...it is downright expensive, and I either don't live in the right place or make too much money to qualify for the low cost programs we have in the area.

My vet will give samples of some products they sell. I know they make the packages themselves because they are usually in ziploc baggies. They've given me all kinds of little stuff over the years I've been going to them. I like getting the free stuff but even if I didn't I would continue to go there. The entire staff is so friendly and helpful. I tend to over react when Princess shows any sign of illness and they don't act like I'm wasting their time by calling or bringing her in like her previous vet did. This vet even gave me her home phone number when Princess was really sick over the weekend once. On top of that she even called 2-3 times on her days off just to check on her. The price is a little bit higher than some vets but it is well worth it.

Originally Posted by halfpint

Not here in So California that I know of.

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I dont think so either. I want freebies too!

It you're a new client then they sometimes give you food and treat samples and stuff like that. Not every vet does it though

Not here in central CA that I am aware of either. (Though I did receive a free bag of kitten food when Lil' Jag had her first series of vaccinations.)

Never gotten anything like that from my vet, except a big bill.

Mine will pass along any free samples, and once gave me a big box of new dog squeaky toys to pass on to the Humane Society.

Mine will also do a number of services for free or at cost when things are overwhelming for me. I used to bring in my CRF cat ever other day to help with the subq's when I wasn't getting it right at home with no charge. When I had to have 20+ cats tested for FeLV, they did virtually all of them for the cost of the test kit. Then there are the neuters for $35 (used to be $25 but he finally raised his rates) and spays for $50. When 2 of my dogs were terminally ill, he came out to the house to euthanize them and never did charge me for those visits. He actually appologized to me when he couldn't make it out to the house when our Ellie Mae had her final stroke - he had 2 emergencies at his clinic that day and couldn't leave but still felt bad that he couldn't help me at home (we carried her to the clinic).

I was actually excited to see what goodies Imogen's vet visit would bring--it was my first vet visit here in England and Rosie's comments had my expectations up. We went home with a big bill--and nothing else. Drat! No food samples, no literature, nothing! Paid £75 for an antibiotic shot--though it was on a Sunday.