Why is the vet so expensive
HOW NOT TO GET RIPPED OFF @ THE VETS?! | Why are the vets so expensive? Explained by a Vet!
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hello hello welcome back to my channel I
am really sorry our fan m.i.a for a
while I've been busy doing things and
finding a job finding a visa and getting
engaged so I'm really sorry I made a
video for a while I really want to keep
up with this YouTube channel because I
really like doing it I like doing it
when I was doing it back you know a few
months ago and I would love to keep it
up so today's topic is a bit
controversial it's about money it's
about trying not to feel like you got
ripped off at the vets and I feel like I
really need to first of all make clear
one thing right vets don't earn a lot of
money no there's a misconception out
there that vets are just money-making
monsters but we are not if you know of
one single that that I want to
Lamborghini you need to tell me because
I would love to know what he's doing
what she's doing to earn all that money
because I definitely don't so yeah I
think most vets earn a very comfortable
amount not a crazy amount though we earn
enough to live and live comfortably and
maybe some vets earn more because they
own practices super vet I think we
learned a lot I mean I don't know how
much he earns but he definitely would
earn a lot compared to most vets because
he's a specialist he's on TV he's like
he's written his own book so before we
move on with this video I just want to
like kind of make sure you understand
that we don't earn a lot of money um
it frustrates me when people always ask
me oh you must learn so much you must
you know be so comfortable you must blah
blah blah just I just kind of roll my
eyes and think I wish my first tip for
not feeling like you got ripped off is
communicate your money concerns we are
not mind reader's we cannot tell if our
client has money concerns just by
looking at their faces
so as about your obligation is to
explain all possible solutions so even
the gold standard one that might cost
you ten thousand pounds we have to
explain all the type of solution to your
pets problems right so when we have a
10-15 minute consult a lot of vets
actually only have ten minutes for you
so when we have 10 15 minutes consults
is a very difficult for us to explain
everything for you to understand
everything and for you to feel like
we've really explained things well so if
you communicate with us early on that
you've got financial concerns we are so
much happier to give you a more cater to
you option so if you communicate early
on that you've got financial concerns I
will be then thinking on my brain okay
the option of sending them to a
specialist hospital where a specialist
looks at them and does all the tests
blood tests ultrasound x-ray and undergo
anesthesia for a surgery with a surgery
specialist and then stay in the ICU like
that is just not possible for you and
that's fine like it's not possible for
me either normal people don't have that
much money to pay on their pets so as
soon as you communicate that you have
money concerns then straight away we're
like okay what can we do for this client
what can we cut out for them to make it
less expensive of them but most
effective for their pet that will make
that amount of time we have with you so
much more valuable because we are
actually planning and catering for you
so I know a lot of people are
embarrassed to tell their vet that
they've got money concerns because you
think that vets will judge you it's just
not true I mean I can't speak for every
single vet in the entire world but I
never judge my clients for having money
concerns because I know that I would
also have those money concerns it's not
you know money is a universal thing most
people are not millionaires so yeah
completely understand
and also remember vets don't earn that
much so we understand my second tip for
not feeling like you got ripped off is
to communicate with your vet that you
don't understand just by telling us that
you don't get what we're doing you don't
understand what why we're spending your
money we can then explain to you why we
think this money should be spent or
maybe you're right you know we don't
have to spend that money after
explaining to you we're like oh actually
you're right we can spend that money
somewhere else just by asking you will
feel better because you'll understand
more like why is about doing this is she
just wasting my money and again I can't
speak for all vets but if I'm doing
something there is a reason why I'm
doing it I'm not just honestly I'm not
just trying to spend your money on
nothing and I think when I'm telling
clients loads of information and there's
just not in their heads I actually get
worried because I'm like do they
understand why I'm spending money I
don't want them to think that I'm
spending their money for no reason I
prefer to have interactive clients that
ask me questions and understand where
I'm coming from so don't be afraid to
ask because you'll feel better for
knowing where that money is spent and
I'll feel better because I know that you
know where the money is spent
my third tip is a cheat tip because not
really a tip but it's to think of how
much this would cost if you had to have
all these things done it's really
difficult in England because nobody
plate pays for their own health care and
that is why I think people are very
surprised at the cost of vets because
they don't understand how much health
care costs in general for humans if you
think of a vet practice we use all the
same equipment we have the same syringes
the same sterile needles the same
sterile drapes same sterile everything
for your pet just like a hospital would
so why would our price be half the price
of humans or even 70% the price of
humans you know I went to school the
same amount of time as my doctor
counterpart so why would my time be less
expensive than a doctor and we are less
expensive because obviously you can't
you just we can't charge pets as much as
we charge humans but if you just think
of how much it would cost on you then
you'd understand that we're not trying
to rip you off basically and it's really
funny because I was actually talking to
colleagues at work about this woman who
refused to get her animals spayed
because she thinks that were basically
suggesting preventative health care like
speaking like neutering as a way of
making money but a nurse kind of said
well if we want to make money out of you
we just suggest that you don't get a
spayed so that your dog has power Mitra
and comes in for emergency surgery
because that's like ten times more
expensive than a routine space surgery
so we're not just here to make money
when I went to vet school I really did
want to help animals and I still that's
still all I want to do is help
I am NOT here to just make money and if
I was I wouldn't be in this career I'd
be a banker or I'd be a financial
advisor or a lawyer because frankly they
make so much more money than us so I
think communication is key between a
client and a vet because when I
understand what you want and what your
budget is and you understand why I'm
using your money to do things the
interaction becomes so much easier all
the vets I've worked with I speak for my
friends that I went to veterinary school
with all the works I've worked for
I've not met a single nasty veterinary
surgeon because the only reason why we
went into veterinary in first place is
because we love animals and how can you
not trust anyone that loves animals but
anyway another thing that really
frustrates me is when people come to me
and say well you should save my cat
because you love animals so you should
do it for free
and my reaction is yeah in an ideal
world I'd do that for free I would save
all the animals for free and still have
enough money to live comfortably and
that is just not possible it's just not
realistic I mean because we live in a
capitalistic world it's just not ideal
right so if I start not charging you
then someone else hears about it I have
to start not charging them and then it
just snowballs into a big not charging
business and then it just crumble right
because we're not a charity and I do
love animals and I hate seeing them
suffer and this is why I became a vet in
the first place
but money is just something that exists
that I can't get rid of and that's just
the way of the world I hope you found
this video useful and I hope that you
really believe me when I say that all we
want to do is help and that we're not
here to make your money until next time
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