RedBeard Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hey guys, I live in South Calgary and I have a couple of dogs.. I'm looking to change vets because our current vet seems to over charge for a lot of services.. Any recommendations for a Vet in South Calgary? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Where are you in South Calgary? I live in Woodbine and we take all our animals to the Woodlands Vet Hospital. Dr. Leboldus is a great vet and has always given great advice for the care and treatment of our pets. http://www.woodlandsvet.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Dr. Joanna Pytka McLeod Animal Hospital! Amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scel Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hey guys, I live in South Calgary and I have a couple of dogs.. I'm looking to change vets because our current vet seems to over charge for a lot of services.. Any recommendations for a Vet in South Calgary? Steve Out of curiousity, what do you feel 'a lot' is? Landing Animal Clinic in Glenmore Landing is my recommendation. Any of the vets are fine. They have 3 main vets. 2 of the 3 vets also work as specialists at the CARE Animal Hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Out of curiousity, what do you feel 'a lot' is? Landing Animal Clinic in Glenmore Landing is my recommendation. Any of the vets are fine. They have 3 main vets. 2 of the 3 vets also work as specialists at the CARE Animal Hospital. Geez, I'll scour through my vet bills and try to send you a message. There have been 2 occasions that we've taken our dogs in and they urgently recommended a treatment before test results were in and the test results came back negative. So we paid for the treatment/surgery on misdiagnosed issues (because they were deemed urgent). Also, our last visit our dog came back to us with pretty bad bruising on an separate area that wasn't treated. Needless to say we didn't pay for that bill and won't be going back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scel Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Geez, I'll scour through my vet bills and try to send you a message. There have been 2 occasions that we've taken our dogs in and they urgently recommended a treatment before test results were in and the test results came back negative. So we paid for the treatment/surgery on misdiagnosed issues (because they were deemed urgent). Also, our last visit our dog came back to us with pretty bad bruising on an separate area that wasn't treated. Needless to say we didn't pay for that bill and won't be going back. It sounds like you are justified. Vets are inherently expensive. My cat has a bad goopy eye. Today cost me $155 for the assessment and medicine. $150-$200 for a single problem seems to be average. While vets (and human doctors, for that matter) are all very smart and all meet minimum standards, 50% are necessarily below average. It is hard to find a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIKKAM65 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 For normal vet visits and concerns I take my dogs to Acadia vet clinic. I have dealt with Laurie Weber for many years and she is great, her associates are good as well. They are all honest and although the prices are the same as most they havent ever tried to bs me into something that isn't right. During cat season my bluetick got a pretty good gash along her ribs it was right to the bone and about 2 inchs long, ended up taking her to the fish creek 24 hr pet hospital the next morning and they did a great job. Cost me $380 to get her knocked out and fixed up. Thought that was very reasonable for a Sunday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDone Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Nanton Vet Clinic, about 1/3 of the cost of our regular McKenzie Towne Vet on similar procedures. Great folks to deal with as well, real straight and honest. Definitely worth the 45 Min. drive. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Mark up for meds and anesthetic is huge. Some fine gouging goes on. Got to pay off those student loans some how. Lots of pressure to sell stuff to customers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Nanton Vet Clinic, about 1/3 of the cost of our regular McKenzie Towne Vet on similar procedures. Great folks to deal with as well, real straight and honest. Definitely worth the 45 Min. drive. Colin Interesting...I wonder if the lower overhead cost of doing business in a small town vs. CGY is a significant factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm wondering if you're at Bow Bottom. Always feel like we're getting overcharged and oversold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDone Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Quoted almost $700 to have our dog neutered and micro chipped here in Mc. Towne. Nanton quoted us $250 and talked us out of a micro chip (who has a chip reader anyways) and suggested a tattoo instead (anyone can read a tattoo). We were quite shocked at the difference in price, Nanton will get all our animal related business. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Dewinton animal hospital. Have taken my dog to a few different vets and been screwed around. Too him here and I go in with a problem he comes out with proper meds and I don't have to go back for the same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slingshotz Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 For normal vet visits and concerns I take my dogs to Acadia vet clinic. I have dealt with Laurie Weber for many years and she is great, her associates are good as well. They are all honest and although the prices are the same as most they havent ever tried to bs me into something that isn't right. During cat season my bluetick got a pretty good gash along her ribs it was right to the bone and about 2 inchs long, ended up taking her to the fish creek 24 hr pet hospital the next morning and they did a great job. Cost me $380 to get her knocked out and fixed up. Thought that was very reasonable for a Sunday morning. x2, we also take our cats and dog to Acadia and it has been great service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev1 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 We have 2 dogs (large & small) + 1 cat, and wouldn't take our animals to anyone to Stephanie Ball at Southtrail Vet Clinic on 130th (beside the Keg). You can tell she actually cares about her work, and is straight up and honest about what your dog needs, unlike other vets that seem more like an assembly-line. The prices are reasonable and we wouldn't trust anyone else with our dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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