My Crazy Vet -- GAH!!!

**Freedom** · 07-24-2009, 09:25 PM

I was at the vet picking up some meds. I asked if one of the vet techs was interested in cat sitting for me for a few days. Jxxxx said sure.

I happened to mention that I have friends willing to come in, but Vita needs a pill a day (for thyroid) and none of them is willing to pill her.

Jxxx said no problem.

Vet said no, it is a conflict of interest. He offers boarding, I can board her there for $29.50 per day.

THIS is in Vita's best interests? To sit in a cage for 4 days while I am away, rather than being in her home with her clowder?

**blue** · 07-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Try and ask the tech again outside of the vets office, what the tech does on his own time is his business.

**Taz_Zoee** · 07-24-2009, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by blue

Try and ask the tech again outside of the vets office, what the tech does on his own time is his business.

I agree with this. At my vets office one of the techs actually has business cards for pet sitting on the counters.

**Medusa** · 07-25-2009, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by blue

Try and ask the tech again outside of the vets office, what the tech does on his own time is his business.

This is what I would do.

**lvpets2002** · 07-27-2009, 09:21 AM

I so agree.. What $29.50 a day is horrible & hwy robbery..

Originally Posted by blue

Try and ask the tech again outside of the vets office, what the tech does on his own time is his business.

**GILL** · 07-27-2009, 12:25 PM

I agree with Pinoy's mom, you can always find a sitter. We have used he same one for almost 20 years. It's $ 15.00 a vist and she comes in twice a day, feeds check the water plays with some. so we figure at $ 30.00 a day it's pretty good. And the kids alll the kids love her.

**MoonandBean** · 07-28-2009, 09:34 PM

Moon and Bean say: Boo-HISS to that vet.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 07-24-2009, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Freedom

Vet said no, it is a conflict of interest.
He offers boarding,
I can board her there for $29.50 per day.

You could hire her own VET for that much!

Line up a different Vet for your FurKids;
then tell the Greedy One that HE became a conflict of YOUR interests.

**kimlovescats** · 07-24-2009, 11:13 PM

Bad business, I say!

**DriftyAlison0** · 07-24-2009, 11:23 PM

At my vets he charges $75 a night. So that is not bad price to pay.

**Medusa** · 07-25-2009, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by DriftyAlison0

At my vets he charges $75 a night. So that is not bad price to pay.

Good grief! Where do you board them, the Taj Mahal? That's outrageous!

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 07-25-2009, 09:50 AM

my vet was cheap- 10 bucks per cat, per night.

**catmandu** · 07-25-2009, 09:54 AM

My Vets very good about boarding. When Juke Joint Joseph or Michael the Dream Cat go in for an expensive procedure , a lot of times he will leave that boarding charge off!!
And when they go there, they are spolied by the Vet Assistants with treats and snacks.
I would think that staying at a Vets is stressful and Your Cat would not enjoy that at all!!!

Thats not a considerate Vet!!!

**Edwina's Secretary** · 07-25-2009, 10:28 AM

Asking the tech "outside the office" could put the tech's job on the line if the vet has a policy prohibiting employees from engaging in competitive business.

Don't bother telling me how wrong that is. Just saying some employers have that policy.