I'm sorry you lost your job. (Hugs)

As to your question about vets...I look for one that's open, honest and willing to listen to you. They don't just go by the book but treat each dog individually, and don't assume all owners have absolutely no idea what their talking about. Mine treated my RB terrier Sandy for years for asthma. She even contacted a friend of hers in Davis to get suggestions based on new research papers she'd found when the conventional methods didn't work. When Bear had cancer she had absolutely no problem sending and discussing the path report with us. When we questioned the margins she even double checked what the standards were. She was in a extremely busy practice but you never felt rushed and always felt that you could discuss anything with her. I'm trying to find a new one now as well, my old one left the practice and moved back to Colorado when she got married. So far I've seen ok ones, but not one I'd 100% recommend to friends or family.