ER vet vs Regular vet

[Glacier]

My ER vet and my regular vet are the same clinic. Someone is on-call overnight and weekends. It does cost me 115 dollars to get the door unlocked and 50 bucks an hour if the on-call doc needs to call in a tech to assist with something. The overall prices for services tend to be about the same though.

When we lived in the city and actually had an ER clinic, the prices were radically higher there.

Over the years I've gotten much more selective about what requires an er visit. Tehya waited overnight with a throat full of foxtails last summer. Uncomfortable, but not life-threatening. Basically we go to the ER now with only major wounds, significant blood loss, seizures or something dramatic that came on very suddenly. High pain things, like porcupine quills often get a vet runt too(some of the dogs will let us pull quills) .Fortunately, I have a fairly well stocked critter pharmacy so I can handle alot of stuff at home, at least til the clinic is open again. I'm often there when the receptionist unlocks the door in the morning.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I have a fairly well stocked critter pharmacy so I can handle alot of stuff at home,
at least til the clinic is open again.

I'm often there when the receptionist unlocks the door in the morning.

I'm surprised you don't have your Own Key to the place,
and a personal set of Scrubbies always at the ready in the Clinic.

[krazyaboutkatz]

My current vet clinic is also an ER clinic. If you just walk in as an urgent care case even during normal hours it'll cost more to be seen. I've had to do this with both Storm and Ziggy but luckily Ziggy's was considered an urgent care recheck so it basically cost me the same a regular office visit. If you go after normal hours then it costs even more just to be seen. I've never had to do this yet.

When Storm became blocked 2 times I did have to take him to an ER clinic and it did cost a lot just be seen. It was a different place than the one I currently go to. There are some things that can't wait until morning. One time Sunny was having urinary problems and they offered to check out his bladder for free. I was surprised to hear this but I didn't actually see a vet. A vet tech came out and did this. I then made a regular appointment the next morning for him at my vet.