Lori, my jaw is on the floor right next to yours. I think I probally would have ended up being rude and told them that I'm not here for all that stuff. I'm very lucky that my vet is very reasonable.

The most I ever paid for a vet bill was about $800 on a surgery for Smokey who was always getting the crystals in his urine....so I made a very hard decision and made Smokey into Smokette...he is now a girl.

I can say that my vet does offer a "Senior Comprehensive Workup Exam". It includes the following:

Comprehensive physical exam by your choice of doctor.
Complete Blood Count
Serum Blood Chemistry
Thyroid Screen
Urinalysis
Blood Pressure measurement.
Cutting edge ERD test to determine very early kidney disease.
Your pet's own medical "Report Card" with recommendations from the examining doctor. This will be mailed to you within one week when all of the lab tests are complete.

They charge $100 for this NOT including the vaccines/shots that the animal would be due for.

I have Tucker who is 18 and if I thought Tucker could handle the exam I would probally do it for her...just because I see on a daily basis how much she has failed over the last year....but if she was still her fiesty old self everyday I would not.