I am in shock over this hard sell tactic (sp?)! I've never heard of a tech coming to the waiting room to try and sell you on a bunch of tests! Actually the vet himself/herself has been the only one to suggest tests to me. All the techs do is ask what I'm there for and weigh the kitties - and T & P each go to a different vet (different offices entirely) so I think this is more the norm around here.

Blood tests are expensive. I don't have my bills in front of me but I know for Tubby's complete total "panel" it was well over $150.00! His last bill came to about $250.00 and they told me they didn't charge for the office visit. You have to ask specifically what the blood test covers though.....it's a long story on that one, but I've now got Tubby's blood tests down to around $100.00.

The big thing is the renal failure test should be included in the "senior bloodwork profile." My vets have never suggested the glaucoma test, and last time I took Peanut in he even mentioned her eyes were getting cloudy and still never said anything about a test. The senior bloodwork profile is a good thing to get, but if she seems perfectly healthy I don't see any reason you couldn't skip it for now, but you might want to keep it in mind for next year. This is how they caught the fact that Tubby was in the early stages of kidney failure - not by doing a renal failure test, what the heck is that anyway except another blood test telling you the same thing that the senior bloodwork is telling you?

Anyway, I would definitely not go back there just because of the hard sell on all the tests. You could call them and let them know how you feel about that, but they might just defend their tactics and make you more frustrated than you already are. I like Karen's idea of contacting the BBB and the local paper. Less frustration for you and it will get the word out to more people.

Glad MK got a clean bill of health!