I found a vet who will treat my dog at my house!!

Germanshepherdlova · 10-09-2011, 08:45 PM

Perhaps the answer to my vet problems with my GSD have come to an end! My sister gave me the contact information for a traveling vet, which I hadn't even known that such a thing existed.

This vet will come to my house to treat illnesses, do check ups, vaccines, etc. If one of my dogs needed surgery or X-rays though, she wouldn't be able to do those things.

I think this is an awesome idea. An added plus is that her visits are only $38, which is only a few dollars more than what I pay for the office visit at the vets office. And not that I want to think about it, but it's good to know that if or when the day comes that one of my dogs would need to be put to sleep, she would do this at my home, which I think would be more comforting to my dog and for my family as well.

So, what do you guys think of this? Does anybody use a vet like this instead of going to the vet's office?

Kittilicious · 10-09-2011, 08:53 PM

My vet will come to our house to put dogs/cats down if you ask her too, but I'm not sure about checkups & such, but that is a GREAT thing to offer! More vets should do that!

sharkey19 · 10-09-2011, 09:42 PM

Wow, what impresses me is how cheap that is. Do you mind me asking generally speaking what area you live in? I know you can't see a vet around my area for less than $65.

Germanshepherdlova · 10-09-2011, 10:27 PM

I added my location now, but it's Cleveland Ohio.

Of course at the vet I take my dogs to it's $35 to get your foot in the door but one they tally up the bill a simple ear infection (my lab is prone to these) is about $100 to treat, and my GSD's hot spots are about $150, so it adds up one way or the other. Especially when they charge $15 to clean my dogs ear, at the dog wash it's only $5 to get my dogs ears cleaned.

sharkey19 · 10-09-2011, 10:51 PM

Ya, here it is typically $65 just to get in the door as well. I know it definitely adds up fast. I'm just amazed at the price difference! Everything costs more in canada I suppose *sigh*

Germanshepherdlova · 10-09-2011, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkey19

Ya, here it is typically $65 just to get in the door as well. I know it definitely adds up fast. I'm just amazed at the price difference! Everything costs more in canada I suppose *sigh*

Maybe not, Ohio has a lower cost of living than many other states, and consequently lower wages as well. I am sure that someone from New York would have a much different price story than mine. Hubby is from there, and let me tell you-they charge much more for stuff there, of course wages are also higher though.

Stosh · 10-10-2011, 07:54 AM

There's a mobile vet in my town and she can do minor surgeries and some x-rays in her van.

lkcheertex · 10-10-2011, 08:34 AM

Our vet comes to our house. Her whole business is traveling. She has a small RV that looks just like a vet's office on the inside. We have used her for years.

Germanshepherdlova · 10-10-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Stosh

There's a mobile vet in my town and she can do minor surgeries and some x-rays in her van.

I am going to keep searching then, perhaps there is a vet around my area who has the equipment to do x-rays and surgeries.

Do you always have to take the dog out to the van to be examined or does she come inside and do checkups and vaccines and such, and you only go into the van if further treatment is necessary?

dawnandjr · 10-10-2011, 11:05 AM

There was (dont know if there still is) a traveling vet in my area as well. I believe she had an office as well for surgeries and such.

10-09-2011, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Germanshepherdlova Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,935	I found a vet who will treat my dog at my house!! Perhaps the answer to my vet problems with my GSD have come to an end! My sister gave me the contact information for a traveling vet, which I hadn't even known that such a thing existed. This vet will come to my house to treat illnesses, do check ups, vaccines, etc. If one of my dogs needed surgery or X-rays though, she wouldn't be able to do those things. I think this is an awesome idea. An added plus is that her visits are only $38, which is only a few dollars more than what I pay for the office visit at the vets office. And not that I want to think about it, but it's good to know that if or when the day comes that one of my dogs would need to be put to sleep, she would do this at my home, which I think would be more comforting to my dog and for my family as well. So, what do you guys think of this? Does anybody use a vet like this instead of going to the vet's office? __________________ You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Germa...96574693743892

10-09-2011, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kittilicious Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,099	My vet will come to our house to put dogs/cats down if you ask her too, but I'm not sure about checkups & such, but that is a GREAT thing to offer! More vets should do that! __________________ - Berleen - Knuckles - born 8/21/11 - my big knucklehead and can't forget Saki; the Golden Retriever, Born 11/07/07 The felines that rule the house - Oliver, Serena, Sakura & Bastian. https://www.facebook.com/berleen

10-09-2011, 10:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Germanshepherdlova Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,935	I added my location now, but it's Cleveland Ohio. Of course at the vet I take my dogs to it's $35 to get your foot in the door but one they tally up the bill a simple ear infection (my lab is prone to these) is about $100 to treat, and my GSD's hot spots are about $150, so it adds up one way or the other. Especially when they charge $15 to clean my dogs ear, at the dog wash it's only $5 to get my dogs ears cleaned. __________________ You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Germa...96574693743892 Last edited by Germanshepherdlova; 10-09-2011 at 10:29 PM.

10-10-2011, 08:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
lkcheertex Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 131	Our vet comes to our house. Her whole business is traveling. She has a small RV that looks just like a vet's office on the inside. We have used her for years. __________________ Bella - GSD mix (3/21/10) Harley - GSD (2/10)

10-10-2011, 11:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
dawnandjr Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Macedon, NY Posts: 1,054	There was (dont know if there still is) a traveling vet in my area as well. I believe she had an office as well for surgeries and such. __________________ Dawn Brogan German Shepherd Yoko von der Burg Austerlitz pedigree information http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...html?id=713938

10-09-2011, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
sharkey19 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Guelph Posts: 321	Wow, what impresses me is how cheap that is. Do you mind me asking generally speaking what area you live in? I know you can't see a vet around my area for less than $65.

10-09-2011, 10:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
sharkey19 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Guelph Posts: 321	Ya, here it is typically $65 just to get in the door as well. I know it definitely adds up fast. I'm just amazed at the price difference! Everything costs more in canada I suppose sigh

10-10-2011, 07:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	There's a mobile vet in my town and she can do minor surgeries and some x-rays in her van.

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