| Veterinary costs have skyrocketed in the past | | | | other words, comparison shop. |
| ten years thanks in part to new advances in | | | | Did you know if you don’t mind driving a bit |
| technology and veterinary pharmaceuticals. In | | | | you could get all veterinary services at a lower |
| these difficult economic times, money spent on | | | | cost? Vets typically set their prices according to |
| your pet’s health may become a real burden | | | | the average household income of their service |
| on your family budget. If you think about it for | | | | area which is typically no more than 5 miles from |
| a moment, you may be able to reduce veterinary | | | | their office. For example a vet in Beverly Hills will |
| costs if you shop for them like you would any | | | | charge much more than a vet in East Los |
| other service. | | | | Angeles. |
| Did you know you can probably reduce the cost | | | | If there is a neighborhood near you with a lower |
| of veterinary inoculations by nearly 50%? | | | | household income, call the vets in that area and |
| Shots are probably the most common vet | | | | see what they charge. |
| expense that you have. In the past, it was not | | | | Another great resource for finding lower |
| unusual for vets to have a “discount day” | | | | veterinarian costs is your local animal recue |
| where shots were administered by technicians | | | | organization. Often times they are already |
| usually one day a week, usually in the evening or | | | | working with vets or a clinic that offer discount |
| weekend. Remember when that was | | | | care. |
| common? Remember that the price was about | | | | Aside from shopping for services, there are a |
| half of what you would pay if you got them | | | | number of other things you can do to treat your |
| during regular office hours? | | | | pet at home if you know how. Take the time |
| Many vets have stopped this practice. That | | | | to research home remedies for your pet and |
| doesn’t mean all of them have. Call around | | | | save some more money without sacrificing your |
| to the vets in your neighborhood and see if they | | | | pet’s health. You’ll be glad you did and |
| have discount shots. If the answer is no, find | | | | your pet will love you even more. |
| out what they do charge for inoculations. In | | | | |