Now to be fair to the West and everyone in it, I have not lived anywhere but South-East Asia for the past 15 years, so perhaps my information it outdated (I made that mistake with movie theaters.) However, I had pets when I lived in the USA for 27 years and if there is one thing I remember about every trip to the vet there it was that the bill was always going to be expensive.
That is not the case in Thailand or Vietnam
patiently waiting in her least favorite place in the world
The clinics are all over the place for one thing and while the lobbies and what not might not be as flash as they are in the United States (as I remember, anyway) does any of that really matter? They had the photos and certifications of all the doctors on the wall and a receptionist saw me immediately. I also only had to wait about 15 minutes despite not having an appointment.
The vets are all from the same family, which is a nice touch
I wasn't here for anything particularly serious, i just need to get my doge-pal's shots in order for our upcoming move to another country and the process is surprisingly straight-forward.
They weigh her, tell me she is a little bit fat, then do a bunch of check on her and prepare the necessary injections that are required for her in 5 minutes. Despite the fact that she was shaking a little bit and was made nervous by the cats in the same room as her, she remained well-behaved, which is one of my favorite attributes about her.
This article is not about Nadi's exceptional good behavior though, it is about the clinics in Thailand. I have been to many in the various places I've lived and one thing has always been true: The staff are knowledgeable, speak English (as i feel a doctor should), and are always very patient in explaining everything to you. My memories of the vets in USA was that the doctor was always extremely busy and didn't have much time to talk to you at all. Most procedures were handled by their assistants. This decreased level of skill didn't detract from the enormous bill though, that is for sure.
At the end of the half hour or so, I received the exact same medicine that I would receive in the west, the same documentation necessary for international travel, a higher level of personal care than I recall back home, and the best part was that the bill was so low that I thought they must have made a mistake.
For 2 injections administered by an actual veterinarian school graduate, and all the "checkup" stuff that came along with it my bill came to a grand total of 150 Baht (about $5 US.) The only reason why it was that much is because i bought a 50 Baht bag of "treatie-pies" for the good doggy. Who, by the way, was absolutely thrilled to be leaving.
Each visit I took to the vet in the States always resulted in a bill of a hundred dollars or more. So I ask, what is going on here?
Bills for vets are stupid in the UK, which generally follows the US in habits. A injection is around £60, so we visit as few times as possible.
They insist your dog has one every year. Do we need jabs every year to live? Money making and nothing else! We don't do that anymore.
Are those Apple pies to keep you from going hungry while waiting?
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I think actually I am sure of that they are sought of cushions.
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I am not sure if the care and service are better over there but going to vet is so expensive.
Regular checkup and shots costs couple hundred dollars. It's not that busy though...everything is online and paperless. Some vets have app to keep track of your pets health and send notification and stuff like regular people.
I had a vet come over and helped my Tinkerbell about a month ago...that was like $1000 a day.
So it is a lot of money, but the vet was very caring and compassionate.
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I always wanted to have a dog but I never had. But I don't think so clinics are much expensive here in India and In thailand, even clinics are very nice and there are even cafe's for dogs. That was really really great. I saw one in pattaya and I was like woahh! such a nice place.
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Nope, you are dead on with this one. I hate going to the vet. It is probably the worst thing I do every year (two or three times). Typically, I always have to take Jovi alone because @mrsbozz is busy doing something else or I am basically just taking one for the team. It is always chaos in the waiting room and there seriously is never a normal person sitting in there (besides me). I think the last time we took Jovi to get all of her shots and meds and stuff for her annual checkup it was right around $300 and that was with a loyal customer discount. Thankfully that visit only happens once a year. I know a lot of people in the US just never take their animals to the vet because it is so expensive. I can understand why, but to me that just isn't fair to the animal.
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Our vet bills are so expensive they are on private medical now as I hate shocks. Parrotts aren't on though and they have to stay healthy as they both know if they get sick I am not paying.
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i don't recall you mentioning that you had parrots. Good pets or kind of a showy pain in the butt? I'm not judging, genuinely curious.
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Easy pets that are definitely fun to have.They live a long time though and I have two of them. One African Grey called Max who I have had about 15 years now and is fantastic. He does my conversations on the phone and picks sounds up very quickly. Whatsapp and low battery are good plus opening of beer and cold drinks. He was at quarantine at Heathrow for a few months and could do the engines of the planes which was really cool. Where they were was where the planes taxi before takeoff.
Mango is my Macaw who I have had for about 4 years now and is more demanding and swears really badly. When we have visitors we normally cover her up so not to shock anyone. Good fun though and the vets hate them as they bite quite bad if they don't know you. Mine spend time between the inside cages and the outside avery.
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