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Status_Silver_5114 t1_iv25frr wrote

I'm not sure why folks think there's such thing as a cheap vet. PRAH isn't corporate owned or a chain so it's mom and pop actually. Having said that, Petco Vets are cheaper but you get what you pay for IMHO.

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brogaant t1_iv5bs4s wrote

Vet tech here, PRAH got bought out by a corporate owner in 2021.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_iv5daw4 wrote

Interesting! Still / better than eastside and comparable to every place else I’ve ever been. And the staff is the same staff and we like them. So haven’t noticed a change. Which is good. A corporate owner isn’t an issue for me / that was the OP.

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brogaant t1_iv5dpxk wrote

Worked there a while back, not a bad place at all. Unfortunately privately owned hospitals are just becoming harder to find.

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whit2fit OP t1_iv2uoqa wrote

My vet back home was reasonable, sometimes it feels like I’m at a car dealership with some of these veterinary hospitals

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_iv2w8my wrote

I’ve gone to vets in four different states. No one here seeks more expensive than anywhere else (save nyc). So not sure if the comparison makes sense, nor the common idea that pets are cheap to take care of. Not saying you are saying that but it’s amazing to me how many people didn’t do the math before getting a pet (esp during Covid).

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Megs0226 t1_iv3u45w wrote

I’ve seen lots of criticism of PRAH, mostly around their prices and that they upsell. I take my 3 to PRAH and I’ve never had an issue with them. Maybe they’re more expensive, I wouldn’t know, but they’re transparent about their prices. And I don’t expect my pets’ care to be cheap!

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_iv4zspi wrote

I’ve seen criticism of literally every vets prices on one platform or another but very little comments about quality of care. We had been at eastside and got brushed off when our pet had an emergency situation so we shopped around and are much happier at PRAH - and their parking is better to boot. Our cats are at city kitty / the care is excellent and like literally everyone else not cheap but I’m not sure why people think folks with training and expertise should be free.

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whit2fit OP t1_ivq8mz3 wrote

Back home, my vet had a office out of his house. I could call him at any point and he would rush to help me and make sure my dog was okay. When I went to vaccinate my dog for all shots it was never more than 120 dollars and he even had extra shots for like daycare compatibility. The reason I’m questioning River hospital, is they charged me 90 dollars for each giardia test and it was 500 dollars for only one round of shots for both of my dogs. I never expected my pets to be cheap but I’m also just skeptical about them bc it has felt like when I went in they were trying to get me to redo all of my puppy’s vaccinations he already got, it felt a little weird tbh. I’m all in favor for raising my pups with a good vet but my gut feeling felt like it was steep. I knew my vet back home was out of the norm but I felt like maybe people who have been here longer had an idea.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_ivqav5g wrote

Yeah no their prices are in line with virtually every vet we’ve ever been to. That vet was definitely a unicorn situation from what I’ve heard!

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