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marketsmart · 10-15-2009, 07:14 PM

so, long story short, one of my dogs gets bit by another dog.. she needs to go to the vet after hours to get stitches..

cost for after hours emergency visit, local anesthesia, antibiotics = $140.00

if a human would have went to the ER for a few stitches, total cost = $1500.00

so, what is the difference? my vet (3 vets total) has a lovely office and a staff of about 10, so overhead is not that much lower..

my vet went to school the same amount of time as a human dr. so not lower debt for training..

my vet uses the same med types as humans for the most part, so not that..

my vet uses the a lot of the same vendors for suture, etc as hospitals, so shouldnt be that (although, go to the ER and see what they charge you for supplies)..

so, is it malpractice insurance that makes the costs so high? i dont think so...

so what is it? why is there such a discrepancy between human care and animal care costs when there are so many of the same factors involved?

10-15-2009, 07:14 PM
marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	OK.. National Health Care.. I wan't You To Riddle Me This so, long story short, one of my dogs gets bit by another dog.. she needs to go to the vet after hours to get stitches.. cost for after hours emergency visit, local anesthesia, antibiotics = $140.00 if a human would have went to the ER for a few stitches, total cost = $1500.00 so, what is the difference? my vet (3 vets total) has a lovely office and a staff of about 10, so overhead is not that much lower.. my vet went to school the same amount of time as a human dr. so not lower debt for training.. my vet uses the same med types as humans for the most part, so not that.. my vet uses the a lot of the same vendors for suture, etc as hospitals, so shouldnt be that (although, go to the ER and see what they charge you for supplies).. so, is it malpractice insurance that makes the costs so high? i dont think so... so what is it? why is there such a discrepancy between human care and animal care costs when there are so many of the same factors involved?