Honest answers
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Pet owners ask us the same hard questions every week. Here are our answers, written by the people who work here.
- Why is veterinary care so expensive?Human-grade equipment, highly trained people and no insurance subsidies: what really sits behind the bill.
- Do vets get kickbacks for recommending prescription diets?Short answer: no. How prescription diets are priced and why we recommend them.
- Why bring my pet in for an annual exam?Pets age faster than we do and hide illness well. What a yearly nose-to-tail exam catches early.
- Year-round preventatives: are they really necessary?Fleas, ticks and worms don’t take the winter off in the Willamette Valley. Why we recommend all twelve months.
- Why buy medication from your local vet?Guaranteed storage and sourcing, a team that knows your pet, and money that stays in Albany.
- What is a CVT, and what do they do?Certified veterinary technicians: the trained nurses who run anesthesia, labs, X-rays and much more.
- The truth about veterinary incomeLong training, heavy student debt and modest pay: the numbers behind the profession.
- What’s really going on behind the scenes?Why your visit takes the time it does, and what the team is doing when you can’t see them.
- Why does my vet recommend year-round parasite prevention?Heartworm, intestinal worms and fleas, and why a gap in prevention costs more than the prevention.
- How do I get into the veterinary industry?Kennel assistant, CSR, assistant, CVT or DVM: the paths in, and how to start.