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And you could try Cobble Hill Animal Clinic on Court St. and Bergen. they’re still reasonable and the staff is great. they won’t go all New Agey on you either to sell products. The F train stops about a block away on Smith and you can walk up.
rob- no- the guy you are asking about is a different vet. Always get a sense of what your vet would do for an animal. Some vets will do any amount of tests and procedures, even for a terminally ill animal. My vet at Cobble Hill Animal clinic was always up front and honest. He refused to keep an animal alive to make an owner happy- only if he could save an animal with some quality of life.
On the other hand, there was a dog owner one building over who had a pet with advanced cancer and her vet kept operating because she insisted. An ethical vet won’t do that to an animal.
Rob / Pitbull – You can absolutely get financing for vet care. It’s called care credit, I got it when my dog was admitted to the emergency clinic and they wanted $2000 for the initial stuff, and possibly another $7000 for MRI and spinal surgery. After I recovered from hysterical crying (how can you choose between your dog and having to rob a bank), they explained to me the whole care credit thing. It’s basically a credit card (backed by GE Money, sub of GE). It’s totally legit. No interest for a year, but after that, it’s a whopping 23% APR or something, so try to repay it within a year. Call the office and see if they accept it, if they do then they probably have all the paperwork that you need to fill out. Good luck, hope it’s nothing serious.
ps. for ongoing care, we actually found a wonderful amazing vet in Staten Island, his name is Dr. Kinnear. They charge $60 for a regular visit, don’t try and upsell you with all those bogus charges and are super nice and provide high quality care. It’s a 30 minute car ride from Carroll Gardens and totally worth the drive.
Rob,
Check Brooklynian as well for vet info (I have no pets myself so can’t offer anything personally). Always seems like they have a ton of such questions on there. Here is a recent thread of theirs that may be relevant:
And you could try Cobble Hill Animal Clinic on Court St. and Bergen. they’re still reasonable and the staff is great. they won’t go all New Agey on you either to sell products. The F train stops about a block away on Smith and you can walk up.
Hey Snappy, what’s news on the job front?
CG ups, since you’re in the nabe, come on by this Thursday to Waterfront Ale House. A bunch of us are meeting for drinks.
By the way, good morning everyone 🙂
rob- no- the guy you are asking about is a different vet. Always get a sense of what your vet would do for an animal. Some vets will do any amount of tests and procedures, even for a terminally ill animal. My vet at Cobble Hill Animal clinic was always up front and honest. He refused to keep an animal alive to make an owner happy- only if he could save an animal with some quality of life.
On the other hand, there was a dog owner one building over who had a pet with advanced cancer and her vet kept operating because she insisted. An ethical vet won’t do that to an animal.
Rob, I take my cat to the one on 5th ave and 7th street…they are very good and reasonably priced. At least for cats anyway.
Rob / Pitbull – You can absolutely get financing for vet care. It’s called care credit, I got it when my dog was admitted to the emergency clinic and they wanted $2000 for the initial stuff, and possibly another $7000 for MRI and spinal surgery. After I recovered from hysterical crying (how can you choose between your dog and having to rob a bank), they explained to me the whole care credit thing. It’s basically a credit card (backed by GE Money, sub of GE). It’s totally legit. No interest for a year, but after that, it’s a whopping 23% APR or something, so try to repay it within a year. Call the office and see if they accept it, if they do then they probably have all the paperwork that you need to fill out. Good luck, hope it’s nothing serious.
ps. for ongoing care, we actually found a wonderful amazing vet in Staten Island, his name is Dr. Kinnear. They charge $60 for a regular visit, don’t try and upsell you with all those bogus charges and are super nice and provide high quality care. It’s a 30 minute car ride from Carroll Gardens and totally worth the drive.
Rob,
Check Brooklynian as well for vet info (I have no pets myself so can’t offer anything personally). Always seems like they have a ton of such questions on there. Here is a recent thread of theirs that may be relevant:
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50204&highlight=vets
Don’t see how it would do any harm to ask if they have a payment plan. Worst they can do is say that they don’t.
oh wow im reading reviews on animal kind and they are all saying how much of a rip off that one is!
*rob*