Vet Fees

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We lost our beloved German Shepherd " Charlie " on Monday. He had been crook for about a week with what we thought was a bit of a cold. My wife took him to the local vet on monday morning. They checked him out for 10-15 minutes. Said they thought he might have internal bleeding and needed an ultrasound. They couldn't do the ultrasound as they didn't have the equipment. Sent us over to the coast and gave us a bill for $471.00 for their troubles. Got Charlie to the Coastal Vet. They put him on the table, knocked him out, started doing the ultrasound. Unfortunately while doing the ultrasound he had a heart attack and died. Turns out he had a tumour on his heart. We have now been told it is quite common with Shepherds and Labradors. There bill came to $861.00 less $150.00 "Courtesy Discount" !! I think next time I'll take my pets to the doctors. Might be a bit cheaper........Anyone else gobsmacked at what Vets charge ??
RIP Charlie