I called to ask about flea medication for my rabbits. The advice I got was to bring them all in for a physical before they could even tell me a treatment and then they could "order it for me". What? I've never had to bring in my cats or dogs in for a physical before getting flea treatments (Although, I'll admit I take my dogs and cats to a different vet, and I LOVE him and would take my rabbits to him too if he worked with small animals and exotics) So my question is why do they need me to bring in my rabbits for a physical? I'm pretty sure they are not concerned about whether or not I know what a flea looks like. I feel they only want the money for the office visit and the physical. Also...Why do they need to "order" flea meds? Wouldn't you have them on hand if you work on small animals?
I've taken my rabbits there in the past to get them fixed. Without fail, I would be stuck waiting at least an hour (my longest wait was an hour and a half) before I even saw the vet. I waited an hour once just to PICK UP my animal (no vet after-care chat even required). The price for the same procedure also constantly fluctuated. I'm sure other people have had fine experiences with this vet clinic, but I would not recommend this vet to anyone.
As it turns out, I called another vet that works with small and exotics. They have the flea medication on hand and gave me the name of one I could use that I could buy at the pet store. No physical was required to gain this information. Sorry, Covedale. You just lost my business to them.
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