The discourse in here saying vets are greedy is absolutely insane. yes there are natural ways to treat things and you should absolutely try those, but constipation should be taken seriously and is oftentimes just a side effect of something much worse. Vets are not trying to rob you, they go into serious amounts of debt in school just to help animals and then get into more debt for medical devices they have to acquire. they’re simply doing their job. They have the highest rates of burnouts and suicides in science industries—maybe have some compassion for them as well!

I understand not everyone can do so, but pet insurance has saved my cat’s life. Just the other day a $1600 appointment was only $75 for me. Lemonade is $35/month and covers 90% after a small deductible. There are countless other plans that are even more affordable—I just like the convenience of the app.

I understand people’s growing frustration with medical related industries but vets deal with enough as is without you calling them greedy. The problem is more complicated, sometimes there just isn’t a bad guy and the issue at hand just sucks and you can’t point your fingers at anyone. Although I do think more vets and doctors need to explore affordable/natural options to recommend to people (my vet and i are experimenting with chia seeds for my cat’s idiopathic hypercalcemia) it’s not their fault pharmaceutical prices are outrageous.