[SamsonsMom]

Your right Jac the important things to do is ask questions and observe the people interacting with the pets. One of the things that I really value about a vets office is how they interact with all the pets, every pet has a different personality, so I think it speaks very largely about the staff if you're able to wait in the waiting room and see how the staff handles each unique pet.

I also love the vets office who will let me see where the procedure will be performed, the boarding area, the post-op area, etc. And Questions, Questions, Questions.

My point was though, that not all Clinics are inferior to a traditional vets office - and if I knew a pet owners only financial option was the Clinic (in my area) I would certainly recommend our Clinic. My town I actually live in (surburb of a larger town) has a vet that works for the clinic, since the clinic usually has a long waiting list - he has started offering his services in his vet office for people with low incomes for the same cost the Clinic charges. So for those people, they get the exact same traditional vet office experience at a Clinic's cost. I guess I'm trying to say, a higher price tag and a traditional vets office does not mean you're getting better service or your pet is in better hands....just got to check out all the options for yourself.