…despite my years of experience working in veterinary medicine, there is still one thing that I am never prepared for and, until recently, have had no answer for, and that is having to look into the eyes of someone desperate to save their pet, and having to turn that person away due to their inability to provide immediate payment for services.
At Frederick Road Veterinary Hospital in Catonsville, MD, a VetBilling.com payment plan helped save the life of a client’s 5-year-old Cocker Spaniel named Daisy by making emergency treatment affordable.
When Daniel Dockery of Phoenix, Arizona found a stray four-day-old kitten, he took her into his care, named her “Scruffy,” and fed her by hand
Our payment plan concept has been quickly embraced by pet owners, and an ever-growing number of veterinarians are now offering our payment plans in addition to 3rd-party financing.
According to a recent article published by USA Today (June 2014), the number of pets euthanized for economic reasons is on the rise. As the cost of veterinary treatment has increased — in great part due to significant advances in veterinary medicine — the ability of pet owners to pay for veterinary care has declined.
In the current economic climate, more veterinary clients are making decisions about where to take their pet based on cost, and the availability (or lack of) payment plan options.
Most of us who love our animals say that we’d spend whatever it takes to keep them alive…until we see the bill for an emergency procedure or costly surgery.
