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  • If there was an award for most unscrupulous veterinarian of the decade, it would go to Toronto vet Scott Bainbridge. When you step in here, you're not paying for animal care - your buying into a marketing plan. Over the years, Bainbridge has set out to position himself as Toronto's leading expert on animal care and come across as a celebrity vet. By appearing in many local media outlets, he's managed to manufacture artificial trust and familiarity among pet owners and uses this to... ...that's right - charge DOUBLE what other highly-skilled and qualified vets in Toronto would charge you. Here's a run-down of what you can expect when you get into the hospital for the pre-exam: Scott will essentially run a shell game recommending a huge spate of safety precautions he and his team need to take and run your bill right up fast. I took my cat in for what was a diagnosed hernia and yet, he insisted with an insistence on endless "testing" - that's where the big money's at in the vet game, I guess, as it's least time-consuming and light on resources. When I took my cat to another vet, she quickly assured me it was really just a hernia (fatty deposit hernia - rare) and proceeded to correct the situation very well, for half of what Bainbridge had offered. Finally I took my cat elsewhere for surgery, as I could clearly see during the exam that Scott doesn't care about my pet or my feelings regarding her issues. FREE TIP: If he says "now I'm going to do this..." ask him how much he'll charge you for it. Seriously, when I left the clinic, I was shocked at the audacious charges he racked up - $380 for a routine check-up that would have run me a whole lot less elsewhere. It really is too bad that there are some vets that have no qualms about trying to manipulate you when you're in a emotionally stressed state. Worst of all, it turns out one of my former co-workers went through the same story, and I remember her telling it, but I failed to retain Bainbridge's name, which would have saved me a lot of time and money. Now, if you're the type of person who gets off on paying double or triple the market rate because it boosts your ego, go right ahead and give your money to Bainbridge. However, if you sincerely love your pet and have a general affection for animals, you're not in the right place at the Dundas West Animal Hospital.
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