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| - I'd like to start off by saying that I am a poor person... one of the 99%ers that lives paycheck to paycheck. I rescued 2 dogs 13 years ago when I was young and healthy and now I can clearly see that I'm too poor to have them because I can't pay for their treatments as they age. Ok- lesson learned with maturity... I get that. Ok- so I shouldn't have gotten them... Ok, so I was naive and thought love along with an annual visit and teeth cleaning would be sufficient. Fine lesson learned for next time, but I still have them now, I love them dearly and I need veterinary services.
Now that my girls are old ladies, we're beginning to have some age related issues and I'm in full tilt panic mode about it. I was referred to STAH by a coworker and I have enjoyed them on our visits. I do believe they love animals and I try to support the mostly (if not all) female team as I think us girls need to stick together and support each other's businesses just like the "good old boys club" does for the boys... But WOW! A yearly visit for $193 ending with a dental estimate for over $740 to have one 13 year old dog's teeth cleaned? Really? And then before I can regain my footing, another $300 to have an ultrasound of her liver 3 days later? I'm in at over a thousand dollars within a week. They might as well have said it was a billion dollars because the possibility of me having that money anytime soon is utterly out of the question, period... the end. Not to mention- I have a second dog that needs to have her yearly visit also, but I'm so far down with the first dog that I fear I'll never even be able to get back around to the second dog and that's not fair to her and her health.
So what am I to do?? There is no welfare or government assistance for animals, I'm trying desperately to keep my good credit intact so even applying for Care Credit is not an option for me right now and my husband lost his job 2 weeks ago. My visit to SCAH has left me worried, sad, depressed and feeling quite hopeless and defeated; so as much as I enjoy Dr. McDermott, I simply have to take my business elsewhere.
So in conclusion- if you're blessed enough to live in that magical 1% and have a ton of cash and want to support an office full of kind ladies, then Steele Creek Animal Hospital is for you. But if you're like me and the other 99% out there that are barely making ends meet, then keep looking for a less expensive veterinarian in a poorer part of town.
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