When You Can’t Afford the Vet: A Vet’s Honest Advice

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Recent studies show over 50% of pet owners are delaying or skipping vet visits because they simply can’t afford the rising costs. In this video, Dr. Andrew Jones explains why vet care has become so expensive, what this means for dogs and cats, and 5 practical things you can do at home — from diet and exercise to at-home exams and affordable remedies — to help keep your pets healthy on a budget.

Over 50% of pet owners are skipping or delaying vet visits — not because they don’t care, but because they simply can’t afford it. In this video, Dr. Andrew Jones, DVM explains why vet costs are rising, what’s driving the affordability crisis, and what every pet parent can do to keep their dogs and cats healthy at home.

Learn budget-friendly ways to prevent disease, perform simple at-home exams, and use safe natural remedies for common issues like ear infections, itching, digestive problems, and arthritis. Discover how better nutrition, weight control, and exercise can dramatically improve your pet’s lifespan — without breaking the bank.

If you’ve ever felt guilty about skipping a vet visit, you’re not alone — and this video gives you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to make smart, compassionate choices for your pets.

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  1. I’m sharing 67 Pet Home Remedies online for FREE! Some people pay good money for this information… I’d rather you just have it for your dogs and cats!
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  2. It’s because I’m charged at least $300 each time I go to the vet, no matter if it’s a follow up, routine shots, or even just to pick up medication. It always somehow ends up being $300 and I can’t be doing that all the time. And it’s been MULTIPLE VETS! I’ve gone to like 5 different vets and it’s always been the same prices of $250-$300.

  3. There was an older farm vet we took our pets to. He was awesome, the private equity companies finally shut him down by doing news stories about how he wasn’t doing things their way.

    Because doing a c section on a cow in a barn and not in a sterile OR was unheard of in this day and age. SMH. the news stations ate that shit up.

    He gave vaccinations for cost and spay/neuter for under 50 dollars. No. He didn’t have the sterile Operating room and lo and behold my pets Never had an infection and all got vaccinated every year for under twenty bucks.

    The big money vets were losing customers to him and put him out of business

    I haven’t had another pet in over a decade and sadly, never will again.

  4. It’s not the vet bill, it’s the astronomical price of prescription diet cat food that my vet wants me to feed my cat to prevent diabetes. I’m on a VERY small fixed income. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.

  5. I am glad to see this addressed and I will admit that it is me. My hand is up-I miss visits. I had sick children. Then I was sick with cancer and…like I told one Vet, that if it would help them not to judge me or make THEM feel better, I avoided my own health care due to costs. That actually seemed to make them feel better. Also, I think they do not concern themselves as much with my pet, knowing that I may not be able to spend the extra. On the flip side though, they seem to do what is necessary and not offer a boatload of tests and high cost diet for a “see if this helps” approach, and they will actually go directly to a solution. I just may have to put up with the attitude. I had found that the assistants for the Vets, have a thought, if you will on the matter. They are usually in school for becoming a Vet themselves, ot wanted to be, not getting paid much, understand budgets and empathize with me. They can give me GREAT advice. They are not from the companies that will kickback to the office if their brand or services are suggested-except they make get a free lunch that the vendors send in to the office. Why do some doctors like free lunches and sell their soul in the process? Our Vet we had just moved and I am back with another new Vet that although is nice, gives the sideways insults. There are Vets all over my town. Even the one I go to has one across the street and another within walking distance, down the street. Then around the corner… Time and again I sit in the waiting room and expensive breeds walk in with their owners.One after the other. I only rescue. I will not benefit those that support those that breed for profit. Unless, it is to rescue. Going to a Vet should not be like it is for those who I see at my dermatologist that while I am having skin cancers removed, they are getting “work done” Cosmetic work. But, if I could afford it-I would too. Same with my pets, I would do all I can. I do what is necessary. I have heard some say that if you have to pay for “low cost spay or neuter” I should not own a pet. I LOVE you Doc Jones!!!

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