https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/26891/bitching-sessionWhilst waiting for my class to start at the gym this morning I herd a lady behind my bitching about their local vets and the cost. She was bitching about a clinic she had been too with her dog. I turned round to look and it was a lady who I had seen lasten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/155491?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 14 Sep 2014 23:02:24 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:3e8883d4-21af-4d46-8765-9e26200f390aSal the 1st<p>&nbsp;whilst at a craft fair a few months ago I was listening to two breeders &nbsp;comparing the cost of a caesarian (neither of them our clients happily). One was telling the other that &pound;400 for a caesar in the early hours of Sunday was daylight robbery (bulldog breeder) whilst the other thought &pound;250 for a chihuahua caesar was more than enough because after all it was smaller than her cat and it had only cost &pound;45 to have the cat spayed. They then both went on to discuss the cost of one of their puppies (1100 for a bulldog and 600 for a chihuahua). I know the chihuahua breeder just to speak to in passing and she asked me how much we would charge for a caesar - my reply &#39;not enough by the sounds of it&#39;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/155486?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 14 Sep 2014 21:03:30 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8e2c1167-1bf1-4645-998d-e2738a178572Steph Smith BSc(hons) RVN<p>Oooh. I think this happens a lot and we don&#39;t notice it (poor you, having to hear it, <b>Ilovethebug</b>) - watching for replies with interest!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/155469?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 14 Sep 2014 15:06:35 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:94ff574c-995e-4395-a2b6-3b60f63eea22Alison Clare Hickman<p>3&nbsp;suggestions for your approach...</p> <p>1) ignore it and carry on happily dispensing your advice on the same terms as before (rise above it). </p> <p>2) next time you see her (if indeed you do) ask if there are any issues relating to a budget that you must keep in mind when recommending anything and take it from there...</p> <p>3) combo of both 1) &amp; 2) - call her and ask how she is getting on (happily ignoring any issues you have already heard &#39;out of practice&#39;) and at this point ask if there are any budget restrictions you need to bear in mind for future recommendations/advice.</p> <p>Hope this helps?!</p> <p>Ali h</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>