I agree. I got my friend (who's a medical resident and doesn't have a ton of time, but has an awesome dog) a subscription to Fuzzy. They do exactly what you're suggesting with preventive care. Their service includes an in-home well pet exam and all the vaccines, flea/tick and heartworm medication the pet will need until their next preventative visit. Obviously, outside of a clinic with equipment, they're not really able to do anything too involved: giving vaccines and taking blood/stool samples is about the limit, but that's all that's necessary for a healthy pet.

We had a good experience, and my friend's dog loved the vet and the assistant who came to examine him. I think the pricing was similar to what it would have cost for an in-office appointment.

> The biggest source of income for vets is the springtime heartworm season

Pretty sure that's a pretty regional thing - my pets, and all of the others I see at my vet office, are on heartworm meds year round, and there's never once been a 'spring heart worm season' appointment....

Where do you live?

In the Midwest you don't need heartworm pills half the year. Vets will tell you that you do despite scientific evidence. Awesome industry.

Where are you? In most of CA are on heartgard year round. Or is there some other prep for heartworm season?

How did you feel when your brother bought two of your ex-girlfriends? Must have been awkward!

Sorry, I'll go back to reddit now...