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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by SkyBelow on Monday June 13, 2022 @04:11PM (#31731118)
Where is the market for the vets who are a bit more expensive but only have a wait time of a few days, with emergency services available at a premium comparable to the PE's but with better treatment?

Are we saying that vets would rather be unemployed than to work such a market or is something preventing them from serving that market or does the actual demand for such services not exist?

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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by AlotOfReading on Monday June 13, 2022 @04:45PM (#31731552)
Boutique practices exist, they're just a relatively new business model and targeted to wealthy urbanites. Take a look at Modern Animal [1] or Small Door vet [2]. Traditionally, the answer has been to just go to an emergency vet if you need rapid treatment.

[1] https://www.modernanimal.com/

[2] https://www.smalldoorvet.com/

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Re:FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of vet... by jakear on Monday June 13, 2022 @04:31PM (#31731394)
That’s probably the emergency animal hospital. Sees the pet same day 24/7, pet waits with you in parking lot until they’re ready, and is taken immediately back to you when they’re done. Prices are high, and non-emergency services aren’t available. For instance vaccines/microchipping.

I do not know why such places don’t offer standard services. The one by my house was nearly always empty, but still would not give my dog vaccines.

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