Eh I doubt he was trying to make it 'worth' it for him. We have a minimum of $100 if we do a house call or the vets do any extensive work outside our normal hours.
Part of his irritation could have also been because of you, though. I know our vets get irritated when an owner declines treatment that the animal really needs. We can't force it, of course, but to tell an owner that the animal needs X amount of treatment and then have them second guess the vet, that really ticks them off, as if they know better? That's like telling your doctor 'no, I don't need an x-ray, I'm fairly certain the bone isn't broken' and your leg is swollen.
Nothing more infuriating than watching an owner take out their animal just to have it die a few days later because they thought we were ripping them off.
Part of his irritation could have also been because of you, though. I know our vets get irritated when an owner declines treatment that the animal really needs. We can't force it, of course, but to tell an owner that the animal needs X amount of treatment and then have them second guess the vet, that really ticks them off, as if they know better? That's like telling your doctor 'no, I don't need an x-ray, I'm fairly certain the bone isn't broken' and your leg is swollen.
Nothing more infuriating than watching an owner take out their animal just to have it die a few days later because they thought we were ripping them off.