Private equity/corporate vets

[drmeow]

For those of you who are unhappy about the rise of private equity and corporate owned vet practices/animal hospitals, this website has a searchable vet list and map: https://privateequityvet.org/vet-list/

[Faux pas]

1. Thank you for this drmeow!

[alittlelark]

2. Thank You !!!

[applegrove]

3. What a great website.

[mopinko]

4. noticed just yesterday that 1 vca took over is closed.

long, long time private vet who sold to vca when he retired, about 15 yrs ago, i think. not sure when it closed but i just noticed it.
my longtime exotic animal vet was bought but i dont see them on the list. guy who started it just retired, so i wonder how long they’ll b around.

eta- i see it now. vetcor.
they were always spendy, cuz exotics, but it’s crazy now.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Thank you for this ! One of the ones I was considering at one point is on that list, and one other just in our Zip code.

Fortunately, our "local hometown" vet is still private practice.

[not fooled]

6. Rats! My regular vet apparently recently got bought out

They are undergoing a big expansion and just hired another vet. I think all of this activity is when they sold to private equity. Yep, on the list. They sure are careful about keeping it hidden, though.

[drmeow]

8. That was part of how/why I found it

One of my favorite vets left my practice and I thought "WTF?" I'd heard about the private equity thing and did a search. Found this list and, sure enough, my current practice is on it. I also found a press release/article from the company saying they had become part of the "family" (blech). The vet who left is opening his own practice - its about 3 miles further away but will be getting my business once he's ready.

[Nigrum Cattus]

7. Thanks, mine is on the list

A while back they changed staff, for the worst.
They also reduced basic services like "walk in's"
and greatly increased prices. They want almost
$600 for a cat spay & chip