So as a background, my wife is a doctor and we have friends in the US who are vets. This is nothing against all vets, but this one is completely unfair. Two years in a row, we have gone here and he has ordered unnecessary blood work for our dog. Not only does he order random blood work, he doesn't even have the courtesy to show us the detailed bill before asking for payment. When you ask him to explain each item, he simply says "this was necessary." Finally when you ask him for the results of his physical examination, his response is "healthy dog."
We're never going back. This is a dishonest vet.
Just responding to the owner's response. Bottom line, my concern is not over what tests were ordered. As a "vet" you have an obligation to tell your owners/clients what you are doing to their pets before you do it. The fact that I dropped off our pet during covid for one request, and you came out 30 minutes later with a laundry list of blood work and did not bother to have the courtesy to step outside and tell me what you were doing first is ridiculous. Of course I would trust your judgment on what tests to run. I am not the specialists here, you are. The bottom line is learn how to communicate with your owners better, especially during a time when they cannot be in the room with their pets. It's pretty common sense and hopefully this serves as feedback for the future. We're pulling our pet from your care as I prefer to have someone who will actually tell us what they are doing before doing it.