[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Well, in the US at least a vet is significantly less expensive.

[vonmoltke]

Depends on what you need. I just paid three times more to get my dog a flu shot than it would have cost me to get for myself without insurance.

I agree, though, that doctors for non-humans are generally cheaper than those for humans.

[birdyrooster]

And in my experience pet insurance is more generous than human insurance