Need avian veterinarian in Arizona. Pet insurance for birds?

[metinemre]

Anyone can suggest a reasonable priced avian vet in Arizona? Phoenix area? I live in Tempe.
Also any of you guys have insurance for your birds?

I`m not sure current one we visit is reasonably priced. Initial visit + x-ray + fixing broken leg with band and meds to go home was $300. She also said she will charge us $45 for next visit after a week when we go for control and she needs to charge us for 2nd xray $146 to see if leg is fixed or not? I mean don`t get me wrong i`ll do anything to get my bird fixed and stop his suffering but i`m getting pissed for these charges.

Healthcare costs and insurance prices are already atrocious and ridiculous for humans here in USA but obviously for pets too. I`m originally from Europe and we have universal healthcare and i never paid more than $5 for antibiotics, never paid more than $10 for doctor visit, max $25 for a x-ray or $100 for a mri. My worst bill was $200 after a microsurgery of my finger which required a surgery room, one night at the hospital room lots of meds dr and nurse visits. Oh i also have kidney stones. Every 3-4 years one little stone needs to be broken with ultrasound at least 2 dr visits and an er visit if i`m caught in between the check ups and my insurance doesn`t cover that anymore. Still i pay around $1200-$1500 which includes x-ray, ultrasound check, breaking operation in ultrasoundwave bed, meds and tests. I did a research for same things here in USA and it costs around $15k! without insurance and $4k with insurance. Seriously....

[Ginene]

I tell my niece and nephew to become vets...they both LOVE animals and are interested in the medical field. I currently owe my avian vet $600 and that's after making 2 $200 monthly payments. I have pet insurance on both of my cats. It cost me $410 per cat policy and each has a $500 deductible that I have to meet before getting a dime back. Its really only worth having for emergencies and disease...like emergency surgery or God forbid Cancer. Owning animals is very expensive...but their health is worth every cent.

[cindy]

When you start getting into the exotics that is when the price goes up. It is unavoidable. The bigger the bird the bigger the bill.

I googled avian vets Tempe Arizona and got a map of a few in the area

https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q ... =0CO4BELYD