That sucks. Yeah, my boss told me about this place. It's in a different city/town, but so much cheaper and straight forward. I just tell them what I need. I mean, I saw the worms myself and have HAD worms myself, not to mention been raising animals since I was 4 so I think I know what's going on! This morning I got both cats deworming meds for $5 total. When they go in for an annual shot, I only pay for the shots, not an additional check-up payment. Last time, Beckham had a distemper booster and rabies shot and the bill was around $40. They even post all of their prices on their web page. I have to have night appointments because of work and there's hardly ever a line or other people. They have like 12 vets so they move pretty fast. You can request a vet, but I don't really care so they just assign the soonest one.
I hear what you're saying about people Drs. I'm lucky there too b/c my Dr. is a family friend. He's actually a pediatrician but still works with me even though I'm 20. For example, he's already prescribed me birth control and he only needs to see me to explain the pros and cons and setup my cycle. I had blood tests done at a local lab, but I was in and out in 15 minutes even with 5 attempts to find a vein. Getting an appointment with him sucks b/c he's got so many clients, but sometimes he's a bit loose with prescriptions (like once when I was real little I actually had worms myself and my mom called and he just told her where to pick up the pills).
Anyway, I got the cats the meds. Posh was easy b/c hers came in a syringe so I just forced it down her throat and quickly gave her a treat. Becks was horrible. I put it in a treat, but he found the pill and spit it out. I tried over and over to get him to swallow it, but he'd just pop it out with his tongue. We were running late for class so finally I stuck it back in a we put some water in his mouth so he was forced to swallow. The only nice thing about giving cats meds is that you just pinch their jaw and it opens up for ya, even if they don't want it to!