Lots of opinions. Too much to really go into but just a few last words and I'll let it rest. As far as my inaccurate assuption of profit margin. I was speaking only of the internet aspect of his business when I said "essentially" no overhead. Yes, his regular practice has all those expenses, however, for the internet clients, most of those expenses would not apply. With the exception of the fecal aspect, (it did not seem like he performed a fecal for every client), and the person who actually ships out the meds, the bulk of the business would seem to be comprised of: reading the emails, looking at the pics, answering questions, perscribing meds. None of these things would incur the costs you listed. Look, I know most vets are not in it for the money, and most are not getting rich. As far as "winging" the dose of Baytril and "all my knowledge". I have worked primarily in small animal specialist referal and critical care. I have no herp exp nor do the vets I work with. I did look up the meds and dose. Which leads me to Lija.
All of the things you said about profit in a regular practice are true, I just don't think they are as applicable in this particular circumstance of an practice that is conducted via internet. I am surprised that you are surprised that I didn't know the Baytril dose for a frog. None of the referal vets I work with knew it either. We don't see herps. We do hip replacements, cardiology, internal medicine, critical care...etc for small animals. When you say your husband "is testing every single sample" do you mean that he is reading every fecal, urinalysis, HW test, ....etc himself? Wow Thats awesome. I guess this is possible in a small 1 or 2 Dr. practice? I have never worked in one like that. I can tell you in large practices, that simply does not happen.
So in the end Dr. Frye is providing a much needed service and I that is what matters most, I guess