The operative word here, I think is She. I think female vets tend to want you to spend as much money as possible on your pet, no matter how old or how serious the problem.
We had a female vet for one of our dogs, and that dog hated that vet. We had a male vet for our corgi, and he just loved the guy. He never pushed anything at us; but, he let us make the decisions. Before we went to this vet, I had brought the corgi puppy in, and was seen by a female vet. She immediately started pushing the expensive food as a cure for the puppy's paw fungus. We live in the Seattle area, it rains, the dog's paws get wet. Next visit, I asked for the male vet and we stayed with him and were very happy with the way he handled the dog.
Honestly though, I find whatever "professional" I am talking to at that moment, whatever it is that THEY do and provides their livelihood is the one area you shouldn't ever scrimp on. Veterinarians and eye doctors seem to be the worst.
I go in for the eye exam and my $100 eye glasses magically get up to about $700 when they add on all the extras I must have. Then I get frowning looks of disapproval when I tell them to take all the extras off.