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Vets charges for tablets
Meg is a 15 year old border collie, she has thrown up every day, usually once a day for the last 2 years, we have learnt to live with this!!
However she is now eating very little, probably a third of what she normally has. I am coaxing her with chicken and other tasty bits but it is a struggle.
We've been to the vet's today and she has had bloods tests taken, should get the results tomorrow.
The vet gave me some new tablets to try her with, I've always found their fees very reasonable but today I was charged £39.20 for 6 losec tablets and £17.00 for 2 cerenia tablets.
I have no insurance and am perfectly happy to pay for any treatment/meds she needs but this seems a bit excessive. Could there have been a mistake?
Thanks
However she is now eating very little, probably a third of what she normally has. I am coaxing her with chicken and other tasty bits but it is a struggle.
We've been to the vet's today and she has had bloods tests taken, should get the results tomorrow.
The vet gave me some new tablets to try her with, I've always found their fees very reasonable but today I was charged £39.20 for 6 losec tablets and £17.00 for 2 cerenia tablets.
I have no insurance and am perfectly happy to pay for any treatment/meds she needs but this seems a bit excessive. Could there have been a mistake?
Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My little tom cat has to have an asthma inhaler twice a day, the vet was charging me £75 for it (for 2 months supply), but I get a prescription from them (£10 charge) and pay £36 at a local chemist (it is a 'human' inhaler) but I could buy it for £24 on-line.
I found http://www.chemistdir...let-20mg_4_15194.html which seems to indicate that the tablets are relatively cheap. I am not really sure if all on-line chemists are allowed to dispense 'human' medications for non-humans. But they are certainly not able to sell the drugs without a prescription from your vet. If your vet is a good one then they will help you work out how to get the drugs without bankrupting you. I find it easier to go into my regular chemist with Frankie's prescription.
I hope that tablets work - she deserves to have a happy old age.
I found http://www.chemistdir...let-20mg_4_15194.html which seems to indicate that the tablets are relatively cheap. I am not really sure if all on-line chemists are allowed to dispense 'human' medications for non-humans. But they are certainly not able to sell the drugs without a prescription from your vet. If your vet is a good one then they will help you work out how to get the drugs without bankrupting you. I find it easier to go into my regular chemist with Frankie's prescription.
I hope that tablets work - she deserves to have a happy old age.
We use http://www.petdrugson....aspx?i=ca0&s=cerenia for various pet foods, tablets etc...I placed an order last night and saved £25 on 1 bag of cat food.
Have a look at cerenia ... http://www.petdrugson....aspx?i=ca0&s=cerenia
Have a look at cerenia ... http://www.petdrugson....aspx?i=ca0&s=cerenia
Thanks for the answers and links. I've managed to get one tablet down her, it's not easy when she's being so fussy about what she eats.
Suezy( my other BC's name was Susie !!) Yes the consultation fee was £11.75, blood tests £85.15, both of which I find very acceptable. Then the cost of the tablets.
If they do work and she needs them on a regular basis I will suss out the best place to get them from.
Thanksxx
Suezy( my other BC's name was Susie !!) Yes the consultation fee was £11.75, blood tests £85.15, both of which I find very acceptable. Then the cost of the tablets.
If they do work and she needs them on a regular basis I will suss out the best place to get them from.
Thanksxx
Hi miss meg, my parents had an elderly border collie with on-going hip problems, she needed regular medication which was quite expensive. I used a site called vetmeds, or petmeds online, you needed a prescription from the vets (which they charged for!) but even so the tablets were so much cheaper that it was woth doing
miss meg, sorry to hear about Meg being unwell, it's just a pity that Vets can and do exploit people when their pet is ill, as you say, most meds can be bought over the counter much cheaper. The only thing I wanted to say miss meg, go easy on the amount of chicken you give her, as an older dog, too much protein can cause other problems, if she can take the dry food at all, that would be for the best. Hope she gets better soon. X
Hi could I suggest that you look up the cost of the meds online , there will be a difference, then when you speak to him about the bloods, talk to him about the price difference.Vets have to give you a prescription if you ask for one and you shouldn't be made to feel ubusual because you don't have insurance. Ask for a discount and if he says no, then ask for the prescription.
Lisa x
Lisa x
In answer to Wolf's remark about human medication for animals via a chemist - they are not allowed to sell medication intended for animals - I learned this when I went in for some eye cream for my dog who had a minor eye infection - I very stupidly mentioned it was for woofie and they refused to serve me. Went into another chemist shop and bought eye cream for my partner's infected eye and have always done the same since.
carmalee - I don't think that it is as simple at that. I can get Frankie's inhaler from my normal chemist if I use a Vets prescription. I know that I can find it on-line at a cheaper price. I am not sure if they are unable to advertise human medicine as being available for animal use.
Our Vet is usually very reasonably priced and charged me 'cost price' when I bought an Aerokat ( http://www.breatheazy...oduct-information.htm ) for him.
miss meg - I hope that Meg does well on her tablets - it is such a worry when they are ill. I get into a total panic when Frankie starts wheezing - then 5 minutes later he starts racing around again and I am still having a panic attack.
Our little furry friends/fiends are truly worth their weight in gold.
Our Vet is usually very reasonably priced and charged me 'cost price' when I bought an Aerokat ( http://www.breatheazy...oduct-information.htm ) for him.
miss meg - I hope that Meg does well on her tablets - it is such a worry when they are ill. I get into a total panic when Frankie starts wheezing - then 5 minutes later he starts racing around again and I am still having a panic attack.
Our little furry friends/fiends are truly worth their weight in gold.
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