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Pet Meds - alternative to the Vets
DaisyBumbleroot
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Is it possible to buy pet meds off the internet or do you HAVE to get them from the vets you are registered with?
Like, I am under no obligation to buy specs and contacts from the optician that tested my eyes, I can get my prescription for my eyes and buy them off the internet much cheaper.
Its just that Rens meds have gone up from £60 to £75 and rising (including a £4.95 dispensing fee). We are not insured for her, and while the cost is manageable at the moment, its getting silly and we were wondering if it is possible to buy from a different vet or from the internet and if so, has anyone got any reccomendations please?
Plus another guy at work buys his dogs insulin from the chemist at a fractio of the cost of the vets. Though Ren is on heart meds - vetmedin and fortekor, so I know that might not be feasible.
Like, I am under no obligation to buy specs and contacts from the optician that tested my eyes, I can get my prescription for my eyes and buy them off the internet much cheaper.
Its just that Rens meds have gone up from £60 to £75 and rising (including a £4.95 dispensing fee). We are not insured for her, and while the cost is manageable at the moment, its getting silly and we were wondering if it is possible to buy from a different vet or from the internet and if so, has anyone got any reccomendations please?
Plus another guy at work buys his dogs insulin from the chemist at a fractio of the cost of the vets. Though Ren is on heart meds - vetmedin and fortekor, so I know that might not be feasible.
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Some vets are catching on though and charging a lot for the prescription service making savings minimal.
It's not an alternative to a vet though, your pet will still need monitoring.
So really, its a much of a muchness, and it might actually be more hassle than its worth r-sing on going to a different vets or ordering online for meds every time we get close to running out. There is always the possibility they may be fakes as well off the internet too.
Thanks for the replies though.
And after all the trauma and hassle with RenDiddley we have insurance for the newbies
My vet actually doesn't stock the steroid inhaler we use for the dog so she gives me a repeat prescription and off I trot to the nearest chemist - which is Sainsburys. Next time it will be online - a lot cheaper! She (the dog not the vet) is due a check up/review in December but it would be the same if they were issuing the meds from the vets.