digga Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi all, Not posted for a while,straight to point then, my 9yr old jtr fit as a flea, starts breathing heavy, coughing,etc, after a few days dont clear up,took him to vet examines him, turns out hes got fluid on lungs, plus a bad heart murmur!!!? the she vet sez,he gotta take heart tablets for rest of his life, first visit to vet 10mins £39,and 1 weeks supply of tabs "FORTEKOR" tabs, a week later another visit to check him over 10 mins £47.30 and more tabs.Dont get me wrong if he needs em he shall have em,hes raring to go and will battle anything!!! anyone know of a good on line pet medicine supplier to maybe keep cost down a bit? hppe all this makes sense. Cheers all Digga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi all, Not posted for a while,straight to point then, my 9yr old jtr fit as a flea, starts breathing heavy, coughing,etc, after a few days dont clear up,took him to vet examines him, turns out hes got fluid on lungs, plus a bad heart murmur!!!? the she vet sez,he gotta take heart tablets for rest of his life, first visit to vet 10mins £39,and 1 weeks supply of tabs "FORTEKOR" tabs, a week later another visit to check him over 10 mins £47.30 and more tabs.Dont get me wrong if he needs em he shall have em,hes raring to go and will battle anything!!! anyone know of a good on line pet medicine supplier to maybe keep cost down a bit? hppe all this makes sense. Cheers all Digga http://www.vet-medic.com/ www.medicanimal.com www.vetmedsdirect.co.uk/Vet-Medic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster123 Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 online vet medics and the like are all well and good but i needed a prescription to get the tablets i needed for my dog and my vet charges 8.50 just to write one out ,she said it wud nt be much more for the tabelets so no point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 yes some vets do charge but not all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Are there any which allow you to enter the "symptoms" and their online vet gives you the prescription? I know some online medical supply sites for people do this. Not sure how it's legal, but they seem to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digga Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Thanks for replies so far al see if vet going to charge for a script first all replies and ideas wellcome keep them coming,,, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Are there any which allow you to enter the "symptoms" and their online vet gives you the prescription? I know some online medical supply sites for people do this. Not sure how it's legal, but they seem to do it. nope as then you could get whatever you wanted, if its long term medication its probably worth paying for a prescription but vets don't like doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Simple economics. Vets are businesses that make a damn site less money than most other professionals. If people want to buy their medicines elsewhere service costs will go up. In the end it will cost you more because you are supporting an extra business - the internet pharmacy. Owning a pet is not a right, it's a privilege. If that seems a lot of money then you should have insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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