Vets

[steve0146 0]

My deerhound cross lurcher just cut the inside of his front leg last week. About 10 cm long but really deep. Took him to vets to get it checked. They put a banadage on it and told me to clean it twice a day. He also got some antibiotics.

 

Went back yesterday for check up. They changed the bandage and put one staple in it. So far so good. Then they gave me the bill. £ 110. For two bandages, antibiotics and a staple. I was fuming and refused to pay. After I calmed down I realised I probably had to pay as the work had already been done. Is it a complete rip off or worth it?

[riohog 5,701]

sorry mate but youve just been shafted properly

 

get another vet one thats not a robber

[luke ferret 39]

MY LUCRCHER HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS CHEST THEY STICHED IT UP AND GAVE ME AINTIBIOTICS £164 IF I WOULD OF NEW I COULD OF DONE IT MYSELF 5 STICHES

[sean.t 0]

Vets dont get so many working dogs in there clinics and most of there work with k9s is toy dogs with half whit owners who say "They want the best for their doggy, cause it means the world to them" and thats just a licesense to steal for a vet because those half whit owners who put hats and scarves on their yorkie terriers in the cold dont know a f**k about dogs, whereas when you've kept working dogs and seen the battlewounds they sustain and it doesn't bother them then you know you're dog doesn't need half the things its getting. I know this because I did a summers work expeirience with a vet incase your wondering. Get some surgical thread and do the stiches yourself from now on, there easy enough done, and get a bottle of alcohol to clean the wounds after. Avoid the vet at all costs(literally)

Sean

[Moorman 1 1,346]

Sorry to say it mate but you were stitched.

[#1poacher 8]

hi arent vets people with masks on from the early days proper robbery find a rspca place half the price same job done

[Guest fence_hopper]

all vets are a rip off they do there job coz they love animals my arse, there to thick to be docters thats all..i keep an open mind and am always learning, i stitch my dog my self if not to bad. but i will be investing in some staples for this season..alb al

Edited June 2, 2009 by fence_hopper

[Guest anonymous]

Vet prices have trebled over the last 5 years. I reckon it's down to the rise in people insuring their pets. Unlike car garages that charge double if your getting your car sorted through the insurance, vets charge everyone the insurance rate. Most pet dogs are insured so they don't notice, it's us clowns that see the difference.

[beddlington/greyhound 50]

think yourself lucky have such a little bill. i had the same problem with my dog cut the back of her leg about 2 inch long very deep as it hit the vein. my bill come to £405 i had no insurance.but i have now dont want to be paying that again.

[Guest anonymous]

think yourself lucky have such a little bill. i had the same problem with my dog cut the back of her leg about 2 inch long very deep as it hit the vein. my bill come to £405 i had no insurance.but i have now dont want to be paying that again.

 

See what I mean lol.

[Fieldsporthunter 1,864]

My deerhound cross lurcher just cut the inside of his front leg last week. About 10 cm long but really deep. Took him to vets to get it checked. They put a banadage on it and told me to clean it twice a day. He also got some antibiotics.

 

Went back yesterday for check up. They changed the bandage and put one staple in it. So far so good. Then they gave me the bill. £ 110. For two bandages, antibiotics and a staple. I was fuming and refused to pay. After I calmed down I realised I probably had to pay as the work had already been done. Is it a complete rip off or worth it?

 

 

i hate vets so i dont use them for cuts and scapes, i leave my dogs wounds open and clean as often as posible, if i have no choice and need a vet i travel 50+ mile to mask by the sea instead of using the local pet vets.

 

sorry to hear you have been shafted

 

ATB

[artic 595]

Vets are there to make money, simple as.

 

I had to attend a town vet due to the fact our village vet (who was spot on) had moved to new pastures.

 

Well all i got was dirty looks, and loads of questions that i refused to answer about my dog, because i know that they are against working a hamster let alone a good working dog.

 

Now we have a good australian vet moved back into the village and is as sound as a pound, down to earth, understandable, careing, fair and honest.

 

Sorry to read that you got ripped chap.

 

Its a disgrace.

 

Edited June 2, 2009 by artic

[sue 1]

I find it hard to believe how some of you get ripped off by some vets its disgraceful ,I must be one of the lucky ones to have a great vet most it has ever cost me is just over £90 and that was for 3 x rays ,your best bet is ring around a few and ask prices i did and found a star vet

[steve0146 0]

They charged me loads for this 'magical' antiseptic liquid called hibiscrub that they use in hospitals to clean wounds and wash hands before operations. Doing some research, you can buy it from boots for about £4 a bottle. It really concentrated and you have to dilute it before using it. The bloody banadage had fallen down his leg before we even got home. I'm definately sorting the smaller wounds myself from now on.

[whippet 99 2,613]

They charged me loads for this 'magical' antiseptic liquid called hibiscrub that they use in hospitals to clean wounds and wash hands before operations. Doing some research, you can buy it from boots for about £4 a bottle. It really concentrated and you have to dilute it before using it. The bloody banadage had fallen down his leg before we even got home. I'm definately sorting the smaller wounds myself from now on.

you can buy it from most agricultural stores- its good stuff