rip off vets?

[ramboss 0]

my dog has a sore paw took her to vets ,she has a corn although he didnt seem to sure ,prescibed her metacam for ten days then to bring herback if still a problem . i looked it up on the web and its for arthritis and such like how could this help a corn , starting to feel like he should be wearing a mask and a black stripped top rather than posing as a vet, at least we would know where we stand,dirty horrible no good :censored:

[wi11ow 2,657]

they havent a f*****g clue if it anit in a book they dont no but they no how to charge you

[skycat 6,173]

Metacam is a painkiller: it won't get rid of a corn at all. Corns are hard to remove at the best of times. You'd be better off seeing a Greyhound vet as they have more experience with this sort of thing than pet dog vets.

[bigears 205]

fcuking metacam for a corn, go back and tell him what you think, its no good crying on here

[nothernlite 18,080]

try and stay away from vets unless its something serious mate was going in to get his dog stiched phone vet told her what he wanted done plus removing the dew claws vet wanted 320 pounds . Told him to try the vet i take my dogs to got the same for 154 pounds some difference atb

[bird 9,876]

well i think ive got good vet, they do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, so they are spot on with any type of runung dog. Last week took Bryn for a ( mot, booster, wormers, jube of stuff for his eye) as he gets shit in his eyes as he get in cover alot . 55 quid.. Thats not that bad i think, as the mot was real good check over, cut nails+ dew claws the( lot) .Said he was in good shape, used these vets 25 years top job

[nothernlite 18,080]

well i think ive got good vet, they do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, so they are spot on with any type of runung dog. Last week took Bryn for a ( mot, booster, wormers, jube of stuff for his eye) as he gets shit in his eyes as he get in cover alot . 55 quid.. Thats not that bad i think, as the mot was real good check over, cut nails+ dew claws the( lot) .Said he was in good shape, used these vets 25 years top job

its worth it for piece of mind if the vet knows your not a dummy they will be fair with you atb

[bryanm45 787]

Metacam is a pain killer that will mask the pain and if your dog has a foot injury it just runs as if no pain causing more damage than it had to begin with.

Bryan

[birddog 1,354]

ive heard some crazy stories about vets and tend to stay away unless absolutely necessary, whip /grey on here gave our local vet a lesson on foot anatomy and ligaments, before i go these days i try and learn a thing or two from the web because i think if you sound like you know what your talking about theres less chance of them thinking your just another numpty there to pay for their next trip to barbados

[MrsChamp606 553]

well i think ive got good vet, they do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, so they are spot on with any type of runung dog. Last week took Bryn for a ( mot, booster, wormers, jube of stuff for his eye) as he gets shit in his eyes as he get in cover alot . 55 quid.. Thats not that bad i think, as the mot was real good check over, cut nails+ dew claws the( lot) .Said he was in good shape, used these vets 25 years top job

Which vet is that ray?

[Sirius 1,391]

Metacam is a anti inflammatory and pain reliever. I suppose he may have thought it would help with the discomfort, but there is no real way you can justify using just Metacam for a corn as it will only relieve pain and swelling in the short term so not a solution.

Corns are very difficult to deal with even after surgery they often come back. For anything like that use a greyhound vet and your local small animal vet for run of the mill stuff.

 

Just had 3 teeth removed from my dog and it cost £230. I am lucky he is insured.

 

Good luck Sirius

[bird 9,876]

well i think ive got good vet, they do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, so they are spot on with any type of runung dog. Last week took Bryn for a ( mot, booster, wormers, jube of stuff for his eye) as he gets shit in his eyes as he get in cover alot . 55 quid.. Thats not that bad i think, as the mot was real good check over, cut nails+ dew claws the( lot) .Said he was in good shape, used these vets 25 years top job

Which vet is that ray?

 

Walpole+ Bingham (W-ton), i use Tom Bingham or Nigel Walpole , there are other vets there, but these 2 as they do the greyhounds, so i use them . No vet cheap but these 2 arnt bad, and are very good on running dogs , they know that we work them .!

[brookie 1,193]

Go back and tell him strait that he's gave you a painkiller and prob charged you a consultation fee to boot so that he can tell you to go back and charge you another consultation fee and prescribe some more meds instead of dealing with the problem.

Tel him you want your money back in full or you will contact the RCVS in London.

Best part of Vets nowdays are clueless and a fooking rip off.

good post this max .most vets aint got a clue ,theres two lots in our town riverside and hereford rd veterinary centre .both practices real rip of centres vaccinations three visits 85 first shot 75 each then second and third ,35 quid just to go in thru the door .i know of a woman took an alsatian to hereford rd vets he had a grass seed up his snout and wouldnt stop coughing and sneeszing ,the woman vet was terrified of him she was trying to stick him with a jab at arms lenght ,she then prescribed chest x rays ,etc found nowt ,prescribed no drugs ,bill .over 500 quid ,an old woman i walk with sometimes on the local river ,got two dachund bitches ,riverside told her they need sterilising ,she took a bank loan out for 1200 , she now gives em 48 quid a month for tabs to stop em getting fat ,another old girl i know took her 6yrs old terrier to em for worming ,he tells her he needs his booster (what a load of bollox ) took her last 85 quid of her .proper f*****g thieves they are ,i wouldnt take a mouse to the b*****ds

[paulus 26]

the normal rule of `you get what you pay for` dont apply to vets best to find a good one and stick to them like glue

[sowhat 1,572]

Ian Taylor at Spire Vets in Chesterfield is the dogs bollocks, or if Ian is not available, Bruce been going here for about 30 years.