reddawn 2,173 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 i think vets need to be governed, there should be a flat rate for all they do, we got a vet here, swale vets in richmond, dirty robbing money grabbing grassing b*****ds, will take ye money then fone the rspca, thats not even the worst bit, they charge double what the vets in next town charge, an thats just for puppy jabs, there prices are sky high, an they get away with it..... should be a set price all over this country Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artful212 394 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 some are quite dear but go to another vet if you unsure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 there greedy robbing b*****ds end of.yes they go to college and uni for a few years,however you only need to look at the difference in pricing between practices.and its not just a couple a quid.i blame the pet insurance myself.vets charge extortionate rates cause the insurance will fork up the bill.however they do not come and go for people without insurance. i despise insurances i have none.i put money away every week for unexpected vet bills,but it would need to be something really serious before id approach those c**ts. i had a pup with a broken leg ,took it to vet it was going to cost 500 plus,i was astounded by his next comment,if its a matter of the money,we can take the leg of for 200."excuse me"! they see a big pound sign when you walk through the door.tried charging me 18quid for one drontal,nah your alright mate.in fact when i do have to go,i always get hit with."beau hasnt had his boosters" aye thats right and ive no intention of getting them either.lol then you get the," well he will need all his jags again cause the booster hasnt been given the original ones wont work". dont believe you mate goodbye! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 All this talk of thier training ect, how does any training justify charging up to £40 to administer a £5 booster or £45 for a shot of antibiotic worth pennys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jf1970 328 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 as has been said before, you just have to shop around, a couple of years ago i took my wee bitch to a vet that was recommended to me, he was 1 1/2hrs drive away, she was holding up her back leg for a couple of days, i tried an icepack and anti-inflamitres but they never done any good, it turns out she had a fracture of the metitarsal, she was x-rayed, bandage and splint, pain killers, overnight stay and a return visit after 2 weeks, all in it only cost me 115euros for vet and about 20 for diesel, i did ask before he done anything, how much he would be and i'm sure he said 150, so he was actually cheaper than his original quote, some things just need a vets attention, others can be done yourself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,566 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 like most things in life some are and some arnt.ive used them mostly in falconery ive had a few dogie ones in 25 years but the one ive used in the last 12 years is very good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catcher 1 639 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Twenty years ago.It cost £63 to get one pellet removed from a dogs front leg.And it was only between the skin and muscle tissue.The paper bill was a mile long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Cost me just short of £250 when the dog sliced a chunk out of his ear on barbed wire and it wouldn't stop bleeding. Had an op and got it bandaged up. Went back the next day, vet takes the bandage off for a looker, Tex shakes......blood up the walls, on the ceiling... And tail docking....quoted £130, £95 for the certificate and £35 for the actual docking aye right. You're better off trying to treat stuff at home. Tex had a dodgy stomach in the Autumn and it was making all sorts of noises, he was proper pissed off and kept jumping in my dads 'comfy' chair which he never ever does. Just fed him chicken and rice for a couple of days and i was about an hour away from taking him to the vets but he sorted himself out. That would have been expensive i know that!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Was discussing this exact subject on another foum. The vets local to me are good and know their stuff as they are a small pets practice but the first question they ask is "Is the animal insured?" which to me suggest they are in it for the cash rather than the animal care. They have Hills etc in reception as do most vets as they sponsor a lot of practices. My issue with them comes when I ask for a repeat prescription of Previcox for the third time they always ask to see him for a consultation. I ask why and they say they want to monitor his progress. The dog has no hip sockets so they aren't going to magically grow back and I know when he's in pain so I know when it gets too much it'll be time for him to leave this rock. They charge me a consultation fee every third time I go for a prescription and refuse to give me a prescription for an online purchase, their prescriptions cost an extra £10 to what I can get online for the exact same product. Any time my dogs go in for this and that they would always give them a vitamin injection. When I asked why they said they won't be getting the vitamins they need. I asked why and they said that dry food doesn't give the vitamins they need so I questioned why they promoted dry dog food in the reception and yet mine are fed dead animals, oily fish and offal with veg mixed in so what vitamins are they missing out on? They said they didn't know that their diet was so varied so I explained I had mentioned this numerous times before. An extra £30+ for the vitamin injection. When Lucy got her side ripped open I decided to try a vet my mate goes to a few villages over. It is a proper old school farming and market town and the vets do farm visits as well as the residential practice. As soon as I took Lucy in the vet burst into praise about lurchers and long dogs, how he used to run them etc and asked what I was feeding her. I said she was being fed raw etc and he said "We won't be seeing her for a while then unless she breaks something". He asked what other dogs I had and I said two collies so he said to ask for the other dog vet if he was available as he dealt with farm dogs all of the time and what he didn’t know wasn't worth knowing anyway. They tell you straight at this place. If you can use a readily available product instead of a "pet specific cost a fortune" product they will tell you - no nonsense. The repair to Lucy cost about half of what I would have paid at the previous and has healed amazingly well. I explained I'll be bringing Kes down with his non-existent hips and he only needs to be looked at once, a prescription for repeats and online will be given and they trust my judgement on when the dog is ready to be put out of its misery. Can't go wrong with the new place, wish I'd discovered it ages ago. I live in the lower priced area of an affluent area and I am sure the local vets know this and do things accordingly, robbing toe rags. The new vets are just honest, straight down the line and are in my mind proper vets. IBUPROFEN - Causes organ failure in dogs!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 All vets want is ya money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,171 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 some over charge,mine broke his toe,or dislocated it,the vet checked it,gave me spray,bandaged it,and took some anti inflamatorys......48 pound.not expensive.i also work for a vet sometimes and he showed me his new x ray machine ,I asked how much was it....150,ooo so its not just training you need its ,a building,insurance,staff,all the equipment,meds,etc etc,if you've invested 7yrs training then 500,000 to 1 mill on gettibg set up you aint gona charge 10pound an hour............if you don't like paying out for a dog get a porcelain one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 On 31/01/2013 at 15:22, Qbgrey said: some over charge,mine broke his toe,or dislocated it,the vet checked it,gave me spray,bandaged it,and took some anti inflamatorys......48 pound.not expensive.i also work for a vet sometimes and he showed me his new x ray machine ,I asked how much was it....150,ooo so its not just training you need its ,a building,insurance,staff,all the equipment,meds,etc etc,if you've invested 7yrs training then 500,000 to 1 mill on gettibg set up you aint gona charge 10pound an hour............if you don't like paying out for a dog get a porcelain one i dont mind paying providing im getting value for money and a £40 markup to jab a dog is not value its something Dick Terpin would have been proud of Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,089 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 On 31/01/2013 at 15:22, Qbgrey said: some over charge,mine broke his toe,or dislocated it,the vet checked it,gave me spray,bandaged it,and took some anti inflamatorys......48 pound.not expensive.i also work for a vet sometimes and he showed me his new x ray machine ,I asked how much was it....150,ooo so its not just training you need its ,a building,insurance,staff,all the equipment,meds,etc etc,if you've invested 7yrs training then 500,000 to 1 mill on gettibg set up you aint gona charge 10pound an hour............if you don't like paying out for a dog get a porcelain one still doesnt justify the money SOME charge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 On 31/01/2013 at 11:29, reddawn said: i think vets need to be governed, there should be a flat rate for all they do, we got a vet here, swale vets in richmond, dirty robbing money grabbing grassing b*****ds, will take ye money then fone the rspca, thats not even the worst bit, they charge double what the vets in next town charge, an thats just for puppy jabs, there prices are sky high, an they get away with it..... should be a set price all over this country Only if you take your pets there and not to the other one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,171 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 On 31/01/2013 at 16:08, paulus said: On 31/01/2013 at 15:22, Qbgrey said: some over charge,mine broke his toe,or dislocated it,the vet checked it,gave me spray,bandaged it,and took some anti inflamatorys......48 pound.not expensive.i also work for a vet sometimes and he showed me his new x ray machine ,I asked how much was it....150,ooo so its not just training you need its ,a building,insurance,staff,all the equipment,meds,etc etc,if you've invested 7yrs training then 500,000 to 1 mill on gettibg set up you aint gona charge 10pound an hour............if you don't like paying out for a dog get a porcelain one i dont mind paying providing im getting value for money and a £40 markup to jab a dog is not value its something Dick Terpin would have been proud of agreed,i dont like paying for jabs,i spose they make more on some jobs than others,id love to jab mine,but i need to kennel them if i go away so need the paper work. you just know you gonna walk out the door with u pants down . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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