Guess the vets price

[Shortstraw 476]

Lurcher had a skin tear to lower chest....4 inch long.......eight stitches needed and a follow up appointment.

I believe it wasn't from barb wire.....given our location on walk more likely end of a old dry branch or something.

So have a guess at price.......

[ginger beard 4,652]

I got alot of experience here,£80

[Black neck 16,008]

I wouldn't know 

A lot I expect 

[dogmandont 9,838]

If it was my vet 50 quid max, I’ll put my guess at 180.

[Shortstraw 476]

I had a relocation........and now having to use a different vets. The dogs are insured to help lessen the sting in the pocket, but for similar a couple of years back at my old vets I never really raised an eyebrow.

[neil b 2,303]

£150 

[Shortstraw 476]

Right........ like me you all assumed lower, no doubt some may say it's a fair price.....

At old vets I hazard a guess at £200 max. 

So all in inc, general anesthetic, tablets, neck collar, and check up.........   Over £400.

I know I probably only  have to stand £100 excess.......but 

It really seems a bit too excessive for me.  

 

Edited August 17, 2018 by Shortstraw

[Black neck 16,008]

It is excessive get your sen a stapler 

[Rabid 1,936]

£400 for 8 stitches, glad I do all my own minor repairs 

[Saltmoon 2,208]

That's ridiculous over £400 seen you coming and put the price up!! Then again I once paid £180 for one injection after my old dog ate alot of chocolate and he just chucked up for half hour then!! But it was half 12 at night so had call out charge 

[nothernlite 18,089]

They Rip the piss for insured dogs 

Edited August 17, 2018 by nothernlite

[Chaff 3,622]

At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask, slightest sign of infection I would want a refund.

Good luck 

[Shortstraw 476]

I'm going to ask them about it when I go back......I don't think it's unreasonable to given its twice the price I would normally pay. And I know I don't have to pay the full lot, but it still rattles your cage.

[The one 8,481]

Its no about the animal now its all about making money with vets these days 

[ginger beard 4,652]

6 minutes ago, Chaff said:

At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask, slightest sign of infection I would want a refund.

Good luck 

Coombefield vets in devon wouldn't give me a refund for telling me my dog had kennel cough when infact she had a diagramtic hernia.poor bitch was like that for a week before being pts.