vets fees

[billybunter 72]

im wondering why there is such a differance in the price of vet fees

in the uk and here in ireland

having been fleeced every time i visited the vets in the uk

here in the west of ireland vet fees are peanuts had a dog put down

yesterday €20 approx £13

one of the dogs had an abses 2 jabs & 2 jabs in the abses then drained

loads of tablets €30 approx £20

never been charged no more than €35 for a visit

what would this cost back at home in the uk

i would like to know what you have been charged in the past

regards

billy bunter

[dirtydawg 0]

one of my dogs got caught up on a security fence,dont ask how ,its along story,eventually getting him down,with a fork lift truck,we took him to the vets,terrible wounds.

anyway,he had180 staples in his back leg,his foot was totally peeled off,his pads was on the top56 staples in there,antibiotics,injections,x-rays for that visit alone it was nearly£280,the dog is fine now and still working hard,we went on to the vets for about another five times after that,and that was nt cheap either.he was worth it ,to replace him then ,well it could nt be done.thats just one experience,for my horses ,well even dearer.VETS IN ENGLAND CAN CHARGE WHAT THEY LIKE,why do you think there coming down hard on even the littlest of things like wormers,antibiotics and the likes of that,they are loosing thousands,i know somebody thats a court for selling these items,im wating to see what they do to him.

 

ps by the way we have a £50

hello fee at our vets too

[MikeTheDog 153]

Down my way everyone, except me, has pots of money the cheapest house you can buy would set you back 150k+ for a two up two down terrace Vet's charge what they like in most practices here, pts about £40 first visit 18 - 25. My vet is ok imo and charges sensible prices, cheaper for small animals like ferrets ...Perhaps vets in BB's area would rather charge less cos they know they will get nothing if they charge too much as some owners might take their dogs for a walk in the woods

[dirtydawg 0]

talking of walks in the woods,i think personally,if you have the front to do that in the first place,you would never get a vet bill,although people do this i know we hear of it often,in my eyes i just could nt do it ,a dog i love so much,its not right for it to end that way,but i know that all in all its the vets price that make most people who do take there dogs for a walk choose that way,SHAME ON THE VETS.

[MikeTheDog 153]

I reckon a lot of business's play the price game not just the vet's. Few years back I was chatting with a dog man from the valley's and was surprised to learn that dog food there was much cheaper, his explenation was that if the dog peopla aint got the money they wont spend it so price's have to stay down

[forest of dean redneck 11,623]

had to have a dog put down recently.cost £40.last year boys hamster looked crook took it to vet and because i went to wrong practice and they shut half hour earlier ie till closed they charged call out fee.£28 in total.after a young female vet tried suggesting a skin biospy£300+for a anxiety problem on our terrier i changed vets.

[swamper 11]

£75 blood test and £45 for pts

[collie/grey 238]

My vets are incredibly expensive. Just a month ago one of my lurchers got caoght up on barbedwire. He had a big chunk of flesh hanging from his leg and puncture wounds on his chest and belly. £75 before anything was done because it was a weekend and an emergency. Just for him to be stitched up and have a few antibiotics it cost me £600!

 

Just for a dog to be vax'd is £50!

[Guest markbrick1]

£148 for 15 stiches its very expensive used to have a good vet down here and he charged £5 for most things he finished 3 years ago i remember goin in there and he put a dog to sleep in the waitin room and the owner was cryin in her car he was a proper workin vet not one of these who rip you of

[TOMO 26,254]

got to be honest here a few of mine have gone for that final walk down the woods . its very hard but in some ways i think its the kindest . both of the last two that went that rute realy hated the vets so going for a lst mooch was the kindest thing :

[juckler123 707]

Unless it requires a greyhound vet take em to P.D.S.A and just leave a donation i always take em some old blankets too as their always short i get the feeling their trainee surgeons getting ready for hospital.

[Guest baldie]

You,ve got to be unemployed to use the p.d.s.a, havent you? I had mine in over the christmas period, but not actually in the holidays, with a compacted gut, due to a bone. He charged me £100 callout, cos i took the dog at 7 in the morning, then he kept him overnight, sedated him and x rayed him, 2 enema,s and painkillers, another £300 quid. The fact that a lot are insuring their animals , is driving the prices through the roof, my vet asks you, before making out the bill, if the animal is insured..........robbing b*****ds.

[roybo 2,873]

got charged nearly £400 for a night in the vets and a blood test

thinking of only buying identical looking dogs ang just insuring the one

ringers so to speak

[billybunter 72]

after looking at some of the extorsionate vet bills

fellow members have had to cough up i tend to

agree with baldie 99% of vets are robbing b*****ds

how can they justify those bills

maybe one of our members is a vet or vet nurse

they could explain why we get fleeced every time

we have to visit

 

regards

billybunter

[ruby 7]

Had a compound fracture of the femur on one of my bullx's it shattered nearly 5" of bone near to the hip socket it needed 3 operations putting pins and wire in and took 6 months before she could work again.She barely limps now unless she is stiff and I was only charged £600.

 

Ruby