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Dobbys (Labrador)due her Vaccs booster so rang my usual vets
and they said £48.00 which I though was steep
so rang round and got the same Vacc for £19.50 at another

I then inquired about Steve my kittens Vaccs
and was quoted £56.28 for a full course
so rang round and got it for £39.50

how can they justify such a big price difference
nothing like a bargain so pays to shop around
so off to the new vets tomorrow

Its ridiculous Joy......I hope Steve and Dobby like their new vet :-D <3

they wont even know they have been done Mersey
I hate been ripped off so new vet all the way :-D :-D

I have two cats Gizmo and Rocky they went in for their annual check up and booster vaccines and a worming tablet each. It came to £96 for the pair. The best one though is every time we go in to pick up at the cat food we get asked have they tried our senior cat food ( both cats are 10) and every time they get the same answer they won't eat it.

Neither cat is overweight and Gizmo can still get on my wardrobe nearly 7' off the ground. But guess which food costs more.

I find its cheaper to worm at home
its the very same stuff the vet sells so I know its fine

Tawny why don't you ring round see if you can get a cheaper deal on your Vacs

Been a vet is just a licence to print money me thinks :-( :-(

I have to agree with that one Joy :-)

I am not having a moan about having it done
just why the big price difference for surgery to surgery :-D :-D

thank goodness mine two cats and a dog have never had them

they have kept well

the cats are five and the dog is ten

sally w <3

some do get by without them
but I don't want to risk them


and Steve the kitten deffo needs his
as he is a hand rear brought up on formula
so no mothers anti bodies :-D :-D

I don't think cats and dogs need vaccinating every year, unfortunately if you want to put them in kennels, it's compulsory.

aww bless them

sally w <3

vacs flea treatments and worming
should be a set charge through out the country in my view :-D :-D

Just paid £72.for sabastians pills,he,s a diabetic and needs them daily.As has been stated, Being A Vet is a licence to print money.its time they were regulated as to what they can charge. :-(

You can save 50% of the costs by only having your dogs vaccinated every 18 months instead of every year - vets say the vaccine is effective for 18 months but don't go over that or the vet will want to start from scratch with two shots (like puppies have). There has been some research done that shows that the vaccines do actually stay effective for longer but vets aren't going to go along with that, are they?

We are having a discussion at our Agility club at the moment over whether all dogs attending should be vaccinated - I cannot understand why people with vaccinated dogs are worried about their dogs mixing with unvaccinated dogs - don't they trust the vaccines?

Sally, I would suggest that you get your 10 year old dog vaccinated against Parvo virus - this can be really serious in older dogs (and very young ones).

Does anybody really get their vet to do worming and flea & tick treatment? You can buy the treatments at any pet shop or even in some supermarkets or even online but if buying online, do make sure it is a reputable site as some are selling ineffective or even dangerous substances.

Changing vets isn't really an option for us as the extra transport costs would outweigh the saving in vet's fees.

I worked at a vets in the late 1980's

Cost of vaccination to client £22.50

Cost of vaccine £2.25

I rest my case :-D :-D

It isn't the vac that costs...........its knowing how to do it, that is what you pay for, plus the vets overheads,,,,,,
costs a lot of money to run those 4X4's

ive worked in a vets to kitty
and have seen first hand what goes on lol
bobtanian I could inject it myself

Potty this vets only about 8 miles away but still a big saving on the cost :-D :-D

My sister used to be a ward clerk in a private hospital.
The hospital closed down/moved, they sold the x- ray machine to the vet.
Sister's dog needed an x-ray.

It cost her 3 times as much to get her dog x-rayed, as the private hospital charged for a human - and it was the same machine - only second-hand!!

that's so true Maggie seen that happen myself

people say vets care
but all they see sometimes is pound signs :-( :-(

I really believe that the vets charge these inflated prices because they know that most pet owners take out an insurance and this covers their fees. Pets such as cross breed puppies for instance , now given fancy names,cost a lot of money to purchase. Years ago, they were called mongrels and were given away. People pay a lot of money for their pets nowadays and quite rightly wish to protect their investment,giving some unscrupulous vets a licence to print money.