To make you aware you can get your pets medication much MUCH cheaper online

[TheoriginalLEM]

perfectly legally.

Simply ask your vet to write you a prescription.

For example - Vetmedin 5mg (heart treatment) £60 for a months supply in the vet. £19 online. Metacam 180ml - months supply for large dog approx £80 in bet £23 online. These aren't exact prices but they are roughly what my mum pays out for her dogs meds.

Not all medicines will be cheaper online as there is a prescription cost of about £8 but many are. Your vets wont volunteer this information but will actually happily write you a prescription if you ask.

It isn't about your vets ripping you off, i work for a vets and they cannot buy the meds from the online suppliers, they pay more than the online price.

I don't know why that is but its ridiculous and surely has to stop because A, someone is ripping you off even if its not the vet and B, vets are going to struggle now people are getting wise to this and asking for prescriptions rather than buying the meds from their vet.

There are many companies that sell veterinary medicine online, your vet should be able to point you in the direction of a reputable company.

Our vets charge the same for a prescription as the difference between on-line drugs and theirs. Also, you have to visit and pay a consultation fee every 6 months.
The law says that I must pay £30 to get my totally healthy cat seen by the vet every 6 months before they can dispense Advocate. Thankfully I found I can buy Advantage without a prescription and it kills fleas, just not 25 other irrelevant parasites.

"My dogs ct scan on her elbow is costing me £1200 today."

That does not surprise me. I had a private MRI scan that cost £900. I assume your dog's fee includes anaesthesia and after care. If we were billed for healthcare from the NHS, we'd be horrified. I once had a private blood test ordered by a private endocrinologist that cost £700.

It's urinary cat food I have to buy- the stuff that stops the urinary tract getting blocked. Any idea where I can get it online, it's costing me nearly £50 a bag!!!

Does anyone know if you can still claim the costs of medication back from your insurer if you buy meds this way?

Viovet Zip. Still not cheap, but cheaper.

Tiptops - depends on your insurance company, ask them.

Mine won't pay postage, which is annoying because the postage charge is because the dog's specialist is an hour away so she posts his drugs out.

But they've repaid private prescription charges for human drugs for him before.

Thanks tabulah

Am with pet plan so will give them a call.