Cost of inducing vomit

[SwimmingIntoSpring]

Just been charged £430 to make my dog sick after she ate something she shouldn’t have. We got her to vets within 20mins of her doing it. I swear we paid less than this on a Sunday night ooo?! Is this how much it is now feels high so need a sense check as DH normally deals with ddog. It used to be a lovely vets but taken over last year by company sadly.

We did this when our dog ate some chocolate raisins. She's got a very good constitution anyway as older and stolen chocolate before with no issues. Gave her the right dose then took her for a walk which should encourage the vomiting. She was fine. I know some people that wouldn't risk it.

Please do not ever use hydrogen peroxide just because some random people on the internet suggest it .
It's really dangerous and basically animal abuse. Would you syringe it down your child , I think not !

The poisons helpline listed above is super useful. It costs much less for you to ring as a client than for us to call as vets. An initial call will tell you if what has been eaten is an issue or not. If vets then need to call for advice , the cost of your call is refunded. Well worth it, can save you lots of money if not a toxic dose and saves your pet being made to vomit unnecessarily.

You're incredibly lucky you didn't do permanent damage to your dog. Please don't recommend this - it's incredibly bad advice.

The only time I would ever suggest it would be if you were hours away from veterinary help and had absolutely no other options.

When our previous dog had eaten some chocolate we were told by our vet to make them drink salt water which worked well but I wouldn't recommend doing this unless directly instructed to by your vet simply.

There is definitely growing scrutiny about what vets are charging:

Vet prices review over fears pet owners are being overcharged - BBC News