Average cost of yearly vaccine and 6 months flea and worming from vets?

[Sailawaygirl]

Just been to vets with my two cats for annual jabs and paid for 6 months flea and worm for both. I tend to do half from vets and either the rest of year from online prescription or OTC. However it seemed loads more expensive than last year!! £302. I asked for a reciept and they put something in the bag but it was just a till reciept not the invoice breakdown. Just wondering what others are charged per cat?

Wow!!
I pay £14 a month for flea and worm prescription including yearly vaccines at vets 4 pets. I think it's called pet plan.

I have the same as previous. Junior pet plan at vets 4 pets. It's £12.50 a month and includes 3 monthly flea (bravecto) and worm plus annual vaccines and 1 appointment with vet (not including drugs). I also initially got the microchip for free plus money off the spay.

I paid £70 for a vaccine and yearly check up yesterday.

My other cat is on the healthy pet club and it is £15.99 a month or £192 a year. I only took the plan out as it gave me a huge saving on dental work and will be canceling it when the year is up.

We treat our cats for fleas and worms as a cure rather than a constant prevention.
Oddly the cats (all of which go outside) have had no fleas at all for over three years. I've no idea why our area has been flea free since around the time Covid started. Never had this before. Saved a lot of money though.
WRT worms, our cats only pick up a tapeworm VERY infrequently, - easy to spot and treat. Last time was probably over 5 years ago in one cat only.

We also pay £14 per month per cat for annual jabs, flea and worm treatments, they also have 2 checkups a year as part of that.

We pay £18 a month for the care plan at our vets (22kg dog) and that includes flea/working treatments, 2 full check ups a year, urine screening and vaccination boosters. Also discounts on other appointments and treatments.

I missed this was in the litter tray...... but our vets also offer a cat plan, that includes claw clipping too and comes in a little cheaper than the dog plans.

I pay for the monthly care plan as well - I have 3 cats, so much easier on the bank account paying it all monthly. Think it’s £15 per cat, and that’s for vaccinations, flea and worming, 2 yearly nurse check ups and one vet appointment. Discount on treatments as well, and we got free microchipping.

I pay £13/month for flea & worm treatment, annual vax, initial microchip. I also get 10% off vet appointments.

I looked at pet plan but that is 15.99 each at our vets so 192 a year per cat. So last year it worked out cheaper not to do pet plan if I flea every 2 months in winter when less of the little blighters are about. We only go to vets once a year routinely and maybe an emergency visit every other year when a cat is being a bit of drama queen!

We had a pet plan when we first got them as it did work out cheaper with microchip included. I will see if I can get a break down from vets. Cause I'm sure it was about 100 more expensive this year than last! I prefer to pay up front as I hate seeing all money coming out of account via Diret Debits. But that's just me!

My vets recently joined Medivet, so offer their standard Health Plan. As mine are indoor only so don't need regular worming & flea treatment I don't use it, but I gather it's around £15 a month. That includes boosters, flea & worm treatment (monthly spot on), 2 check ups a year and discounts on treatments, food etc.

A friend has 3 cats, and when he got the 2 "kittens" (now around 8-9 kg each!) he did the full research (as he's a financial advisor and always does) & worked out he will be saving around £150 a year per cat at his local vets in Norfolk.

Vet nurse here , ask your vet for an itemised receipt for what you just paid out and also ask for info re their pet plan prices.
Then ask for their written prescription charge, do a price comparison of online pet drug suppliers for the product you use - remember to include your written script cost in this.
With those 3 options you will be able to work out what is the most economic route.
Vets monthly pet plans are only economic if you plan on doing flea / worm treatments 12 consecutive months of the year.

I just re-read your op, and realised the £302 was for 2 cats, so £151 each.

If you buy prescription spot ons on line (after paying for the prescription from your vet) you're talking about around £15 for a 3-pack on average, so £30 per cat. Bear in mind that just about all meds, food etc are a little more expensive buying direct from the vet due to overheads that on line shops don't have and the bulk buying advantage these on line shops have over a vet practice, and that you would have to get a prescription from the vet before buying these on line, that takes the visit cost down by a fair chunk.

Yes I agree that the visit cost itself is excessive especially if they saw both cats at the same time, but not nearly as bad as my initial thinking.

I think £300 for 2 cats is about what I would expect.
The monthly plans probably come in slightly higher but include a 6 monthly check up and reduced prices on drugs and dental treatments.
I have 4 cats so am very poor. Plus 2 have flea allergies so I cannot skip monthly treatments for any of them.

We paid £70 recently for all my kittens' vaccinations. Boosters are £35 at our surgery and that includes an appointment.

I get flea/worm stuff online. Never bothered with any of the prescription stuff. It costs about £60 a year for all three cats as we only treat six monthly.

Cats don't need yearly vaccines. 3 years at most. That might save a bit!

Pay for a prescription at the vet for flea/worm treatment, but then buy the treatment online at greatly reduced cost - online pharmacies I have found will issue multiples of the original prescription without question.

Don't subscribe to a pet plan. Vets offer them because they make money, ergo they cost you money.

My cats plan no longer includes two free vet consultations. So I'm not sure if it's worth joining for my new girl. I get a blue light discount, that gives the same as the plan. Will probably start a savings account for Penelope and share flea treatment with cheddar.

I pay £17 per month for the worming and flea treatments etc. Looking at online pharmacies it would be massively cheaper to buy from there. How do I get a prescription from the vets? Will they just give me one if I ask? Do they have to see my cat first?

Eta: also.how.much is a prescription?

Cats don't need yearly vaccines. 3 years at most. That might save a bit!

Depends on whether they ever need to go to a cattery - most seem to insist on up to date annual vaccinations.

The rules changed very recently so they won't prescribe anything without seeing your cat first.

You can just ask for a prescription - they may not be happy but I believe they have to give it if you ask. We pay £10 for prescriptions for anything that isn't urgent. At our practise, that can give us 6-12 months worth of medication depending on what it is.

Thanks I might just do that. I think her next vaccination is due in November so I'll wait until after that.

My vet recently charged £106 for two doses of Felpreva which lasts for 3 months so less cat wrangling to get them dosed. Next time I shall be asking for a prescription and buying it off the Internet for £66. Two cats works out at 17.66 each pcm. They both hunt so it's essential.

I didn't mind as the vet has only seen one of the cats but prescribed two vials for her and I could therefore use the second on the cat who hasn't been yet.

Flea treatment from pet drugs online , £11.98 for 4 spot on pipettes , although was on offer last time I bought it and I think I paid under £20 for 8 pipettes including postage . Cat vaccinations from vets 4 pets vaccination programme which cost £99 to start with and includes all vaccinations for life , they aren’t my vets and we just use them for vaccinations, and also pick up worming tablets there £8.50 per tablet but cau them in half as cat is small .

Just a little warning for new-ish cat owners reading posts here & thinking they can save a fortune.

I'm pretty sure all the posters on this thread are doing it right, but you do need to be careful about certain things e.g. that the dose you are giving your cat is the right one for their weight - that's one reason why the vet won't prescribe until they've seen the cat. Another factor is if there are local resistances to certain types of flea treatment in your area, the vet will have a good idea what is or isn't working locally.

As you should be getting your cats regularly immunised and checked over by the vet, they should have no problem with issuing you with a prescription for an appropriate treatment for your cat for you to buy on line.

Plus I know nobody here has said this, but some cheap OTC flea & worm treatments aren't just ineffective, there have been cases of them being downright dangerous & causing illness & even death in cats.