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Feeling conned buying treatment supplies

shelley

shelley

Mama Doe
Ive been buying my needles and syringes for Busters Penicillin (for snuffles) from the vets for almost a year, i never thought i could buy them online and thus never looked but ive been trying to cut cost recently and have just bought 100 needles and syringes online (from a reputable site) for £11. I normally pay £28 per month at the vets! So ive been paying £84 every 3 months when i could of been paying £11 :evil: So just a notice really for everyone else who's having to buy this sort of thing and hasnt thought of looking past their vets because for someone else that money could be the difference of being able to keep their pet in difficult times!
 
shelley said:
Ive been buying my needles and syringes for Busters Penicillin (for snuffles) from the vets for almost a year, i never thought i could buy them online and thus never looked but ive been trying to cut cost recently and have just bought 100 needles and syringes online (from a reputable site) for £11. I normally pay £28 per month at the vets! So ive been paying £84 every 3 months when i could of been paying £11 :evil: So just a notice really for everyone else who's having to buy this sort of thing and hasnt thought of looking past their vets because for someone else that money could be the difference of being able to keep their pet in difficult times!
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You can also buy medication online if you obtain a prescription from your Vet. This is useful for those with a Rabbit on longterm treatment :)
 
shelley said:
Ive been buying my needles and syringes for Busters Penicillin (for snuffles) from the vets for almost a year, i never thought i could buy them online and thus never looked but ive been trying to cut cost recently and have just bought 100 needles and syringes online (from a reputable site) for £11. I normally pay £28 per month at the vets! So ive been paying £84 every 3 months when i could of been paying £11 :evil: So just a notice really for everyone else who's having to buy this sort of thing and hasnt thought of looking past their vets because for someone else that money could be the difference of being able to keep their pet in difficult times!
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Blimey what a huge price difference :shock:
 
Dog metacam in a 180ml bottle costs around £60-70 from a vet.... Viovet sells it at less than £25 :shock:

The thing is for short courses and one off treatments I don't mind so much. It's simpler to get it at the vet and treatment can start immediately. But for long term stuff looking online could save you a fortune!!!
 
Its mad, sad thing is people often have to give up their pets because of the cost of long term treatment. Looking after Buster has on occasions financially crippled especially when the insurance don't pay out of they give me half back when im expecting a full reimbursement. It really does pay to look online
 
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