Benjie le Bun Bun has been on continuous Bisolvon for several years now. At 1st. he had to be seen every 6 months for further repeat prescriptions, but then the vet said that because it was obvious that he'd always need it, no further 6 monthly examination was required. It's been like that for about 2 years.
Today, because the Bisolvon is in an opaque sachet, I'd run much shorter than I wanted to. I need more tomorrow. Usually no probs getting it at 36 hours notice.
THIS time I was told "No Bisolvon until he's been seen. "It's a legal requirement that he has to be seen by a vet every 6 months to get repeat prescriptions".
It is not in Benjie's interests to be seen just now. He's having a small flare up of snuffles (stress of moulting + change to winter diet of dried forage with less of his usual fresh forage, stress of increased temperature changes over 24 hours) If I keep stress as low as poss we'll get through it with an additional saline nebuliser. The last thing Benjie needs is a trip to the vet for nothing! = huge stress, sometimes enough to give him bright red urine. When his nose is a bit bunged up, he's a bag of nerves. (His main way to detect danger is by smell & it's slightly impaired so he feels very vulnerable)
My answer "This puts us in the category of an emergency, he has to get more bisolvon before tomorrow night, because he's having a small relapse". Result - appointment today at 9.20 am.
My question of the forum is whether there is an actual legal requirement that an animal has to be seen every 6 months before a repeat prescription can be given, even when it isn't in the animal's best interests?
Or, is this just a rule made by the company which owns the vets & can therefore be rescinded when it can potentially damage the animal's health?
(As a complete aside.I've only recently realised that a bunny's nose is quite mobile at the tip & Benjie can actually twist it to either side to catch an interesting scent & presumably localise the origin better. Wow - sterioscopic smelling!!!)
Today, because the Bisolvon is in an opaque sachet, I'd run much shorter than I wanted to. I need more tomorrow. Usually no probs getting it at 36 hours notice.
THIS time I was told "No Bisolvon until he's been seen. "It's a legal requirement that he has to be seen by a vet every 6 months to get repeat prescriptions".
It is not in Benjie's interests to be seen just now. He's having a small flare up of snuffles (stress of moulting + change to winter diet of dried forage with less of his usual fresh forage, stress of increased temperature changes over 24 hours) If I keep stress as low as poss we'll get through it with an additional saline nebuliser. The last thing Benjie needs is a trip to the vet for nothing! = huge stress, sometimes enough to give him bright red urine. When his nose is a bit bunged up, he's a bag of nerves. (His main way to detect danger is by smell & it's slightly impaired so he feels very vulnerable)
My answer "This puts us in the category of an emergency, he has to get more bisolvon before tomorrow night, because he's having a small relapse". Result - appointment today at 9.20 am.
My question of the forum is whether there is an actual legal requirement that an animal has to be seen every 6 months before a repeat prescription can be given, even when it isn't in the animal's best interests?
Or, is this just a rule made by the company which owns the vets & can therefore be rescinded when it can potentially damage the animal's health?
(As a complete aside.I've only recently realised that a bunny's nose is quite mobile at the tip & Benjie can actually twist it to either side to catch an interesting scent & presumably localise the origin better. Wow - sterioscopic smelling!!!)