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Cost of dog's medication.

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valeriej43 Mon 19-Feb-18 16:28:05

millymouge, too late for you now i know, but i am with the PDSA, but they wont insure a dog that already has a health problem, well they will but not for the same health problem
I pay £7-50 a year and have had 2 lots of neds for my dog, which would have cost me £66, i only needed to pay £6-, but of course i did give a much higher donation,
You need to have council tax benefit and i think pension credit, not everyone will have i know
As a matter of fact they have just stopped this, mine runs out in April,but they have started a new scheme, for only $-50 a month, which my vet has advised me to go on, as i was just going to insure her, but if i did and she got the same problem, a new insurer wouldnt cover it
So just a heads up for anyone reading this,if it will help anyone
I have 3 cats too who are all insured, worth asking about

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Cherrytree59 Fri 02-Feb-18 13:32:47

Thank you for an interesting post (Millymouge)
Our local independent chemist provides animal medication.
I have never had to use the service (touch wood) .

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glammanana Fri 02-Feb-18 13:31:32

Well worth knowing thanks so much.

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millymouge Fri 02-Feb-18 13:19:27

Before I start I would just say I am not bad mouthing vets. Ours is marvellous, have been with them for over 30 years with different dogs and have complete faith in them. However, we have 2 rescued greyhounds at the moment. One is nearly 14 and on long term medication for arthritis. It suits her so well and she is able to live a normal, active life whilst on it. However, this medication must only be supplied by prescription and to buy this medication from my vet costs me £2.50 a pill, I was buying a months supply for £70. An eye watering amount to find each month. I have found that many people in our situation are not aware that if you ask your vet to write a prescription they have to do it but will make a charge, ours charges £15, but it lasts for 6 months. You can then go on line and source your own supplier. I go to a good on line supplier run by a vet and I can buy the exact same medication 60 tablets for £39.41. My vets price for 60 tabs would have been £140. Every 6 months I get a renewed prescription and download it to my supplier. If you can't download you can send the prescription to them. I don't begrudge my dogs anything but there is a limit you can afford to spend. Several people have told me they have done this after I told them and the difference it has made for them.

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