Had the misfortune to call one yesterday. The emergency cover vet practice is linked to our usual vet and they have complete coverage of our area. Told when I phoned that the consultation fee is £300, then had to have a conscious x-ray £200. Now you may think that the bill would be £500 but it was nearer £600 because of extras. Claiming through the insurance and all seems to be well, fingers crossed. However there were a several pets more poorly and the fees were ranging between £1000 and £2500. These people did not have insurance and didn't have the money either, they were obviously upset. I'm just really flagging it up that if you have a pet and find yourself in these circumstances the vets fees can be huge. I know there was an earlier post about Pet Insurance so might be worth bearing in mind. Having said that this was the first time in 13 years that we had needed out of hours vet advice but its a risk you take without insurance.
