Back to whinge again

Having a dog is a luxury now
I've always had rescue dogs but after losing my last dog very recently I jut cannot justify having another (plus I'm heartbroken and just want her iykwim)

Vets cost what they cosy don't they? A recent visit for a consultation, some bloods and an anti sickness injection was £400

One of my cats, Morgana, has been diagnosed with an overactive thyroid.
Bottle of 30ml bottle of Thyronorm from the vet is £78.
Online, 30ml bottle is less than £10, 100ml bottle just under £50. I know that, like wine from a restaurant, you pay for storage and keeping stock but the bottles are small and have a use-by date of at least a year when bought. Ripped off or what?
She is on it for life.
I will be buying on-line from now on but each bottle will require a vet’s prescription. It will be interesting to find out what they will charge for that.
The government is supposedly going to introduce legislation to regulate what veterinary care costs, as it is so high and unaffordable for a lot of pet owners.

They’re much more expensive than human doctors and that’s saying something here !

My sister changed her spaniel’s diet from kibble to raw. He’s never had an ear infection since. Apparently it was a yeast infection due to food. If you can’t do raw look at allaboutdogfood.

I couldn't afford a pet!

I used to pay vet insurance and realised what a waste it is. Now I just have a special savings account for the animals and pay the 'premium" into that account. It soon mounts up and at least there is money there to help when it's needed.

That’s not too bad. You obviously don’t live in the south of England where it would be double that.

Note to self: use vthe preview button before posting. Scared in to be there should be scared to be in there.

My little cat became ill a couple of weeks ago. Poor boy was vomiting, refusing to eat or drink and clearly very unwell. Off we went to the vets where he was admitted for tests, including scans, and rehydration. Two days later they couldn’t say what was wrong, the tests were all normal apart from fluid in his intestines. The opinion was that it was either pancreatitis or he had eaten something he shouldn’t have. In the end they said he was so scared in to be there that he still wasn’t eating and he would do better at home. So, home he came with a bag full of meds. It took him three of four days to perk up but I knew he was better when he presented me with a live mouse at 3am.
Anyway, that three day, 2 night stay cost £1641. I have just submitted the insurance claim so undoubtedly I will see a big hike in premiums at next renewal.
Would add that he’s worth every penny.

We used to have pet insurance for Milo and Ripley, but never needed it… until we cancelled it and soon after Milo was in a fight. Cue antibiotics, painkillers.

I had to take Milo the cat to the Vet yesterday. I was quoted £400 for him to have four teeth extracted. But, they scaled and polished instead and the bill was ‘only’ £198! Quite a relief. I had earmarked this month’s Premium Bonds winnings towards the bill so bought a dress from Seasalt which had been reduced.

The Vet had asked me if I wanted Milo to have blood tests to check for certain things and because he is nearly 16. I said ‘no’. I think it was £90 for each blood test! Anyway, we are happy with this Vet.

Springer spaniel, elbow dysplasia, 5 months old. £9000. Was good value tbh, hospital care, expert surgeon, nurses, medications, anesthesia, scans. No insurance but sods law struck

Georgesgran totally agree with you From what I hear I sometimes think vets can over treat if it is on insurance

Our local vet is independent
They must be reasonably priced and give good service as we have has a number of people who come to stay in one of our cottages and have already booked a vet appointment and are very pleased with the treatment

But worth every penny if it helps your poorly pup.

We never insured our dogs and just bit the bullet as and when they needed veterinary intervention. For us, over 30 years and numerous dogs (and 3 cats) later, I think we were still quids in.