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The cost of prescriptions from our vet

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Gin Mon 10-Aug-26 17:11:30

We are told by our vet to treat our dog for fleas, ticks and worms every six months. Each time we get the drugs from an on-line company but have to get a prescription from the vet for which they charge £31 and this is just for two pills.

I think this is daylight robbery. He also insists that we have a consultation once a year or else he will not prescribe. This can cause upwards of £30. What does everyone else do? We are told over the counter treatments are ineffective and environmentally damaging,

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Georgesgran Mon 10-Aug-26 18:34:27

Get (buy) a prescription from the Vet and then buy the meds online. I’d consider changing Vets if yours doesn’t co-operate.
We changed our Vet years ago, as it had been taken over by a multi-national and the Vet agreed prices had been hiked to pay for all the new machinery and upgrading.
At one point we had 10 dogs and bought worming tablets in ‘industrial quantities’ which worked out at £1 a tablet. I’m sure it’ll be more now, but even if it’s triple that, still a bargain.

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Georgesgran Mon 10-Aug-26 18:41:23

Oh my word Gin I’ve totally misread your post and see you already get your meds online. However, we used to treat every 5-6 weeks (working dogs) and our Vet (she was a farm Vet) had no issue with giving us a ‘script for hundreds of tablets.

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