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Post by chantel on Jul 9, 2024 19:27:03 GMT
I agree, I would have done the same thing. Are Ryle and Elsa still insured? It's a lot of money to fined if not. Would the Metacam not be cheaper? I thing the last time I got a 10ml bottle of Metacam/Loxicom from the vets it was about £6. Unfortunately Riley’s insurance was up for renewal a few months ago and the price increased to around £76:00 per month. hubby decided to cancel and he opened a savings account and set up a standing order for £50:00 I have got to admit I felt very uneasy about it and I said that something was bound to happen once he cancelled 😞 but never mind we do have money in his account and have our own savings if we needed it. when Elsa’s insurance is up for renewal we are going to shop around before she hits 8 , I did the same for Freddy last year , his insurance has increased from £11:15 to £15:90 a month . we did shop around for Riley before we cancelled but because of his age it was far too expensive. i have had a look on pet drugs online and the medication is around £46:90 so much cheaper so fingers crossed 🤞 if the tablets work we would probably go with this option.
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Post by chantel on Jul 9, 2024 19:29:57 GMT
Glad to hear that I made the right decision, I don’t think an x-ray is required at this moment in time.
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Post by tonib on Jul 11, 2024 1:55:38 GMT
Have a look at animeddirecct.co.uk as well chantel. I don't know if you've experience of online medicine ordering if not don't forget to ensure that the vet prescription states the repeats as well as the product & quantity. I know that I've had issues in the past with that. So long as its clear there should be no issue as to the precise wording. Hope it works out for Riley.
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Post by chantel on Jul 11, 2024 7:58:14 GMT
Have a look at animeddirecct.co.uk as well chantel . I don't know if you've experience of online medicine ordering if not don't forget to ensure that the vet prescription states the repeats as well as the product & quantity. I know that I've had issues in the past with that. So long as its clear there should be no issue as to the precise wording. Hope it works out for Riley. Thanks🙏 tonib I have no experience of ordering medication online . i will definitely have a look at anime direct too , i think when Freddy was on special food advised by the vet I bought it from there. touch wood everything is going well so far.
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Post by scallywag on Jul 11, 2024 8:51:05 GMT
Have a look at animeddirecct.co.uk as well chantel . I don't know if you've experience of online medicine ordering if not don't forget to ensure that the vet prescription states the repeats as well as the product & quantity. I know that I've had issues in the past with that. So long as its clear there should be no issue as to the precise wording. Hope it works out for Riley. Thanks🙏 tonib I have no experience of ordering medication online . i will definitely have a look at anime direct too , i think when Freddy was on special food advised by the vet I bought it from there. touch wood everything is going well so far. Tobi was on special food for his pancreas and expensive meds , my vet was very kind to tell me to use animed direct as it was far cheaper to the £100 a month the tabs were costing me from them.
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Post by lotsofcats on Jul 11, 2024 9:26:01 GMT
Some good tips for you chantel. I just renewed my insurance for Kali, Blackberry and Willow. Animal Friends renewal was £15+ each. I've changed to Tesco as they do multi-pet cover and got all 3 for £28 per month and with better cover than Animal Friends. Nice to have a kind vet who wants to save you money scallywag.
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Post by meandmine on Jul 11, 2024 9:57:42 GMT
We always used Animed for Nutmeg's numerous tablets. Even with the cost of the written prescription it worked out as better than 3 for 2 compared to the cost when bought from our vets.
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Post by chantel on Jul 11, 2024 10:04:50 GMT
That's good news about the insurance lotsofcats , hubby is going to look around for a different insurance company when Elsa's insurance is up for renewal , I have told him not to make the same mistake with Elsa, we could have claimed for Riley's medication but he wouldn't listen to me at the time so he will have to pay for it now lol 😆 Thankfully I changed Freddy's last year . Thanks for the tips guys x
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Post by chantel on Jul 11, 2024 21:11:42 GMT
I forgot to mention that the vet decided not to prescribe the metocam because it’s not good on sensitive tummies and he would need regular blood tests to monitor his liver and kidney function , so to see how he goes on this medication 💊.🤞
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Post by chantel on Jul 12, 2024 12:38:28 GMT
Had a nice walk this morning with hubby so we took both Riley and Elsa a short walk . Riley seemed much happier in himself and walked ok he even tried a little run 😀 he is also getting up better in a morning , he also seems much more restful during the night. I had a look on the animed website last night and the medication for the same strength and quantity is £45:95 so much cheaper than the vet.💊🙂
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Post by scallywag on Jul 12, 2024 16:22:59 GMT
Had a nice walk this morning with hubby so we took both Riley and Elsa a short walk . Riley seemed much happier in himself and walked ok he even tried a little run 😀 he is also getting up better in a morning , he also seems much more restful during the night. I had a look on the animed website last night and the medication for the same strength and quantity is £45:95 so much cheaper than the vet.💊🙂 Yep we been ripped off for years ![>:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/superangry.png)
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Post by scallywag on Jul 12, 2024 16:25:22 GMT
We always used Animed for Nutmeg's numerous tablets. Even with the cost of the written prescription it worked out as better than 3 for 2 compared to the cost when bought from our vets. used Animed too for Beau’s Arthriaid
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Post by tonib on Jul 13, 2024 1:30:25 GMT
Had a nice walk this morning with hubby so we took both Riley and Elsa a short walk . Riley seemed much happier in himself and walked ok he even tried a little run 😀 he is also getting up better in a morning , he also seems much more restful during the night. I had a look on the animed website last night and the medication for the same strength and quantity is £45:95 so much cheaper than the vet.💊🙂 Yep we been ripped off for years ![>:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/superangry.png) Sadly the vets also suffer from prices as they are ordering from wholesalers and the volumes aren't enough to get the lowest prices that the big online suppliers can. I know years ago my vet tried to get a prescription diet for Penny from his supplier & couldn't match the online companies prices & that was with waving any admin charges for themselves! For info another company that I've used for cat medicines is Weldricks pharmacy. Oddly a human pharmacy with a few shops but also an online presence & they do veterinary products as well. In your case chantel I don't think they are cheaper than animed or pet drugs online but they were considerably cheaper for Roman's Thyronorm. Don't forget to take delivery charges into account when looking at online prices. Also Roman's meds were 6 months worth & I used to order a number of months together so only 1 delivery charge. That really made a difference for his Insulin as this had to sent below a certain temperature so was on a next day guaranteed delivery which was more expensive. in fact I placed an order for 2 months Thyronorm from Weldricks & another order 2 months Insulin & Benefortin tablets from Petdrugsonline. whilst I also got his Clopidogrel & calcium tablets from the vet as they were cheaper taking account of delivery charges & the cost of vet prescription!! It pays to shop around!
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Post by chantel on Jul 13, 2024 18:45:24 GMT
Thanks tonib 🙏 I will definitely have to weigh up whether it would be cheaper to buy online with added postage and the charge of the prescription from the vets or it would be cheaper just to purchase from the vets . I’m doing a bit of research at the moment . The price of the medication from the vet is £71:00 1 month supply. Animed - £45:95 + prescription charge from vet £24:19 = £70:14p (that’s without the delivery fee) I know the vet did mention about a 6 month prescription that she could give me but not sure on the charge of that yet and not really sure how it would work buying the medication on line, that’s something I would need to look into. It’s all new to me so I need to to some more research The main thing is that the medication 💊 seems to be helping , Riley definitely seems to be much happier in himself 🥰
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Post by meandmine on Jul 13, 2024 20:58:54 GMT
Thanks tonib 🙏 I will definitely have to weigh up whether it would be cheaper to buy online with added postage and the charge of the prescription from the vets or it would be cheaper just to purchase from the vets . I’m doing a bit of research at the moment . The price of the medication from the vet is £71:00 1 month supply. Animed - £45:95 + prescription charge from vet £24:19 = £70:14p (that’s without the delivery fee) I know the vet did mention about a 6 month prescription that she could give me but not sure on the charge of that yet and not really sure how it would work buying the medication on line, that’s something I would need to look into. It’s all new to me so I need to to some more research The main thing is that the medication 💊 seems to be helping , Riley definitely seems to be much happier in himself 🥰 I think the delivery is free over a certain amount but not certain. Our vet used to give us a prescription for three months at a time so if yours did the same the cost would then become :- £45.95 x 3 ( about £138.00 + £24.19 = £ 162.19 ...ish) as opposed to £213 from the vet. It s a lot of money to pay out in one go and you d have to be sure it was working for Riley but quite a big saving. PS Maths isn't my best subject so I may be totally wrong 🙄
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