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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Anyone every order their pet meds on-line? Is there any place I should
avoid? Should I avoid all of them? My dog is on the levothyroxine and the
vet charges a considerable mark-up from what I can tell. Of course he
warned me away from 1-800-Pet-meds, but did he do that for a reason other
than he wants me to pay his prices?
Thanks.
Maureen
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| haggis 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| I use vetshoponline--originally a vendor from Oz, now with a US branch
of the site so we don't have to deal with the exchange rates (which
never were a big deal). I get Revolution at about a third of what my vet
charges, no Rx necessary. I see you can get almost any Rx drug you can
think of there, as well (short of Viagra).
jeanne
Maureen wrote:
> Anyone every order their pet meds on-line? Is there any place I should
> avoid? Should I avoid all of them? My dog is on the levothyroxine and the
> vet charges a considerable mark-up from what I can tell. Of course he
> warned me away from 1-800-Pet-meds, but did he do that for a reason other
> than he wants me to pay his prices?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maureen
>
>
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| Tallulah 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Some people around here apparently got some expired product from them,
but that's all I've heard.
Maureen wrote:
> Anyone every order their pet meds on-line? Is there any place I should
> avoid? Should I avoid all of them? My dog is on the levothyroxine and the
> vet charges a considerable mark-up from what I can tell. Of course he
> warned me away from 1-800-Pet-meds, but did he do that for a reason other
> than he wants me to pay his prices?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maureen
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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Thanks Jeanne. And no problems with the meds? He was telling me that with
petmeds you don't always get the right meds or that the meds are no good,
but I guess I couldn't tell the difference even if I got them from him.
I'll look into vetshoponline.
Maureen
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:2fWdnfeiG-6CEvzeRVn-tQ@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I use vetshoponline--originally a vendor from Oz, now with a US branch of
>the site so we don't have to deal with the exchange rates (which never were
>a big deal). I get Revolution at about a third of what my vet charges, no
>Rx necessary. I see you can get almost any Rx drug you can think of there,
>as well (short of Viagra).
>
> jeanne
>
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Yeah, that is what the vet said too. I was just wondering if this was true
or just him trying to get me to pay big $$. I'll check out Jeanne's link
Maureen
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Some people around here apparently got some expired product from them,
> but that's all I've heard.
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
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| jmorngstar@aol.com 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
|
Maureen wrote:
> Yeah, that is what the vet said too. I was just wondering if this was true
> or just him trying to get me to pay big $$. I'll check out Jeanne's link
>
> Maureen
Maureen,
I get my dog's meds in Mexico, even cheaper than any of the on-line pet
pharmacies. I have been doing it for years. Don't have any trips
planned right now though. You might Google On-line Mexican pharmacies
to see what the price is.
Janice
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Got me on the reason, but the ads show the same packaging on the
heartworm or whatever it is.
DH has actually checked it out for us, but it wasn't much difference
from what our own vet charges - of course he's a small practice and a
nice guy. I know vet office charges from our area down to a "higher
rent" district are a lot higher.
Levothyroxine is levothyroxine and I'd think you could get an rx and get
it filled even at Rite Aid or other regular pharmacy. I've had scripts
filled for dog at Rite Aid when the vet didn't have it in stock or whatever.
Maureen wrote:
> Anyone every order their pet meds on-line? Is there any place I should
> avoid? Should I avoid all of them? My dog is on the levothyroxine and the
> vet charges a considerable mark-up from what I can tell. Of course he
> warned me away from 1-800-Pet-meds, but did he do that for a reason other
> than he wants me to pay his prices?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maureen
>
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Dogs need Viagra? LOL. Getting image of human legs under attack by
overmedicated pets
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I use vetshoponline--originally a vendor from Oz, now with a US branch
> of the site so we don't have to deal with the exchange rates (which
> never were a big deal). I get Revolution at about a third of what my vet
> charges, no Rx necessary. I see you can get almost any Rx drug you can
> think of there, as well (short of Viagra).
>
> jeanne
>
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Grr I've been trying to convince my doc I'm hypothyroid for years - now the
damn dog can get meds, but I can't. I can say that it has helped her get
her girlish figure back and her coat has never been shinier. Unfortunately
it has also turned her back into a blabbering 2 year old lab.
Now if I could get the meds and regain my girlish figure, I might be in a
better mood and more willing to shell out the cash for her meds LOL!!
Maureen
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:2Pg8f.99052$K91.71795@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Got me on the reason, but the ads show the same packaging on the heartworm
> or whatever it is.
>
> DH has actually checked it out for us, but it wasn't much difference from
> what our own vet charges - of course he's a small practice and a nice guy.
> I know vet office charges from our area down to a "higher rent" district
> are a lot higher.
>
> Levothyroxine is levothyroxine and I'd think you could get an rx and get
> it filled even at Rite Aid or other regular pharmacy. I've had scripts
> filled for dog at Rite Aid when the vet didn't have it in stock or
> whatever.
>
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| How old is she actually? We recently adopted a yellow lab, not quite
1-1/2. He's good in the house - mostly. We finally got a crate to
protect footwear overnight. We had a dog before, who lived to be close
to 14. He looked mostly German shepherd, but we were pretty certain he
was part lab. Now having this lab, I'm sure of it. LOL. Old Max used to
practically try to tear saplings out of the ground to drag around. This
guy grabs cut brush and does the same thing. The tail is like a lethal
weapon. The old guy we had hardly slowed down at all until very old age,
and even in week before he passed, he wanted to fetch the ball, eyes
shining with excitement. When he wasn't well, I could tell easily
because he stopped bouncing around - even though for his age his
behavior SHOULD have been normal.
Maureen wrote:
> Grr I've been trying to convince my doc I'm hypothyroid for years - now the
> damn dog can get meds, but I can't. I can say that it has helped her get
> her girlish figure back and her coat has never been shinier. Unfortunately
> it has also turned her back into a blabbering 2 year old lab.
>
> Now if I could get the meds and regain my girlish figure, I might be in a
> better mood and more willing to shell out the cash for her meds LOL!!
>
> Maureen
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:2Pg8f.99052$K91.71795@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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| leslie 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| haggis (haggis58@comcast.net) wrote:
: I use vetshoponline--originally a vendor from Oz, now with a US branch
: of the site so we don't have to deal with the exchange rates (which
: never were a big deal).
:
We've bought Frontline from this supplier:
http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/
Pets Megastore : Discount Pet Vet Supplies discount medical supplies for pets
The above link was originally posted to the misc.consumers.frugal-living
newsgroup.
Jerry
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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| She's 10/11 years old. Except for the time before she was diagnosed as
hypothyroid, she has not slowed down much which was why we brought her in
when she started losing her hair so bad and would stay in bed until noon.
She still likes to catch Frisbees and balls and swim in the ponds when we
take her to the woods <although not as often as she would like, but with her
allergies and all it is not just smart>. But she has become very needy of
attention lately which is driving me nuts. She's like a two year old kid.
If you are petting her, she has to pet you back. If I'm talking to DH, she
has to be right in the middle. If one of the cats comes into the room, she
has to chase them right out for fear we might pay attention to them instead
of her. And the worse thing is she has become an obnoxious guard dog. We
live across from a school/city park and whenever anyone walks by she barks
and barks and barks. Never use to do this, but now it is for every single
person who walks past the house on either side of the street. Which you can
imagine is a lot of people with the neighborhood walkers, the kids going to
the park, school, home from school, the parents picking up kids, etc. At
least when she was in bed until noon, it was quiet until then.
And their tails are lethal. Our first lab we adopted from a family who was
moving to an apartment and could not keep her. She was a great dog, but
both DH and I worked outside of the house then. Everynight we would come
home to her tail wagging knocking everything off the tables, etc. So we
moved furniture around and unfortunately, left open a corner of the wall.
That dog would stand in the same place and wag her tail until we got in.
After a couple of days of this I guess she actually injured her tail and we
came home to this bloody horrible looking mess as she broke open a sore on
her tail and blood was splattering everywhere!!
Maureen
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:22i8f.112865$7b6.39610@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> How old is she actually? We recently adopted a yellow lab, not quite
> 1-1/2. He's good in the house - mostly. We finally got a crate to protect
> footwear overnight. We had a dog before, who lived to be close to 14. He
> looked mostly German shepherd, but we were pretty certain he was part lab.
> Now having this lab, I'm sure of it. LOL. Old Max used to practically try
> to tear saplings out of the ground to drag around. This guy grabs cut
> brush and does the same thing. The tail is like a lethal weapon. The old
> guy we had hardly slowed down at all until very old age, and even in week
> before he passed, he wanted to fetch the ball, eyes shining with
> excitement. When he wasn't well, I could tell easily because he stopped
> bouncing around - even though for his age his behavior SHOULD have been
> normal.
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
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| Tallulah 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| You do what is right for you. I'm staying out of this discussion
because it just pisses me off when people think such rotten things
about their vet.
Maureen wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Yeah, that is what the vet said too. I was just wondering if this was true
> or just him trying to get me to pay big $$. I'll check out Jeanne's link
>
> Maureen
>
> "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1130467654.253394.219290@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| |
| Phyllis Nilsson 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| I've been on thyroid medication for 49 years and still don't have my
girlish figure back!
Maureen wrote:
> Grr I've been trying to convince my doc I'm hypothyroid for years - now the
> damn dog can get meds, but I can't. I can say that it has helped her get
> her girlish figure back and her coat has never been shinier. Unfortunately
> it has also turned her back into a blabbering 2 year old lab.
>
> Now if I could get the meds and regain my girlish figure, I might be in a
> better mood and more willing to shell out the cash for her meds LOL!!
>
> Maureen
>
| |
| Laura Gibson 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Well, I know for a fact what my vet charges me for a certain med, about
15.00 for 30 days, and on the internet at any of the pet medication sites,
this particular pill goes for around 5 to 6 cents a pill.
Laura
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1130502482.940901.281460@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> You do what is right for you. I'm staying out of this discussion
> because it just pisses me off when people think such rotten things
> about their vet.
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
| |
|
| We bought our last batch of Frontline on eBay at a considerable savings!
>
> We've bought Frontline from this supplier:
>
> http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/
> Pets Megastore : Discount Pet Vet Supplies discount medical supplies for
> pets
>
> The above link was originally posted to the misc.consumers.frugal-living
> newsgroup.
>
> Jerry
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| OMG on the beating tail on wall. I know they have a tremendous pain
tolerance. My mixed GS/lab once got into a porcupine and had a face full
of quills, including IN HIS MOUTH, and on the way home from that walk,
he still grabbed a stick and wanted to play fetch like nothing had happened.
A bark collar might help with the incessant barking. They have them that
deliver a mild shock or spray a puff of citronella.
Maureen wrote:
> She's 10/11 years old. Except for the time before she was diagnosed as
> hypothyroid, she has not slowed down much which was why we brought her in
> when she started losing her hair so bad and would stay in bed until noon.
> She still likes to catch Frisbees and balls and swim in the ponds when we
> take her to the woods <although not as often as she would like, but with her
> allergies and all it is not just smart>. But she has become very needy of
> attention lately which is driving me nuts. She's like a two year old kid.
> If you are petting her, she has to pet you back. If I'm talking to DH, she
> has to be right in the middle. If one of the cats comes into the room, she
> has to chase them right out for fear we might pay attention to them instead
> of her. And the worse thing is she has become an obnoxious guard dog. We
> live across from a school/city park and whenever anyone walks by she barks
> and barks and barks. Never use to do this, but now it is for every single
> person who walks past the house on either side of the street. Which you can
> imagine is a lot of people with the neighborhood walkers, the kids going to
> the park, school, home from school, the parents picking up kids, etc. At
> least when she was in bed until noon, it was quiet until then.
>
> And their tails are lethal. Our first lab we adopted from a family who was
> moving to an apartment and could not keep her. She was a great dog, but
> both DH and I worked outside of the house then. Everynight we would come
> home to her tail wagging knocking everything off the tables, etc. So we
> moved furniture around and unfortunately, left open a corner of the wall.
> That dog would stand in the same place and wag her tail until we got in.
> After a couple of days of this I guess she actually injured her tail and we
> came home to this bloody horrible looking mess as she broke open a sore on
> her tail and blood was splattering everywhere!!
>
> Maureen
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:22i8f.112865$7b6.39610@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| There are bad apples in every bunch. I presume that there must be
considerable savings for a lot of people or this pharmacy wouldn't be in
business, yet I know for us it wouldn't make a huge difference. Assuming
the vets can all get from same suppliers at around same rate, it means
some are jacking the prices a lot. Maybe they have the right to make a
profit, but as the consumer I have a right to save as much money as I
can, most especially when it isn't even an issue of quality of product.
I love my small animal vet, but the horse vets really put it to people.
Tallulah wrote:
> You do what is right for you. I'm staying out of this discussion
> because it just pisses me off when people think such rotten things
> about their vet.
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| I guess I shouldn't bother - you can't get back something you never had!
Phyllis Nilsson wrote:
> I've been on thyroid medication for 49 years and still don't have my
> girlish figure back!
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Well at 10 cent's a pill, that would be 10X the price.
Laura Gibson wrote:
> Well, I know for a fact what my vet charges me for a certain med, about
> 15.00 for 30 days, and on the internet at any of the pet medication sites,
> this particular pill goes for around 5 to 6 cents a pill.
>
> Laura
>
> "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1130502482.940901.281460@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
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| Blupencl 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
|
Might be more like if he's going to monitor your dog, he feels like he
can't do it unless he knows just what the dog is taking. Saying that
because of a recent human doctor experience.
[vbcol=seagreen]
true
or just him trying to get me to pay big $$. I'll check out Jeanne's
link
--
Blupencl
| |
| LizzieB. 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Hey. I resemble that remark.
RaeMorrill wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> I guess I shouldn't bother - you can't get back something you never had!
>
>
> Phyllis Nilsson wrote:
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Sure. If a vet refused to write me a script for something, insisting I
get it from him, I think I'd be checking with the veterinary board. A
physician certainly would not get away with telling you that you have to
buy the Rx from him instead of giving you a script to fill where you wish.
Laura Gibson wrote:
> My son's vet even wrote the prescription out and told him to go online for
> their dogs maintenance prescriptions as he could not afford to offer the
> drugs at that low of a cost, as the markup is considered in the overall
> scheme of things as far as office expenses and profits go.
>
> Laura
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:6xq8f.28176$Bv6.8958@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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>
>
| |
|
| no Rx necessary.
REALLY? I can't afford the vet, but would LOVE to be able to treat the
pets. We've had good control of fleas/ticks for years now, but this place
where I'm living now has lots of squirrels and rabbits in the 'hood and I'm
seeing some increased scratching
| |
|
| When we took Picasso to the vet last week because he was throwing up
constantly, the vet gave us an itemized estimate of $419 to treat him in
the "hospital" overnight, hydrate him, and give him several meds for his
stomach.
Because Martha and I both knew what the generic names of the meds he had
listed were, we had them hydrate him at the vet's office, give him a
Raglan shot, and we would would give him the rest of the meds at home.
We had two of the three needed. This reduced the vet bill from the $419
to $105 for the office visit, emergency visit charge, the hydration, and
the Reglan.
Neal
Griz wrote:
> no Rx necessary.
>
> REALLY? I can't afford the vet, but would LOVE to be able to treat the
> pets. We've had good control of fleas/ticks for years now, but this place
> where I'm living now has lots of squirrels and rabbits in the 'hood and I'm
> seeing some increased scratching
>
>
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| How's Picasso doing, Neal?
Neal wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> When we took Picasso to the vet last week because he was throwing up
> constantly, the vet gave us an itemized estimate of $419 to treat him in
> the "hospital" overnight, hydrate him, and give him several meds for his
> stomach.
>
> Because Martha and I both knew what the generic names of the meds he had
> listed were, we had them hydrate him at the vet's office, give him a
> Raglan shot, and we would would give him the rest of the meds at home.
> We had two of the three needed. This reduced the vet bill from the $419
> to $105 for the office visit, emergency visit charge, the hydration, and
> the Reglan.
>
> Neal
>
> Griz wrote:
>
| |
| DJGordon 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| He just posted earlier, Anne, in the thread named Picasso from the end of
September that the cancer spread rapidly and he made the decision to put him
down. Not Neal, but I had read it right after he posted it earlier and for
those who maybe don't see posts made in older threads, just thought I would
reiterate his post.
Dani
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uit8f.7061$dO2.3543@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...[vbcol=seagreen]
> How's Picasso doing, Neal?
>
>
>
> Neal wrote:
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Thanks, Dani. I saw that post within minutes of posting my question,
but it was too late...
Anne
DJGordon wrote:
> He just posted earlier, Anne, in the thread named Picasso from the end of
> September that the cancer spread rapidly and he made the decision to put him
> down. Not Neal, but I had read it right after he posted it earlier and for
> those who maybe don't see posts made in older threads, just thought I would
> reiterate his post.
>
> Dani
>
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uit8f.7061$dO2.3543@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
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>
>
>
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| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Oh, I love my vet, I just hate the markup on his meds. And since I never
really had to deal with chronic meds for a pet before, I was not even aware
of the on-line availability or that you could order them that way so when he
"warned me off" I do have to wonder a little. I don't see shopping for pet
meds any different than shopping for my own meds and trying to get the best
price. Believe me if I didn't like this vet I sure as hell wouldn't drive
45 minutes to get my animals to him when there are vets within walking
distance of my home. We actually found this guy due to an emergency
situation with one of my cats. This cat hated everyone, but yet with a
broken leg, let the vet handle him without a whimper. The others bonded
just as quickly. So please don't take this as if I was vet slamming.
Maureen
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1130502482.940901.281460@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> You do what is right for you. I'm staying out of this discussion
> because it just pisses me off when people think such rotten things
> about their vet.
>
>
> Maureen wrote:
>
| |
| Maureen 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Laura, I use the Burr Ridge Animal Clinic so I think the address explains a
lot as far as markup goes.
Maureen
"Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> My son's vet even wrote the prescription out and told him to go online for
> their dogs maintenance prescriptions as he could not afford to offer the
> drugs at that low of a cost, as the markup is considered in the overall
> scheme of things as far as office expenses and profits go.
>
> Laura
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:6xq8f.28176$Bv6.8958@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
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| haggis 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| When I first told my vet I wasn't paying them $150/year for Revolution
and could get the same thing for (then) about $65 (including shipping,
which is now a flat $7.95 insured), they tried to tell me that the
packaging might look the same, but those sneaky foreigners don't have to
manufacture things to the same standards and I was taking a terrible
risk buying from overseas. If I brought in a printout of my order, they
would instead match the price--only I think it really pissed them off to
see I really was getting it at that price--and they got increasingly
pissy each time. The last time I went along with their offer, they even
asked me to discuss it away from the front counter, lest anyone
overhear. These are the same people who gave me an estimate to de-nut my
cat at just under $400. . . (they won't do it unless he has the full
exam and shots first--and this is without all the comfort measures they
try to guilt you in to make his surgery easier!)
Honestly. Same manufacturer, same product. The only difference is that
you have to figure your animal's weight in kg versus lb. They do mention
the influx of counterfeit meds on the site, but guarantee they won't
sell any. (They do have horse stuff, BTW.)
I see they do require an Rx for the regular drugs, but things like
Revolution (the best, IMO, as it covers everything--all worms, fleas,
ticks, ear mites, etc.), which require one here, can be purchased
without when they come from their jurisdiction.
My only complaint is that with everyone using postage meters, you don't
get an exotic stamp with your package.
Crap. I usually don't get all worked up about the vet business until my
dog's spring exam. What a racket!
jeanne
Griz wrote:
> no Rx necessary.
>
> REALLY? I can't afford the vet, but would LOVE to be able to treat the
> pets. We've had good control of fleas/ticks for years now, but this place
> where I'm living now has lots of squirrels and rabbits in the 'hood and I'm
> seeing some increased scratching
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Where was no Rx necessary? FOr what, the heartworm stuff. Seriously it's
ridiculous to need a script for this. It's ivermectin. I can get this
w/o any script to worm my horses, as well as all other worm meds for
horses. Strengh, of course, is different, so wouldn't use the horse
stuff on dogs.
Griz wrote:
> no Rx necessary.
>
> REALLY? I can't afford the vet, but would LOVE to be able to treat the
> pets. We've had good control of fleas/ticks for years now, but this place
> where I'm living now has lots of squirrels and rabbits in the 'hood and I'm
> seeing some increased scratching
>
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Criminal IMHO.
Neal wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> When we took Picasso to the vet last week because he was throwing up
> constantly, the vet gave us an itemized estimate of $419 to treat him in
> the "hospital" overnight, hydrate him, and give him several meds for his
> stomach.
>
> Because Martha and I both knew what the generic names of the meds he had
> listed were, we had them hydrate him at the vet's office, give him a
> Raglan shot, and we would would give him the rest of the meds at home.
> We had two of the three needed. This reduced the vet bill from the $419
> to $105 for the office visit, emergency visit charge, the hydration, and
> the Reglan.
>
> Neal
>
> Griz wrote:
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Jeanne
It sounds like the same song and dance the gummint tries to use to stop
citizens from buying drugs from Canada. I know they need to make a
living too, but 400 bucks to neuter a cat? GIMME A BREAK. Our vet will
let you waive tests preop should you choose. I figure that if the
surgery is really needed, so what if the lab tests show a risk, if you
don't do surgery dog will die...
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> When I first told my vet I wasn't paying them $150/year for Revolution
> and could get the same thing for (then) about $65 (including shipping,
> which is now a flat $7.95 insured), they tried to tell me that the
> packaging might look the same, but those sneaky foreigners don't have to
> manufacture things to the same standards and I was taking a terrible
> risk buying from overseas. If I brought in a printout of my order, they
> would instead match the price--only I think it really pissed them off to
> see I really was getting it at that price--and they got increasingly
> pissy each time. The last time I went along with their offer, they even
> asked me to discuss it away from the front counter, lest anyone
> overhear. These are the same people who gave me an estimate to de-nut my
> cat at just under $400. . . (they won't do it unless he has the full
> exam and shots first--and this is without all the comfort measures they
> try to guilt you in to make his surgery easier!)
>
> Honestly. Same manufacturer, same product. The only difference is that
> you have to figure your animal's weight in kg versus lb. They do mention
> the influx of counterfeit meds on the site, but guarantee they won't
> sell any. (They do have horse stuff, BTW.)
>
> I see they do require an Rx for the regular drugs, but things like
> Revolution (the best, IMO, as it covers everything--all worms, fleas,
> ticks, ear mites, etc.), which require one here, can be purchased
> without when they come from their jurisdiction.
>
> My only complaint is that with everyone using postage meters, you don't
> get an exotic stamp with your package.
>
> Crap. I usually don't get all worked up about the vet business until my
> dog's spring exam. What a racket!
>
> jeanne
>
>
> Griz wrote:
>
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Well, I guess I can be reasonably sure my vet isn't doing much in the
way of markup on Heartguard. It's significantly cheaper for me to buy
it from him than it is on that site. I thought he was awfully
reasonable before; now I'm sure! I'm glad, too, 'cuz I sure like him
and the folks in his office.
Anne
haggis wrote:
> I use vetshoponline--originally a vendor from Oz, now with a US branch
> of the site so we don't have to deal with the exchange rates (which
> never were a big deal). I get Revolution at about a third of what my vet
> charges, no Rx necessary. I see you can get almost any Rx drug you can
> think of there, as well (short of Viagra).
>
> jeanne
| |
|
| I believe Picasso would be alive right now and sleeping in my desk draw,
"if only..." the vets had known what it was.
We took him to the first vet almost 2 years ago. He did not know what
the lump above the eye was. Cost: $27
Took him to another vet clinic. The vet there said she had never seen
anything like it. Cost: $53
Took him back to the first vet. He decided to drain the fluid from what
was thought to be a cyst. Unsuccessful. Cost: $67
Took him to another vet at the same clinic. She thought she could
remove the cyst. Unsuccessful, as the cyst had now grown down over his
eye. Cost: $128
Three weeks later, they could not find the biopsy results from the surgery.
Two more weeks, and they found the biopsy, said it was a mast cell
tumor, but was not malignant.
Went along since April or May of this year, watching the tumor, but it
really did not see to be bothering him.
Then heard about an oncology vetinarian and made an appointment. The
vet gave us a $924 estimate to remove the tumor, remove the right eye,
and do plastic surgery with skin grafting for coverage. Cost: $77
He was also going to get the biopsy report from the first vet. He did
not believe it was a mast cell tumor. He did two needle biopsies.
I called him a week later, and it was a mast cell tumor and he wanted to
do the same $924 surgery. After some conversation with him, he decided
he could remove the tumor, leave the eye in, but the eyelid probably
would not work. This would cost just of $300
Two weeks ago took him back to the same clinic, as he has been vomiting
for 2 days. This was the $419 estimate that pared down to just over $100.
Two days after hydrating him and starting the medication, the tumor was
obviously gowning, was moist and dripping fluid. He had stopped
vomiting. We thought maybe the hydration had caused the tumor to swell
and decided to watch him closely for a few days. A few days later he
started vomiting again.
The swelling had grown rapidly over his forehead and eye, and was now
going down to his cheek and under his chin. He was doing something
strange with his tongue, moving it in and out of his mouth as if it
tasted bad. The tumor smelled horrible! The smell of cancer was now
about his entire body.
After two days of waiting and watching him vomit, we decided we were
keeping him alive for our needs, not his. That was when I made the
decision to have him put to sleep. That was done last Friday afternoon
at 4:30.
Neal
RaeMorrill wrote:
> Criminal IMHO.
| |
|
| I use www.petshed.com - they don't require prescriptions (based in
Australia) - but I always get my Revolution packages within a week.
Fast, very dependable.
| |
| Laura Gibson 2005-10-29, 11:14 am |
| Yep, you are so right.
Laura
"Maureen" <maureen.galvin@comcastdotnet> wrote in message
news:SNCdnV7RMMnf-v_eRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
> Laura, I use the Burr Ridge Animal Clinic so I think the address explains
> a lot as far as markup goes.
>
> Maureen
>
> "Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:8cSdnW-sOZlG2P_eRVn-tg@comcast.com...
>
>
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| Tallulah 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| DH charges $25 plus antibiotics to de-nut a cat.
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> When I first told my vet I wasn't paying them $150/year for Revolution
> and could get the same thing for (then) about $65 (including shipping,
> which is now a flat $7.95 insured), they tried to tell me that the
> packaging might look the same, but those sneaky foreigners don't have to
> manufacture things to the same standards and I was taking a terrible
> risk buying from overseas. If I brought in a printout of my order, they
> would instead match the price--only I think it really pissed them off to
> see I really was getting it at that price--and they got increasingly
> pissy each time. The last time I went along with their offer, they even
> asked me to discuss it away from the front counter, lest anyone
> overhear. These are the same people who gave me an estimate to de-nut my
> cat at just under $400. . . (they won't do it unless he has the full
> exam and shots first--and this is without all the comfort measures they
> try to guilt you in to make his surgery easier!)
>
> Honestly. Same manufacturer, same product. The only difference is that
> you have to figure your animal's weight in kg versus lb. They do mention
> the influx of counterfeit meds on the site, but guarantee they won't
> sell any. (They do have horse stuff, BTW.)
>
> I see they do require an Rx for the regular drugs, but things like
> Revolution (the best, IMO, as it covers everything--all worms, fleas,
> ticks, ear mites, etc.), which require one here, can be purchased
> without when they come from their jurisdiction.
>
> My only complaint is that with everyone using postage meters, you don't
> get an exotic stamp with your package.
>
> Crap. I usually don't get all worked up about the vet business until my
> dog's spring exam. What a racket!
>
> jeanne
>
>
> Griz wrote:
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| WOw, now that's a huge difference. Why antibiotics? Just curious. I've
had a fair number of cats spayed/neutered and never once have I seen an
antibiotic (unless it is something they administered perioperatively)
Tallulah wrote:
> DH charges $25 plus antibiotics to de-nut a cat.
>
>
> haggis wrote:
>
>
>
| |
| Tallulah 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| I don't know, would you like his number so you can call him and tell
him he's doing it wrong?
RaeMorrill wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> WOw, now that's a huge difference. Why antibiotics? Just curious. I've
> had a fair number of cats spayed/neutered and never once have I seen an
> antibiotic (unless it is something they administered perioperatively)
>
>
> Tallulah wrote:
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| BOy, wow. Talk about over react. Where, I pray tell, did I say doing it
wrong. I've had probably close to a dozen cats over the last 15 plus
years and I never once got an antibiotic to go with spay/neuter. I was
merely curious as to rationale, not juding him. The difference I was
remarking on was the 25 bucks versus the 400 plus Jeanne said her vet
wanted to neuter a cat. THAT is criminal. What happens when vet charges
usuray rates like that? People just don't bother, and there are more
unwanted kittens born.
I thin k25 is even cheaper than our vet at this time, I was MERELY
CURIOUS about the antibiotic because in my fairly wide experience as a
cat owner I have never seen it. But, of course now that you mention it,
as it obviously is not necessary unless there are comlications (and I
don't even recall the one cat who had minor complications being on
then), it's unneccessary medication and I would refuse it.
I thought I asked the question very nicely.
Tallulah wrote:
> I don't know, would you like his number so you can call him and tell
> him he's doing it wrong?
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
>
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| haggis 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| Wow! That'd probably still be cheaper, including airfare!
I did find I can pretend to be taking my son's cat in so I can get the
Sarasota county resident fee of about $35. I just have to figure out how
to be awake when their mobile clinic is halfway close to me.
And JMO, but if someone were to slice my gonads off, I'd appreciate a
little antibiotic action--at least a little ointment.
jeanne
Tallulah wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
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| RaeMorrill 2005-10-29, 11:15 am |
| In the male cats you are hard pressed to even see what they have done to
the cat, actually. There is no gaping wound at all, you'd have to look
to see the incision - though it's been a few years since I had a male
cat fixed.
They give a different rate based on what county you live in? This is the
only vet you can find? Around here there is something called the Cleo
Fund that will pay for I think one-third of spay neuter, you pay third,
and participating vets eat the other third. Income doesn't matter. I
utilized it the time I brought home a stray left at a friend's barn.
Otherwise, generally my cats have come from a shelter and the
spay/neuter is included in the adoption fee. They work it out with the
vets I guess. Last cat I adopted was a female and it was around 70
dollars to adopt. That included she'd had shots and I took her to their
vet of preference to be spayed rather than my own, as he didn't
participate in this particular rescue. 70 bucks for a female and it
included more than just the surgery. I'd hate to think what your vets
want for a "hysterectomy."
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Wow! That'd probably still be cheaper, including airfare!
>
> I did find I can pretend to be taking my son's cat in so I can get the
> Sarasota county resident fee of about $35. I just have to figure out how
> to be awake when their mobile clinic is halfway close to me.
>
> And JMO, but if someone were to slice my gonads off, I'd appreciate a
> little antibiotic action--at least a little ointment.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> Tallulah wrote:
>
| |
| haggis 2005-10-30, 6:07 pm |
| Well, I'm in Charlotte county, to the south, and we've got nuthin'.
Sarasota county has a mobile spay/neuter clinic that travels around the
county (different location every day of the week), but you have to be a
resident. I'm afraid the only other vet near me is competing with this
clinic--both of them have now built new clinics with operating suites,
grooming depts., etc. I guess it isn't cool enough to be "just" a vet
anymore.
Luckily, my little guy is strictly an indoor cat, and doesn't seem prone
to spritzing things--though I caught him pissing in a pair of especially
smelly boy's sneakers. . . hence, the urge to nip it in the bud (before
he does MINE!) I still think my daughter ought to foot the bill,
seeing as how she drug the cat home. She swore it was a female, and I
was too stupid to double check before I fell in love with him. . .
("Ew--I wasn't going to look THERE--how rude!")
jeanne
RaeMorrill wrote:
> They give a different rate based on what county you live in? This is the
> only vet you can find?
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-10-30, 6:07 pm |
| LOL. Well, at those rates it would be almost cheaper to mail him
somewhere to have it done. I strongly urge you to figure out a way soon,
because I think the "spritzing" will only get worse and once established
neutering might not necessarily make it stop.
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well, I'm in Charlotte county, to the south, and we've got nuthin'.
> Sarasota county has a mobile spay/neuter clinic that travels around the
> county (different location every day of the week), but you have to be a
> resident. I'm afraid the only other vet near me is competing with this
> clinic--both of them have now built new clinics with operating suites,
> grooming depts., etc. I guess it isn't cool enough to be "just" a vet
> anymore.
>
> Luckily, my little guy is strictly an indoor cat, and doesn't seem prone
> to spritzing things--though I caught him pissing in a pair of especially
> smelly boy's sneakers. . . hence, the urge to nip it in the bud (before
> he does MINE!) I still think my daughter ought to foot the bill, seeing
> as how she drug the cat home. She swore it was a female, and I was too
> stupid to double check before I fell in love with him. . . ("Ew--I
> wasn't going to look THERE--how rude!")
>
> jeanne
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
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| scrambledEgz 2005-10-30, 6:07 pm |
| I used to get my dog's levothyroxine at 1-800-petmeds - they were a lot
cheaper than at the vets and my dog didn't seem to have any adverse
reactions. I don't know any other discount places to get pet
medications.
However, I will give a plug to a place called fuzzytummy.com for other
pet stuff. They don't have prescription meds, but they have flea
repellant, CET chews, greenies etc. way cheaper than I have found
anywhere else.
Cheryl
Maureen wrote:
> Anyone every order their pet meds on-line? Is there any place I should
> avoid? Should I avoid all of them? My dog is on the levothyroxine and the
> vet charges a considerable mark-up from what I can tell. Of course he
> warned me away from 1-800-Pet-meds, but did he do that for a reason other
> than he wants me to pay his prices?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maureen
| |
| Tallulah 2005-10-30, 6:07 pm |
| You are twisting things, and I'm just not going to dignify what you are
trying to say about my husband with a response, except to say I won't
be back.
RaeMorrill wrote:
> But, of course now that you mention it,
> as it obviously is not necessary unless there are comlications (and I
> don't even recall the one cat who had minor complications being on
> then), it's unneccessary medication and I would refuse it.
>
>
| |
| Marsha 2005-10-30, 6:08 pm |
| Tallulah wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> You are twisting things, and I'm just not going to dignify what you are
> trying to say about my husband with a response, except to say I won't
> be back.
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
FWIW, our male cat received antibiotics after
neutering.
Marsha/Ohio
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| Phyllis Nilsson 2005-10-30, 6:08 pm |
| I think it is usually done for the sake of precaution; like people
taking an antibiotic "before" surgery (every time for my husband).
Marsha wrote:
> Tallulah wrote:
>
>
> FWIW, our male cat received antibiotics after neutering.
>
> Marsha/Ohio
>
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