I posted the other day after our vet quote for spaying tipsey as £85 (although they boasted this included anaesthetic!! - do they usually do it without!)
I'm definately going to ring round other vets for cheaper quotes.
Tonight though, i had to take her to our vet because shes had persistant diarrhea. They did a rectal spear (poor little thing wasn't happy) and that along with the price of the consultation came to.............£36! Does that sound alot or is it just me being naive?
Unfortunately because we (stupidly) only bought pet insurance 10 days ago, we aren't covered for the cost of these tests (insurance policy says it excludes any treatment for first 14 days).
If the test comes back negative (for jaudria - i must have spelt it completely wrong) then she has to have 2 more rectal smears to make sure its definately negative. This will cost us well over £100. And if its then still negative, they will then put her on antibiotics. And then if that doesn't work, we will have to try special vet food. Again the insurance won't cover all of this because this all began within the first 14 days of cover.
Should i change vet? Or does this sound normal pricing. A consultation is £18.
We live in hertfordshire (i know prices vary by area)
They are a lovely vets but i don't know how we're afford all these tests and treatment if her smear comes back negative.