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Lila
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 Netherlands
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 Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 10:41:17 AM
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a couple of weeks ago I got the vet bill for our coloured mare, she was lame and had a wound on her leg so needed medication. She got quadrisol, a pain killer and also against inflammation. When I got the bill I got a shock, the quadrisol was 80 euro's a tube, I got two!!!!!! Very worried about this bill I called our vet and complained about it, because he never told me they were so expensive , he immediately said that he would do something about it and send me a new bill, I was very glad as you can immagine.
This week I went to our other vet for the same stuff, our dartmoor was going laminitic, just turned it around in time, and she said you can choose from two painkillers (the other vet said that there was only one painkiller for horses) one quadrisol and two metacab, so I said what do they both cost a bit worried about the price for the quadrisol I thought I better take the other one if that one is cheaper. Than she said the quadrisol is better and cheaper, they ONLY cost 24 euro a tube!!!!!!!!! So can you immagine how disapointed I am in my other vet, and he is so good at his work, he is also our horse dentist. I wrote him an email where I said all this in, I hope we can solve this problem, but our trust in him is gone.
Monique
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Cassie
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 11:10:46 AM
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Hi Lila
I have had similar problems with the vet I think maybe when they come out for a visit they have to remember so many prices it must be easy to get them mixed up. On one occasion I waited for a bill that never came hence I forgot about it and when my husband went to vets with a dog they gave him this £200 bill which he paid and I said that I hadn't had a bill and that I would have liked to check it before paying It was only a visit and blood test. I think they are onto a good thing these vets.
Christine
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Lila
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Netherlands
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 11:15:39 AM
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Hi Christine,
In this case I do not think so. He was more than willing to do something about the quadrisol price and now I know why.
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LIV
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England
705 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 11:48:02 AM
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Hi Monique
I think it's all a huge con. Every time I call the vet out my bill is always over £100.
My Arab mare injured her suspensory ligament and when I added up all the bills, it came to over £4,000! No wonder our insurance premiums are so high as these bills are extortionate. My vet asked me before commencing treatment if I was insured as I am sure they massage it up a bit when they know it will be an insurance claim. I would hate to think how I would have paid it all off had I not have been insured. My insurer has now excluded both hind legs and so if she injures herself again, I will be paying it next time. |
     
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katherineepea
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England
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 1:16:25 PM
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vets are disgusting. i was once charged £80 for the vet to check mine wasnt lame- he was there about 2 minutes and was in the area anyway which is why he called. i trotted him up he said he wasnt lame, got in his (very expensive) car and left.this on top of a £130 bill 2weeks before. the vet i have now charges £90 for a booster vaccine!!
and dont get me started on the amount my rabbit vet charged me last time!! |
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Scotland
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 1:32:26 PM
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It seems to vary from vet to vet too!! I asked my usual vet (who is 15 miles away from me) for a price for gelding my colt. Including the visit and relevant drugs I was looking at 280.00! I then got in touch with another vet that I've used in the past (he is about 25 miles away) and for the same visit and drugs the cost was going to be 140.00!!!!!!!! How can the same opperation be double the price?!
I know that not all vets are like this, but it seems to be a profession in general that likes to charge exorbant fees! |
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georgiauk
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 2:18:54 PM
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| Metacam is newly licensed for horses and I think it takes a while for vets to be comfotable using new products. There is a sachet you can get called Danolon (anti inflamatory and pain relief) - not sure without looking at data sheets but couldn't this be used? It's very palatable as well |
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Moira
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Scotland
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 9:09:16 PM
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I got a vet's bill in this morning. Zak was starting his injections over again and the first two have cost me £73.16 AND if I pay before the end of March I will save £6.32
I think vets tend to charge a lot more if you say you are claiming your insurance than they would if you say you are not insured. |
  
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 24 Feb 2007 : 9:12:14 PM
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Well I was very tongue in cheek until a couple of weeks ago! I have the vet for Freddie 2 consecutive days at the beginning of December. Christmas came and went - no bill. January likewise so now I'm thinking................ It arrived a couple of weeks ago dated Feb. I paid it of course because I owed it but 2 months grace over Christmas was brilliant - no, they arent that exceptional, turns out they were having a new system installed and have only just learned how to use it lol!
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Roseanne
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Feb 2007 : 10:21:29 AM
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I'm sure vets pump up charges and bills for horse owners. It's just expected that horse owners either have the money or expect to pay loads for everything, from buckets to bedding! I think vets inflate prices even more if they know it's an insurance job. I don't believe treatments for cattle or sheep would EVER be so high because farmers simply wouldn't pay it.
My vet came over to deal with one of my horses once - call out fee and charges for him of course - and I asked him his advice about a pony that was slightly lame. He ran his hand once down its leg, from knee to fetlock (only once) and said - just keep him there restricted for a couple of days and then let him out. Price for running his hand down the leg - £27. I have to work half a day for that!
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Grey Girl
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England
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Posted - 25 Feb 2007 : 10:49:59 AM
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Touch wood, I've been lucky with vets. My current ones are lovely, always willing to give free advice over the phone, and very good time keepers, and quick to come for emergencies.
The bills always seem pretty reasonable too (although I've learned not to accept 'little extras' as they seem rather pricey!), and if you can't pay at once they're willing to come to an arrangement. After all, we are paying for their expertise.
When we tried to breed from our old mare (what a disaster that was, but that's another story) our then vet was brilliant: he often called in on his way home just to check her over and never once charged for all those extra visits. He also never complained when she kicked him hard just below the kneecap, and even on that occasion offered to run me to hospital as she also stamped on my foot (she was normally good tempered when being prodded but had Had Enough on that occasion).
So I for one can't complain...
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Cassie
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England
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Posted - 25 Feb 2007 : 11:14:57 AM
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The vet I use to have would ask you first over the phone if you could afford the treatment and you were expected to pay there and then well thats OK if you are at the surgary with a dog or something but for eg if it was an emergency with a horse you don't always have the means to pay with you (I don't take any money os such like with me to the field) and if you didn't have the means with you they wouldn't come.
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LIV
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England
705 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2007 : 5:58:08 PM
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Having moaned about my bills yesterday, one of my horses sustained some really nasty injuries in a freak accident. My vet was superb, came out quickly, dealt with all the wounds in a calm and professional way so I have to say that although their bills are shocking, I am happy to pay any amount for the service I received yesterday. I use an Equine only practice so I think they charge more than our other vet that does dogs, cats, horses, and farm animals, but I am paying for their expertise in just horses and their experience counts for a lot.
Am sure I will be shocked when the bill for this treatment comes through but I am just so grateful that my horse will be ok. |
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Honeyb060674
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Feb 2007 : 6:05:23 PM
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