steve t 855 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 11 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Just phoned vets to see what I owe for yesterday.....jab of antibiotics and jab of painkillers.....£120 I pay about 15 euro a bottle 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 21,025 Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 Just now, steve t said: I pay about 15 euro a bottle Think most of the cost would be the emergency appointment.... even though it wasn't out of hours and didn't take any time up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,405 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Vets here don’t murder people on price, they are dealing with farmers most of the time and prices are reflected in that day to day realism they have to have. You can walk in and just buy a syringe and the medicine for your cow as you please here, go home and give it to them yourself…..that’s the same for everything. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,375 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, WILF said: Vets here don’t murder people on price, they are dealing with farmers most of the time and prices are reflected in that day to day realism they have to have. You can walk in and just buy a syringe and the medicine for your cow as you please here, go home and give it to them yourself…..that’s the same for everything. Used to be the same here with most veterinary practices until they were all bought out by big chains and changed the way they operated especially with their small animal clinic's, went from basic surgery's to high tech with every f****r walking about in scrubs, the animal welfare never got any better but they can charge a fortune for looking the part. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,375 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 5 hours ago, mackem said: Can’t blame a man for trying…… Yes you can. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,679 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Wounds in the mouth heal quicker than just about anywhere on the entire body of a dog,the vet probably wanted to rush you through because he knew in a few days time you wouldnt bother. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,572 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 16 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: Out with the dogs tonight and the young lad has let go of the lead and the terrier has run in the road and been clipped by a car. The dog has run into the side of the car as it slammed on. I don't think it's anything serious, knocked a tooth out. Took it to the vets and they have said it's got a cut behind it's front lip, between it's lip and front teeth. They want it in tomorrow to stitch it , x-ray, IV antibiotics etc etc. They actually wanted it to be taken in to their out of hours vets tonight to keep it under observation. We took it home. They say it needs stitching so food doesn't go from it's mouth, into it's nose and then into it's breathing and lungs. Minimum £1000! Got to be done under general anaesthetic. Now don't pre judge the money grabbing barstewards.....but I'm thinking just leave it. It's had a jab of antibiotics and painkillers. I've got a bottle of painkillers at home. The spot between the lip and teeth is naturally closed, it's not open and bleeding, I reckon it will close up itself. I may let them pull the snapped tooth out at some point as I don't like leaving broken teeth. Thinking about all the terriers we have stitched up....rat bites etc. nothing that a couple of jabs and a bit of rest haven't cleared up. It's 90% a pet, I've got the money, but something isn't sitting right with paying a grand for a few stitches Genuinely, without just ranting about the money grabbing c**ts, what do you think? my bull cross has got snapped teeth and the side of his head kept swelling up ,cost me £500 for one tooth to be removed and it still swells up occasionally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,410 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 4 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Wounds in the mouth heal quicker than just about anywhere on the entire body of a dog,the vet probably wanted to rush you through because he knew in a few days time you wouldnt bother. I let the dog lick cuts I sustain as well just to clean them out due to being a bit of a grubby f****r lol 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,235 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 20 hours ago, dogmandont said: They're all on the take Dido, a grand for that amount of treatment is fcuking scandalous. Working dog lads round here were very lucky to have a vet that was on our side and would treat working dog injuries no matter the cause and charge peanuts, sell you what ever you needed at what seemed to be a lose or at least cost price, he'll be badly missed when he retires. He'd of had your dog treated and out the door for less than 40 quid. Lol. We had a real good one down here mate, followed the local beagle packs... Could ring her anytime of night.. sadly she died a few years back, not found anyone like her since tbh, really was into working dogs, she kept lurchers and a couple of terriers as well . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 396 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 9 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: Just phoned vets to see what I owe for yesterday.....jab of antibiotics and jab of painkillers.....£120 Took one of ferrets to vet , been coughing for 3/4 weeks and not getting any better ( don’t say a word if your reading … ‘‘twas doing me nut in ) £110 for a bottle of antibiotics and (consultation £55) … twat didn’t want to hold her even though I took her in in my hands , left box in reception…. Was in there less than 5 mins …. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 396 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, Greyman said: I let the dog lick cuts I sustain as well just to clean them out due to being a bit of a grubby f****r lol I piss on mine …. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddyluke 534 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 my missus used to work in a vets and you would not believe how many dogs had been taken in with a "small growths," they were ticks and the vet would remove them and then nick the skin with a blade and put in a stitch and charge a fortune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 21,025 Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 Don't look like she needs over a grand spending on her along with IV antibiotics does she 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,410 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, Franks dad said: I piss on mine …. That’s my cure for athletes foot works a treat 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wales1234 5,425 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 I always take abit extra care with cuts inside the mouth , when I was doing terrier work for a hunt I use to stay at my mate who was the terriermans house I walked in and a smell smacked me in the face I knew what was straight away one his bitches had a cut inside her mouth and food had got in a caused a infection , she went down his fast , so from then on I always checked the inside of mouths after a dig especially the roof of the mouth 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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