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[jaycee]

Has anyone been able to see a vet actually inside yet, my vets has continual queues outside.many more than probably would see a vet in one day
Are they just making up for lost revenue?
I need to take one of my cats every few weeks for a painkilling injection. she has stomatitis,
A cat i had up until a few months ago had this very badly and had to be put to sleep in the end,as she couldn't eat,it was so painful, the vet didn't tell me another cat could also get it after sharing bowls and water etc, now this cat has it,
If i see a vet with her it costs for medication plus consultation, but if a nurse gives the injection, no consultation fee,
I rang this morning to make an appointment and the receptionist insisted she could only put me in with the vet
I explained that a nurse knows what she has to have on a regular basis
I did explain that it was with the vets permission, and i do have her checked by him at times
The recptionist said nurses can't diagnose,i again repeated that it was an going thing and to check with the vet if she wanted to
The receptionist then said we haven't many nurse here at the moment so you will have to see a vet,
I said no,i'm not paying for a consultation i don't need, are they just tring to get more and more money out of us when not neccessary
I am furious, it is as bad as trying to get to even speak to a Dr, it takes weeks
i TRIED THIS MORNINGNOT UNTIL sEPTEMBER,BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY

[CLKD]

"itis" = inflammation/infection i.e. appendiciitis

Whether or not it's a transferrable condition, is it a new receptionist or has the Nurse who was treating your pets left the Practice?  If so a Vet will need to examine your cat for an on-going treatment plan. In order to relieve your cat's painful mouth, it might be worth biting the bullet?

Could you ask for the Vet to telephone so that you can explain further B4 committing 2 a consult.?   It may be that Vets need to see pets every 12 months to consider if treatment is appropriate.

2 of my 3 cats didn't cost me anything until the last 6-8 months of their lives.  The 3rd one however  : broken leg, ongoing urinary crystals which meant a special diet .......

[Taz2]

Yes ours opened some time ago to clients inside. Only one per pet though.

Two of mine have stomatitis and it is always the vet who gives the injection. It was explained to me that the nurses are not allowed to give this injection. They are permitted to give booster vaccinations though. I know what you mean about the consultation cost (£49 in my practice)but I'm always reassured that it is a vet seeing mine each month as the mouth condition can change in subtle ways which may not be picked up by a nurse.

I'm so sorry your cat has this horrible disease too. I had my most wonderful ex feral cat put to sleep in December as he was in so much pain and nothing more could be done. He was an FIV cat so his immune system couldn't cope. I miss him so much.

Taz x

[CLKD]

£49.00 is cheap  !

Do they require ABs as well as the injections ?

[sheila99]

Speak to the practice manager, the receptionist is making decisions beyond her level of expertise. If the vet is happy for the nurse to give the injection it isn't for the receptionist to say she can't.
 Taz2 have you investigated or is it a fob off? Nurses give injections every day and are just as good as vets, sometimes better. The vet never injects our animals unless he happens to be here. Slightly different as it's farm animals but we've never been told we can't. We don't do intravenous injections though.

[Taz2]

£49.00 is cheap  !

Do they require ABs as well as the injections ?

£49 for the consultation. Mine has an antibiotic injection and sometimes steroid too. With both it's around £110 monthly. With the feral boy it was more as he weighed 8.5kg so needed a dog size dose. His bill was £123.00 every two weeks. He was worth it though.

Taz x

[CLKD]

I paid as we went then claimed on insurance for the dog.  Cats were never insured. 

Insurance was £39.00 the 1st year with no excess, by the time she died at age 13.5 her Premium was £500.00 per year with £200.00 excess.  Her Chemo was covered.  Treatment 1 week out of 4 ..........

[jaycee]

I think there has been some misunderstanding here, the cat sees the vet when it
s necessary, say i think it has got worse quickly. she last saw him about 5 weeks ago, at my request, just in case she needed more antibiotics,
Otherwise she is seen and injected by a nurse on the vets instructions of what to give her,if the nurse is new for example,she still consults the vet, without me
I have arranged to take her on tuesday, the earliest i could get an appointmrnt,
I do think the receptionist is new, didn't recognise her voice, but told her to check with my vet if she wanted to
All my animals were insured, and the 2 cats i have left still are of course, but insurance doesn't cover teeth or gums,
After paying for 12 years and never claiming except for Lola my late dog,i think i wont bother again when these are gone,if i get another pet,as i am still paying the vet by instalments for all the cats teeth problems,over £1000 in all

[CLKD]

Is the injection an anti-biotic?  Do you clean their teeth, difficult with cats, hard enough with dogs 

I had a paste to put on their gums or paws: supposedly mouse flavour  which gives images all of it's own  :  but they would lick it radially so I don't know how much good it might have done. 

The dog had carrots and of course, cats 'in the wild' would eat grass, a complete rodent which would keep gums healthier.  I would raw feed my dog/s in future as pet food is so sloppy.  'kibble' - well I never know what's in it for dogs or cats  . 

[daska86]

We took our dog for boosters last week. The vet came and got her from outside and brought her back when he'd done. The problem we have with vets here is they are all being taken over by a corporate and there are very few independent ones left in the area, and they are all full. The ones that have been taken over, including ours have put up their prices and all phone calls seem to go through a central switchboard.

[CLKD]

As well as being tied in to various pet food Companies ?

[Kate172]

Had a video consultation with a vet today, as they had no appointments for the next few days, followed up by an injection from a nurse. Was told that all vets in the uk are really busy atm, partly because of all the extra pets over lockdown and partly because a lot of vets, much like medical professionals in the NHS, come from the EU and it’s so much harder to get them to come now. 

[CLKD]

If you read that though Kate172 - it's like you have had the injection  ..........

However, many Vets are resident in the UK having done their Degrees here and it's time that surgeries were open again.  I suspect that lots of people purchased pets during lockdown - some of which will have been really ill due to puppy farms and imports without paper work.  So sad.

It's also the time when pups will need their 1st health check and jabs. which will add 2 the work load. 

[jaycee]

Our vets are all English, and i try to see the same vet each time i have to see one
My cat will have a painkiller plus antibiotic,
The worst thing for people i think is having a pet put to sleep, as you can't stay with them, which i have always done, had to let the vet take the cat last time and bring her out to me
I have noticed more people with puppies
My daughter has just bought a Colliepoo, as she is called, a collie x poodle, she is lovely,and the price was reduced due to being the last one, but prices are ridiculous now
There is a facebook page selling french bulldogs. and it is disgaraceful, how many are having to be taken to the vets soon after buying,due to health problems,poor things, they are being overbred
Everyone and anyone seems to be breeding them, and now some can't sell,
Many breeders are even doing payment plans!!

[CLKD]

I read about payment plans recently.

I had all my pets pts at home apart from the 3 bunnies.  There has never been a  reason why an owner can't attend, who would it be protecting as Vets have access to full PPE.