?? for Dr. Doug
One of our dogs is on 3 different meds. Yesterday I picked up 5 vials of chemo and the price had risen by 50% since the last time I got it. Since I know the vet office uses a local pharmacy to purchas...
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Dr. Doug,
Thank you for your reply. My 1st thought was that meds can be profitable for vet offices and understand that, even don't mind that. In fact my vet and I had a discussion some time back that with the economy she was seeing less people coming in with their pets and she appreciated all the care I took with our pets.
When the cytarabine doubled in price, I thought it was because it was now being offered premix rather the powder form and then mixing with sterile water before injection. If the office manager hadn't gotten greedy and started charging almost 3x more, it would have never occurred to me to question the price.
My vet is on vacation but I will be in touch with her about this. If we can come to a compromise on the price charged by the office manager I will be willing to continue to buy from the vet office. If not, then something has got to give. Kissie has got to have the chemo but what expense to me?
I keep records on my vet bills. My average for the last 8 yrs has been $3800.00 a year - that's an average of $316.00 a month. This does not include vet specialists hospitals, which were almost $$7,000.
I want the best care for my dogs but I have to be practical, just like I am with the decisions I make in my life.
Again, thank you for your honest answer. Jan
Thank you for your reply. My 1st thought was that meds can be profitable for vet offices and understand that, even don't mind that. In fact my vet and I had a discussion some time back that with the economy she was seeing less people coming in with their pets and she appreciated all the care I took with our pets.
When the cytarabine doubled in price, I thought it was because it was now being offered premix rather the powder form and then mixing with sterile water before injection. If the office manager hadn't gotten greedy and started charging almost 3x more, it would have never occurred to me to question the price.
My vet is on vacation but I will be in touch with her about this. If we can come to a compromise on the price charged by the office manager I will be willing to continue to buy from the vet office. If not, then something has got to give. Kissie has got to have the chemo but what expense to me?
I keep records on my vet bills. My average for the last 8 yrs has been $3800.00 a year - that's an average of $316.00 a month. This does not include vet specialists hospitals, which were almost $$7,000.
I want the best care for my dogs but I have to be practical, just like I am with the decisions I make in my life.
Again, thank you for your honest answer. Jan
