Vet Prescription Prices
My Lab recently had to have eye surgery and had it done at an opthamology clinic. I expected the surgery to be expensive but what I didn't expect was the incredible price for very small (0.5 ml) bott...
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I know my vet has to buy in limited supplies from his supplier, because there is a limited market for any particular prescription medication, and there are many different medications that can be prescribed. Sometimes, he has to order on request and at short notice and, as Doug mentioned, drug prices can be volatile. I think pretty highly of my vet, and I know there are costs involved in owning a dog, so I don't normally deny him the higher prices on prescription medication. The one exception I make is heartworm preventative, which he is willing to give me a prescription for, and I only deal with accredited online pharmacies. In fact, he used to match the price, but he no longer stocks the brand we use.
