Cost of consultation!

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So we moved to Spain in June with our springer Tess. Registered with a well recommended vets. Very professional and beautiful surgery. We went initially for pet passport and local jabs. Impressed. Anyway last night we had to take Tess to have 2 small lumps checked. All fine. Cost of consultation £12.50! I kid you not 😀
 
BallyRoanBaubles said:
That really is insane! Is everything generally cheaper in Spain?
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electric is about same but have different times when cheaper. Food in general is same but depends if buy local produce and that’s cheaper. Bottle of decent wine from cash and carry less than pound. Eating/drinking out is definitely cheaper 😀 in general we are finding it definitely cheaper but husband cooks everything from scratch so that helps
 
ycbm said:
Is there VAT on vet bills over there?
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doesn’t appear to be on vet bills. It’s just insane but a few people have commented that vets are cheaper here. For a health check, pet Passport completed, sand fly jab, wormer and tick treatment it worked out at £135. We were in for about 45 mins and she took time to explain everything in depth 😀in sane! Just for the animal health document when we travelled here was £230 in UK Lol
 
I pay 25 euros for a consultation fee here in France, and the vets are absolutely amazing.
My surgery has 6 vets and there must be over 6/7 nurses, plus receptionists
Fees for everyrhing are incredibly low and building are modern and well equiped
Very very few people have insurance, and you are never asked if you have it. You can pay as you go and never have to pay before leaving the clinic
I love my vets
 
Salary Expert notes that the average vet in Spain (I realise it's a large country) is on 23E per hour... so your consultation wouldn't even cover the vet time for many.

Interesting, perhaps it's the loss leader and they rely on the additional treatments/meds to make it up?
 
I'm just back from a consult, a week's Rimadyl and an antibiotic for 80 quid and they've let me split it into two payments.

Yes, the place was refurbed recently but it was literally a house converted into consult rooms, it was narrow, cramped and an absolute nightmare if there were bolshy dogs.
 
AShetlandBitMeOnce said:
Salary Expert notes that the average vet in Spain (I realise it's a large country) is on 23E per hour... so your consultation wouldn't even cover the vet time for many.

Interesting, perhaps it's the loss leader and they rely on the additional treatments/meds to make it up?
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possible re loss leader but someone commented on spanner site a couple of years ago her dog sent a week in intensive care with pavo cost 300 euros but I have no idea how make a living but waiting room was full.
 
Just paid £42 apparently a discounted price for a 3rd consultation/dog! Youngsters were £57 each for boosters and consultation. Interesting.
 
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