How much do horse blood tests cost?

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Just wondering everyone's view on this: Had a horse vetted 3 months ago and bloods were supposedly taken. Asked to run those bloods as horse wasn't the same after coming home to us and the vet said there wasn't any point in running them but we want to run them for peace of mind and he has said that it will cost 500 to get them tested. Is this correct amount to pay to get them tested?
 
When I bought my horse I had blood samples taken and was told they would be stored frozen for 6 months and would be available to be tested as and when I wanted. I paid £200 for this, in addition to the vetting charge. That was 10 years ago, but I can't believe the process is that different or that the charge has increased by that much.
 
hibshobby said:
When I bought my horse I had blood samples taken and was told they would be stored frozen for 6 months and would be available to be tested as and when I wanted. I paid £200 for this, in addition to the vetting charge. That was 10 years ago, but I can't believe the process is that different or that the charge has increased by that much.
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Are you seriously saying they took blood samples that they charged you £200 for . Or are you saying they were tested and you were charged that for the testing
 
No I read that as £200 for the testing.

What exactly are they testing for for £500, given the change in behaviour is it possible to limit the options of what you want testing for?
 
twiggy2 said:
If the client gives a cheaper price quoted from another vet they would be foolish not to match the price
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Need to be comparing the same test and same labs as they all charge differently . It depends how helpful the first vet is as some would not let the sample go using the same arguments they do with X-rays. If it may show up a vetting problem they may be even more unlikely too. Some of the test are very expensive to find the metabolites of drugs etc. That is why they do not run them routinely
 
It costs around £300 to run vetting bloods. They are not held by your vet, they are sent off to an independent lab who will run them if requested. They are disposed of after 6 months.
 
It was £200 when I enquired but that was about ten years ago. But I was told you need to have an idea of what you are testing for as one test wont cover all eventualities.
 
It depends what you test for .
You will have to decide .
Not all pain killer show up on one screening each screening costs .
And you need to decide if you want to screen for sedative as well that will cost as well.
I would expect a basic screen of the usually used naughty things to cost two to three hundred pounds .
I can easily see why a all singing and dancing let's look for everything we can think of screening would cost 500 ponds .
Do you think the vet is trying to put you off in which case why ?
Could you go in and talk to them face to face about your worrys .
 
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