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I had my boy's annual booster done in January so got the bill today - callout was very very reasonable as it was a zone visit, but the drugs were £35.75+vat! That seems really expensive - do you pay that much for the drugs alone?
and how do you expect your vet to make a living if they sell you the vials at cost price? You will of course have factored in the cost of the fridge to store the vials, the receptionist to makeyour appointment, the car the vet drove to see you?
Lévrier;13163762 said:Well at least some of those costs should be incorporated into the call out fee I am charged (e.g the whole point of a call out fee is surely to cover vehicle costs as well as the vets time and expertise?) And quite frankly if I can buy the drugs for £20 a vial as Joe Public there is no way on earth that a large equine veterinary practice will pay anything like that. I was simply pointing out that they have put over an 100% mark up on the drugs compared to what I can get online, which in my opinion is excessive.
and how do you expect your vet to make a living if they sell you the vials at cost price? You will of course have factored in the cost of the fridge to store the vials, the receptionist to makeyour appointment, the car the vet drove to see you?
Lévrier;13167349 said:i can appreciate the points put across - personally I would prefer that my vet detailed the 'other costs' separately if they wish to bill me for them rather than wrapping them up into the cost of the drugs
Lévrier;13163762 said:Well at least some of those costs should be incorporated into the call out fee I am charged (e.g the whole point of a call out fee is surely to cover vehicle costs as well as the vets time and expertise?) And quite frankly if I can buy the drugs for £20 a vial as Joe Public there is no way on earth that a large equine veterinary practice will pay anything like that. I was simply pointing out that they have put over an 100% mark up on the drugs compared to what I can get online, which in my opinion is excessive.
You could stop using the vet, and just use turmeric instead...
Lévrier;13167349 said:i can appreciate the points put across - personally I would prefer that my vet detailed the 'other costs' separately if they wish to bill me for them rather than wrapping them up into the cost of the drugs
For the hours they work, for quite literally risking their own safety as a matter of normality to save our horses, for their comparatively low wages (based on hours, not sure some would even make minimum wage) and for the fact that they are not running charities, but professional businesses, I would never query a mark up like that.
I have contested a vet bill in the past, but over an extortionate charge for something that wasn't actually provided. Other than that, I'm happy to pay what's needed and I would never want it detailed. ..it doesn't make sense to create more work?
Thank goodness they exist, usually with good humor or wonderful compassion regardless of a 3pm call out.
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