Cushings - vetoryl 120mg, where 2 get perscription 4 a "foreign" dog? Sorted now :)

gettingready

Hello everyone,

Just spoke to a friend who's dog was diagnosed with Cushings and needs to take Vetoryl, 120mg per day.

Those are actually much more expensive in Poland (my friend lives there) and I will try to get them for her here in UK or otherwise online.

I do not know this condition or this medication and I am NOT asking for medical advice as I know it is against board rules.

But maybe someone knows where online can I get those tablets at the cheapest price possible - so I can help my friend?

Also, how can I get a perscription for a dog that is not in UK? The dog is in Poland - I have contacted few online pharmacies asking them id they will accept Polish prescription but maybe someone has already got vet meds on a forein prescription in UK and can advise please? As it is weekend now.....

She really can not afford those for her dog in Poland as they are TWICE the UK price but we will sort somethign out here - just need to know where to get them at the best price..

Thanks a lot everyone

gettingready

Right, the cheapest I could find was here, the right dose and HALF the price that she normally pays now:

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/pet-meds-pet-meds-t-z-c-21_577/vetoryl-vetoryl-120mg-capsules-p-1677

BUT - prescription needed........

Does anyone know if Polish prescription could be accepted on those sites? I do not believe any UK vet will give me a prescription for a dog they have never seen......

gettingready

This is Nala - 2 photos before the Cushings and the last one.... she can not control her bladder, needs to wear pampers when walking around and lie down on a cloth poor thing, this medication can help her so much, I need to get it for her somehow...

My friend is absolutely heart broken as youu can imagine....

paddypaws101

Oh, she is a gorgeous dog...so sorry to hear she is not well. I see no reason that any online pharmacy would not accept a properly presented prescription from a Polish vet. I presume her vet WILL write a prescription?
I have used a lot of online pharmacies and find some of them can be somewhat picky about accuracy of prescription forms. I have just used MyOnlineVet.co.uk and found the owner Iain Muir to be particularly helpful in dealing with a complicated order. Your friend can print off the prescription form from the site and will have to post it to them as they need the original not a copy ( although I think they will accept a fax direct from the prescribing vet.)
Hope this helps.

hotcookie101

Unfortunately if the Polish regs are like ours, it is illegal to import drugs from another country without permission from the correct authorites (VMD in UK-need a special import cert)
its a shame, but the regs are there

pigeonpie

you could try here. I'd get a letter (in English, or translated) as well as the prescription from the Polish vet. The drugs are being sold to someone in the UK (you) which is legal. Can you see your friend, then you could take her a supply of the drugs?

orlao

I would call some of the bigger sites (PetUK, Vetmeds) and ask them....one possible angle is that Poland is part of the EU so a prescription might be valid throughout. But I vaguely remember that they only send to the UK for some reason.

Might be worth a go?

gettingready

Thanks a lot everyone for all the advice - I will strat calling around from Monday as all the places I have tried to call so far were closed at the weekend....

gettingready

No luck - everyowhere I have called today, a prescription from UK vet is required.

No vet I called will write a prescription for a dog that is not in UK.



ANY advice very much appreciated....

gettingready

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Elle7

Could you bring the dog over to the UK?

Otherwise, I don't think you'll get far with this I'm afraid. I'm no expert, but I've had several friends take dogs abroad, and have to pay the extra premiums for medication as their old vet would no longer prescribe medication for them. It does seem very harsh...

Could she negotiate on price with her own vet if the dog will be on them for a long time? That could save her some money...Otherwise, I think you'd have to look into bringing the dog here, but she'd need to be fully vaccinated and possibly to return frequently for more prescriptions. Which could wipe out the saving from the medication...

I hope you get something figured out, she is such a beautiful dog.