Beware vets4pets preston lancs

Twisted_Cherry

aqua111 wrote: »

Since the incident we have heard similar experiences have happened to people using VETS4PETS.

What incident they didn't do anything wrong?

powerful_Rogue

aqua111 wrote: »

Took our chihuahua to vets4pets at 7pm as she yelped when we picked her up. We thought she may have hurt her leg.
Our vet was closed.
They aked if she had vomited. No.
Had she been eating normally. Yes.
Any other symptoms.No.
We asked for painkiller as she may have strained a muscle.
They refused and said she needed a blood test to see if she had a pancreas problem! This was clear but we had to agree to the test or we could not have a painkiller.
We had to pay £156.00!!!!!!!!!!
Our dog was fine the next day.
What a racket!!!!!!

With all your veterinary experience, I dont see why you needed to goto the vets in the first place.

aqua111

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!!!!!!

powerful_Rogue

aqua111 wrote: »

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!!!!!!

but the highest form of intelligence

ThumbRemote

aqua111 wrote: »

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!!!!!!

It wasn't sarcasm. They just don't understand.

powerful_Rogue

ThumbRemote wrote: »

It wasn't sarcasm. They just don't understand.

I understood very well.

The OP went to the vets wanting painkillers for her dog. They said the dog would need to have a blood test before hand. OP is angry because it cost her extra money.

Thats what happens when you own a pet and have to use the vets.

hachette

aqua111 wrote: »

Took our chihuahua to vets4pets at 7pm as she yelped when we picked her up. We thought she may have hurt her leg.
Our vet was closed.
They aked if she had vomited. No.
Had she been eating normally. Yes.
Any other symptoms.No.
We asked for painkiller as she may have strained a muscle.
They refused and said she needed a blood test to see if she had a pancreas problem! This was clear but we had to agree to the test or we could not have a painkiller.
We had to pay £156.00!!!!!!!!!!
Our dog was fine the next day.
What a racket!!!!!!

The blood test is always the way forward. If there is something wrong showing on the blood test result pain killers can do a lot of damage if given on random. £156 is not a lot to pay if that included pain killers, that is of course if vet can read blood results, my vet could not and my chihuahua died ( just a very bad vet). I am glad you dog is fine now but I do feel the blood test was the best thing they could do before giving him drugs.

mountainofdebt

My mutt ate 3 of my sleeping tablets and whilst everything I read on the internet suggested that he would be ok, was I happier to pay £60 for an emergency consultation or take the advice of the internet? Yeap you got it £60 lighter.

(He was ok - quietest weekend I have had since we got him lol)

hachette

stebiz wrote: »

Just on reason why I'd never buy a dog or a cat. Veterinary work is a monopoly with the numbers restricted each year to keep their fees up (my daughter considered a career in it).

Some of us can not help having these wonderful pets and I will not allow vets to stop me having them. You must know from my posts how little respect I have got for the vets an RCVS. It is all because of the law and the regulations that they do as they what. Time to change. Blood test is still the way forward.

stebiz

Just out of interest if you just wanted pain relief why didn't you use any form of human pain relief? It appears vets often prescribe certain types. But please don't take my word for it though have a word with your vet in case it ever happens again.