vets4pets for cat plan

Kim_kim

I joined vets4pets health scheme today.
£10 a month - vaccinations, monthly flea spot ons, quarterly worm spot ons, 6 nail clips, an annual health check, either a second health check or a vets appointment.
I paid a £20 surcharge as two vaccinations are needed.
I think it's a brilliant deal.
Any others on it?

I joined petplan classic plan too. That was about £23 a month.
This is for a cat.

krlyr

Annual boosts - £0, dogs don't need it after initial boosters (you can titre test if you want to be sure)
Monthly flea - £0, dogs don't need it if they don't have fleas (do we treat ourselves for headlice or scabies every month?)
Quarterly worming - £0, again, do we worm ourselves every few months?
Nail clips - £0, taught my dogs to let me clip/file their nails down at home
Annual health check - £0, my vets are pretty on the ball and do a good MOT every time we're in there at no extra cost on top of whatever consult we've gone in for, and I give my dogs an external checkover at home for lumps, bumps, signs of soreness etc.

Admittedly, I might buy the odd pack of Advocate to treat any undetected lungworm, as it's rife in my area, but I get a prescription (£12 for both dogs) and order online (£31 for 6 pipettes) - so £43 which would last me 2 years, and if I had some concern about them having picked up worms (or saw evidence in their poo) I'd buy some Cestem online (generic version of Drontal), £4 per dog.

Personally, I don't find the vet's own health plans very economical, plus they're also there to encourage you to come in frequently so they can upsell you other products. I appreciate that vets are businesses, but I don't fall for the sweeties on the shop counter on the high street and I'm not going to be sucked in to a money-making scheme at the vet, especially if it exposes my pet to more chemicals than they need.

Petplan is a fantastic choice of insurers though, definitely considered one of the top companies to be with and vets are often very happy to deal direct with them.

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Isn't it supposed to be Vets4Pets ?

Katiehound

Sleazy wrote: »

Isn't it supposed to be Vets4Pets ?

Erm... think you are right!

They used to have a really good deal which was pay something like £100 up front for life long vaccinations- the standard ones, not kennel cough, or rabies. However the nearest practice is 14 miles away and in case of an emergency I'd like a local vet.
I seem to think the annual boosters at my vet are around £24 each, the rabies one was £32 last week (Pet passport requirement.)

My dogs need annual boosters as they go into kennels quite a bit (the longest was 6 weeks recently when I had a major operation) and the kennels insist. They also needed kc vaccs.
Mine get wormed when we go to Ireland- as per pet passport and I also buy Cestem on-line. The large tablets were £2.50 each last time I ordered.

Mine don't get fleas but I am going to be tick aware as the year progresses. And yes, I clip claws with food treats ready to pop in mouths for the not-so-keen!!

Do I think £120 per year is a good deal? No

Kim_kim

Perhaps I should have said - it's for a cat.

So need the flea/worm/nail is needed.

The jabs are needed if I want to use a cattery, I know vets give them a look over during the annual jab anyway.

KxMx

I joined mine at £10.99 a month for my cat.

This was after careful research, costing meds online & checking my Vets prescription policy.

It's a CVS vets they offer quite a lot for the cost.

Reckon I am saving £100 a year at least.

Kim_kim

KxMx wrote: »

I joined mine at £10.99 a month for my cat.

This was after careful research, costing meds online & checking my Vets prescription policy.

It's a CVS vets they offer quite a lot for the cost.

Reckon I am saving £100 a year at least.

Do you get things I don't?
There are a few other things I get, but minor.

KxMx

List here:
http://www.thehealthypetclub.co.uk/clubs/adult-club/

Cat needed a new microchip at first appointment and that was included as free, no surcharge.

Kim_kim

KxMx wrote: »

List here:
http://www.thehealthypetclub.co.uk/clubs/adult-club/

Cat needed a new microchip at first appointment and that was included as free, no surcharge.

That's a great deal too, the vets in my village is in it.
The extended opening hours of the weekends attracted me to pets4vets.