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Archives of previous issues

Past issues will be archived and available for viewing for viewing in the future, with summaries of issue topics under each. This website hasn't been live for very long, so the archive below is only for this first issue and the next one. However, there must be ideas and problems or solutions that you might wish to introduce for future issues. Why not take a couple of minutes to add your thoughts to what's relevant for vet practices in the UK? We'd like to thank you in advance for any comments that you may submit.




Coming New Issue

The thorny question of whether to take out pet insurance or not? Are all spot-ons the same or not? When should I let my pet go, because they've just had enough? Surely good healthy competition between vets will bring their bills down, won't it? Are vet nurses and animal assistants the same thing? Is it true when my vet says that there is a better class of drugs which makes them more expensive? Do vets ever make mistakes, and how can I find out if they do? Is there really a universal cover-up amongst vets if things go wrong?





July 2011 Issue

Money saving ideas. The question of whether to vaccinate your pets and how often? What to query on your vets bill? The need to use lab tests carefully and not to overspend. How to get the most out of prescriptions. What type of pet food should I buy? What do I do if the out-of-hours vet doesn't want to come out? How to save money on resolving skin problems. Beware practice startups and the inherent problems that they bring.








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When a first-opinion practice decides to advertise that it provides a 'higher level of service' compared to other local practices, this probably isn't a useful sign. These practices would perhaps be more honest if they advertised their services as 'rather expensive'. First-opinion practices focus upon general veterinary issues and their prices should reflect this level of service. There are veterinary specialist practices with specialist knowledge (similar to the NHS), and their prices will be a little higher. A first-opinion practice that is charging specialist prices, is probably also conducting unnecessary tests (because the specialists repeat their own tests later).