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Title: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: debsallen on September 30, 2009, 04:49:38 PM
in our area they seem to vary from £21 to £30 for a consultation fee, I think this is a huge dierence, I was wondering how much it varies around the country, so how much does yours charge and where abouts are you?
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: bajoleth on September 30, 2009, 04:51:10 PM
Ours charges 26. (sorry my pound sign is not working ph34r) We are in South Wales ;)
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: elaine.e on September 30, 2009, 05:08:52 PM
Mine charges £28 inc. VAT for a first consultation, £21 for a second consultation and about £13 for any subsequent consultations.

I'm in Hampshire and use a fairly small practice.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: vikki.k on September 30, 2009, 05:12:01 PM
I think ours is about £26 for first consultation, just down the road from you Deb, but when we were up in Scotland we were charged something silly like £7.50! Seems daft really.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: SkyeSue on September 30, 2009, 05:14:11 PM
£14  ph34r :o :angel:
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: sharonmansfield on September 30, 2009, 05:44:44 PM
Ours is £25 for first consulation then slightly cheaper for the second. I am in Staffordshire. There are probably cheaper vets but this one is so convenient and I like them too.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: *Jay* on September 30, 2009, 05:46:13 PM
I'm up in Scotland and ours is £18.50 for the first 3 consults relating to same condition then it gets reduced to about £15-ish.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: xlynnx on September 30, 2009, 06:20:52 PM
Hi there I am up in Scotland too and took zoe for a checkover etc today and it was FREE  :o yup FREE

Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: SkyeSue on September 30, 2009, 06:24:26 PM
Ssssssssh  ph34r Everyone will want to come and live in Scotland  :lol2: :lol2:
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Toni-UK on September 30, 2009, 06:25:01 PM
£27 for the first consult,£20 for the second  >:(

We are Kent/London borders
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: xlynnx on September 30, 2009, 06:27:02 PM
Ssssssssh  ph34r Everyone will want to come and live in Scotland  :lol2: :lol2:


 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Maria n Dennis on September 30, 2009, 06:31:38 PM
Im not sure i pay a consultation fee  ph34r I 1st took Dennis when i got him he was checked over given a free puppy pack , free wormer and free flea treatment then i took him for his jab and just paid for that and when minnie went for her jab i got free wormer , free flea treatment kitten pack and just paid for her jab  :D
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: debsallen on September 30, 2009, 06:33:10 PM
Im not sure i pay a consultation fee  ph34r I 1st took Dennis when i got him he was checked over given a free puppy pack , free wormer and free flea treatment then i took him for his jab and just paid for that and when minnie went for her jab i got free wormer , free flea treatment kitten pack and just paid for her jab  :D

I don;t think you pay consultation fees for that stuff as they are fix priced, it is anything else that you pay consultations for, like taking your dog in with a limp etc, the consultation fee is for the vet to diagnose what is wrong
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Holly2009 on September 30, 2009, 06:36:30 PM
We dont pay consultation fee's just for the treatment etc - first course of jabs £15 ...scotland here also  ;)
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: supergirl on September 30, 2009, 06:39:16 PM
about £12 in East Yorkshire
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: silly milly on September 30, 2009, 06:43:17 PM
dont get charged consultation fee - just for treatments and prescriptions now.     but my vet is used to me and i get the treatments off the net, so he must not make a living from me!!!!!!!  plus i paid for the lifetime jabs with their first innoculations.   so i go once a year for boostersand it costs..........................................nowt!
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Nicola on September 30, 2009, 06:50:31 PM
£28 before the vet even lays hand on the dog in central Edinburgh although I'm in the process of looking for a new vet now that we've moved and hopefully they'll be a bit less of a rip off :lol2: 

The vet my parents use in NI and the one I take my lot to if they need it when we're there charges £8 for a consultation, the fees there are so cheap compared to what I pay here and usually she only charges us for materials, medication etc. as we've been taking our dogs there for over 20 years, she's such a fab vet too.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: luckypenny on September 30, 2009, 08:14:38 PM
Must be something about Edinburgh - I paid £29 something on Monday ::).
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: joanne_v on September 30, 2009, 08:20:17 PM
£25 1st visit then £20 then £15 but vet usually just charges me £15 cos I'm there so much with my 4 and fosters.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: smartietopdog on September 30, 2009, 08:20:30 PM
I pay £26/7 too, in South Devon. Same as others tho, I'm sure there are probably cheaper vets around, but I really like the one I go to, and I trust them, which goes a long way!
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: harleys mum on September 30, 2009, 08:49:21 PM
We pay £27 (fabulous vet) and we are in Inner London - I thought London was supposed to be expensive  ;)
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: toro on September 30, 2009, 08:59:48 PM
No consultation fee here either  :D - Scotland too
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: SandraD on September 30, 2009, 09:11:48 PM
Around the £25 mark here (Kent) before they lay a hand on the dog.  Same vet/same amount of time charges £8 to see my guinea pigs - why?? ph34r
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: toro on September 30, 2009, 09:20:58 PM
...and sometimes we leave without paying anything! They just tell us to pay next time...dont know what that says about us and how often we visit the vets though!! :lol2:
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Carol09 on September 30, 2009, 09:48:14 PM
£18 (Nottingham) everytime I visit, apart from if I see the nurse (Weight/Flea treatment) then she's free.  Someone mentioned the injection for life with the 1st vaccinations, well can you still have the offer at the 1st year booster as I wasn't offered the Vaccine for life when Jay had his first vaccinations >:(
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Wendy G on October 01, 2009, 10:43:53 AM
Mine charge £29.50 for 1st consultation. I am in South Leicestershire
Seems a bit steep compared to some of you
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Max X 2 on October 01, 2009, 11:09:38 AM
Mine charge £29.50 for 1st consultation. I am in South Leicestershire
Seems a bit steep compared to some of you
You probably use the same vets as us then  :D although I had it in my head that it was in excess of £30 - will fish out a receipt to check
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Wendy G on October 01, 2009, 11:16:11 AM

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You probably use the same vets as us then  :D although I had it in my head that it was in excess of £30 - will fish out a receipt to check
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Yes you might be right, I think that it might have just gone up

Is your's part of a group?
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: AnnieG on October 01, 2009, 11:56:38 PM
£8 - and he'll throw in emptying anal glands at the same time for free.  :angel:  The practice is in Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria. But it is mainly a large animal practice and anything that requires more sophisticated equipment means a referral to Penrith or even to the vet hospital in Northumberland. Still a darned good vet though.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Lily Freya on October 02, 2009, 12:22:21 AM
£8 - and he'll throw in emptying anal glands at the same time for free.  :angel:  The practice is in Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria. But it is mainly a large animal practice and anything that requires more sophisticated equipment means a referral to Penrith or even to the vet hospital in Northumberland. Still a darned good vet though.

You lucky thing.....sounds like a great practise.

I live in West Yorkshire....and the prices are very high.  Ours are £30, getting a little lower for subsequent visits.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Guelder Rose on October 02, 2009, 05:58:54 AM
I would have said the consultation fee where I am in Essex was £25 - £30 - that is what I was paying for Rosie.  I've taken Grace to a different vet that is just around the corner and gives much longer consult times and they charge just £18!!!  Spaying is also listed at just £96!!!  Gracie has just had her second injection - both visits came to a total of £35 - I'm impressed :)
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: fifer on October 02, 2009, 06:08:13 AM
Wow!  Advertise these Saints names where did you find them?   :D  Even up here we are around the £25 mark for consultation alone. >:(
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Mrs K on October 02, 2009, 06:56:02 AM
We are about £20 I think. I ours is much cheaper than others round here and I know 2 people that have switched to our practice when we compared prices. They are a really good vet but a small practice with no glitz and glamour so you aren't paying for a posh waiting room etc  ;)
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: Robbie34 on October 02, 2009, 11:50:02 AM
Charley's vet has just charged £21.15 for consultation. 

I had to pay £322.40 for his op yesterday, and it will be £10.50 for his dressing changes.
Title: Re: Vet consultation fees - how much does yours charge?
Post by: hle on October 04, 2009, 05:19:40 PM
I paid £38 for consultation last week when Cody was bitten then a further £8 for medication. I thought this was a little steep, it was my usual vets (same vet) but in a different town. It was also a last minute appointment so not sure whether that made a difference or not. I will check next time I have to go. (HOPEFULLY NOT FOR A WHILE!)