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vets cost
hi, i was just wandering if the vet charges you for a prescription , or telling you how to do something, eg. budgie wing clipping, etc...? thanks :)
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I work at a vet clinic, and here is what we would charge in this case...
Usually, vet's have their medicines on hand, this means that you would be getting the prescription from us. The doctor would tell the tech, or nurse, to fill out a prescription, we would give it to you, then you would go to the front desk to pay.
If you want advice, then you would pay for the examination. If you ask a vet to tell you how to clip your budgies wings, you would pay for the examination and the wing clip, which the vet would do in order to show you.
Or, if it's advice that you can get over the phone, then you wouldn't have to pay. I'm not sure if it would be possible for someone to properly tell you how to clip your birds wings over the phone, or if the vet would do that without having you come in, but you could try.
So, basically, if you bring your animal in, you pay for the examination (our clinic charges $35 for an exam) and you pay for any services that your vet does for your animal. If you don't bring the animal in, you only pay for what you bring home from the vet, like some kind of medicine.
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Vet's will charge for a consultation, they will also charge for a prescription. It depends on the vet whether they charge for advice only. You will need to ask your vet and if you do not have one, try to go to one that has been highly recommended by someone you know. They should be able to give you a break down of costs so that you can budget. There are also some vets that will allow you to pay over time if the costs are too high to pay all at once.
If in doubt, or if an animals health is in question, always take it to a vet. They are the ones who are qualified to make a diagnosis and to prescribe the correct medication.
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It usually is just like a Pharmacy. If the Vet is perscribing the animal medicine then yes you willl probly have to pay for it. But if the vetis telling you to buy something from a store then no you will not have to pay the vet anything.
If you ask a vet for Informationon what you should do in a certain situation with your animal then no you will not have to pay. But if the Vet has to make an appointment and get the animal seen the you usually have to pay.
hope i helped.
kimm-
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THe Vet shouldn't charge you for the perscription because, unless that is where you are getting the medicine, you buy it from where you pick it up. If they tell you to do something, that is free.
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