Would this be a sneaky thing to do?

[pony_baloney]

Thanks everyone!!

[BasqueMom]

By the way, Equicoxx is twice as expensive as Previcoxx though it’s the same thing. It’s about half the price to get 30
of the 227 previcoxx and quarter them down to the 57 dose. Recently got the Equicoxx but when I did the math, went back to quartering the larger bills. For about $85, I can chop 30 pills up. Pill cutters are just a few bucks. That’s based on Valley Vet’s prices. My vet will match most of their prices.

[tabula_rashah]

I don’t find this hard to believe at all. My friend’s vet won’t write scripts for anywhere and her prices are crazy high. Vet also will not euthanize under any circumstances but that’s another story. Anyway, I’d go with the other vet and if your old vet asks, just tell her that you needed a vet who would write scripts

[keysfins]

@BasqueMom

By the way, Equicoxx is twice as expensive as Previcoxx though it’s the same thing. It’s about half the price to get 30
of the 227 previcoxx and quarter them down to the 57 dose. Recently got the Equicoxx but when I did the math, went back to quartering the larger bills. For about $85, I can chop 30 pills up. Pill cutters are just a few bucks. That’s based on Valley Vet’s prices. My vet will match most of their prices.

Beware, now that there is an Equine form of firocoxib, your vet may be risking his/her license in prescribing the Canine medication for use in equines.

There have been several threads here on that topic, IIRC.

[KayGee]

@pony baloney

I’d like to be loyal but after she flatly refused my request, I wonder what’s in it for her? With the high markup, is she getting something in return?

Why yes she is in fact. VFC is essentially an offsite pharmacy for your vet. She dictates the markup on the items. She gets a cut of everything sold when she is the prescribing vet thru VFC. That’s why it makes a difference to her. I don’t have a problem going thru VFC, but you would think the vets would give a little discount for ordering online rather than depleting their physical, and likely limited, stock.

[JBD]

I get my geldings Prascend from Valley Vet and it works just fine. At 4 (yes 4) pills a day, I need all the savings I can get. My vet was just fine giving me a prescription although I admit, I felt a little funny asking.

[findeight]

@HungarianHippo

OK so if you’ve asked and she refused, and given the other vet is already making farm calls to your place (so you can avoid that xtra cost) then I guess I’d just go ahead with the ACTH test with vet #2. No need to be sneaky, though. Easy way to inform your vet would be to drop a copy of the ACTH results in the mail with a note " Dearxxxx I understand your concern with evaluating other pharmacies so I asked Vet#2 to re-do the ACTH and write the Rx. Here are the results for your file. I hope to keep my mare with your practice for her other vet needs; please let me know if any concerns."

I wouldnt even do that. If she flat out asked you personally, then that’s what you tell her. Think people sometimes think their vet is some kind of BFF and will get their feelings hurt if they use somebody else, especially if vet refused to honor client request. Most vets would not recognize many of their clients on the street if they ran them over. Also think if you sent her that stuff she might take it as " neener neener" I got it anyway in her face jab, let it lie unless she asks.

Its very, very wise to use two vets and have accounts set up with both. You don’t have to love or even like them, they just need to be competent and respectful of their clients. Act like adults too, the accusations about the legitimacy of a well respected online pharmacy serving owners for a very long time are childish.

[Xanthoria]

Yeah this is why I have two vets.

One of them is horrible about billing, gives no paper trail, but has great experience and professional connections.
The other bills right away, gives prescriptions right away, and can give vaccination records at the drop of a hat.

I consider it wise, given how busy both vets are and how prone horses are to emergencies, to have two vets I feel comfortable calling anytime. I do most care with one vet, shots with the other, so I am on the books and confident they will respond on those inevitable late night calls…

[warriorhorse]

I use one vet for doing everything shots, teeth and emergency calls. Use a different vet to get meds way more cost effective. …plus he’ll write out prescriptions if I find a cheaper source.

Other vet wont do prescriptions without charging a fairly good fee. Says if they carry it you should buy from them. I say heck with that.