Hi all
I would just like to advise people to shop around for booster prices. We have been with the same vet for the last eight years and never questioned the bill, thinking it would be similar to every other. This is not the case. The quote for our dog and cat from our usual vet was £114.56 for everything they both need. I decided to ring Crofts at Eckington and was quoted £59 pounds. I realise the injections are not from the same company therfore having a different name but they do the same job. The waiting and consulting room were not as nice as the previous one but the clinical area was cleanesd to the expected level in between animals. Both animals are absolutley fine and have not had any side effects.

http://www.vets4pets.com/practice.asp?dbid=41 they are brilliant they used to have an offer that if you paid £70 the jabs are covered for life

That is a good offer. We have 3 cats and that would save us a fortune over the years. I'm trying to think what the catch might be though......

there is no catch when you take them for there injections you pay for them then another £70 and thats it
for as long as they live

Our vets at woodseats are brill. Stephen and Greg from Peak haven't been there very long but they are very caring people.

Regarding boosters each year they discount our cats vacination bill by 5% and this accumulates over the years.

I would recommend them to anyone.

I'm definitely interested Angelwing, but being ever the cynic that I am sometimes (!) it almost seems too good to be true!

So if I paid the £70 per cat, do I have to pay a consultation fee when I take them for the boosters?

I'm just thinking along the lines that although the boosters might be paid for for life, are they then going to charge me a ridiculous amount in consultation fee's per cat?

Are there any terms that say I must take my cats there for a yearly check-up or something in order to get the boosters?

Mine are all due their boosters in September so it's something that I am definitely interested in looking into further.

Give them a call the are brillian and they saved my cat too

I'm definitely interested Angelwing, but being ever the cynic that I am sometimes (!) it almost seems too good to be true!

So if I paid the £70 per cat, do I have to pay a consultation fee when I take them for the boosters?

I'm just thinking along the lines that although the boosters might be paid for for life, are they then going to charge me a ridiculous amount in consultation fee's per cat?

Are there any terms that say I must take my cats there for a yearly check-up or something in order to get the boosters?

Mine are all due their boosters in September so it's something that I am definitely interested in looking into further.

We used to take our rabbits to Croft - one has a recurring problem that needs 5-6 courses of injections every year. Croft charged us a consultation/repeat consultation fee EVERY time we went, making it over £25 a time.

We changed to Springfield at Crystal Peaks and are now only charged £7 a time for the injection, even if it's been 3-4 months since the last time we went. The vets there are fantastic as well, especially Roger.

i was charged £26 for logan on friday at beach house vets.i think thats quite good too.

i use abbeymoor vets on penistone road for our kitten, first injection was £35 and second one has just cost £45

not bad really

Things to think about:
1) Are the vaccinations 'flu and enteritis' or 'flu, enteritis and leukaemia'? - you should find out from each vet in order to do a fair comparison.
2) Cheap vaccinations are a loss-leader to bring in clients - the money has to be made up elsewhere, whether this be in higher consultation fees, strictly timed consultation periods or by selling more 'extras'.