craven fowl Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Please, I need some advice/information. My local vet charges £37.00 for a pack of six, which only lasts us 3 months, as we have two cats. Now on the internet, we can find the same 6 pack for £14.57 with free delivery. How safe is it to buy veterinary medication over the internet? Why is it so much cheaper? Is it the real thing? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 isnt frontline flea treatment? I just got some from the supermarket, and a flea collar dont know if she actually had fleas, but she isnt scratching half as much as she used to hope this helps cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgley Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yes it's the real deal. It's so much cheaper on the internet, because vets have such a big profit margin on it. Stuff you buy in the pet shops / supermarket & flea collars just do not work. Worming products are the same, they don't work unless you buy the POM stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craven fowl Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Thank you smudgley! But what is POM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Thank you smudgley! But what is POM? POM = Prescription Only Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I get all of my animals flea treatment and worming stuff on line now too. So much cheaper and it is exactly the same as what you pay over double for at the vets. I just hope that none of my hens get ill as I have found out that I do not have one single vet near me who see's chickens and when I looked on line about antibiotics for hens (Just in case) I would need to see a vet to get a perscription first, then I could buy it on line, otherwise I can't. Just hoping they stay healthy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I would be interested in a link to the site, as we have just forked out for 6 months worth of frontline Combi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 You can't get the Combi on t'internet Sarah - that one does need a vet prescription - it has a different formulation from the plain Frontline. Our local pharmacy has just started selling vet stuff (incling frontline combi) for much cheaper than all the local vets, so the vets have all had to bring their prices down. Reminds me that I need to get some too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I buy Frontline on the internet for my works cat "Spit" - I only found it online because the vet refused to prescribe any without seeing the cat first - at a cost of £24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craven fowl Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Cinnamon, The stuff my local vet recommends is Frontline or Stronghold for fleas and Drontal for worms. Although, my vet said that if you get Stronghold and Drontal, you are doubling up on Roundworm (I think). So she said best getting Frontline and Drontal. Frontline Cat Spot On 6 Pack http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=118 Drontal CAT Worming Tablet http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=575 Also, I don't think you need a prescription for Frontline but you do for Stronghold. That's why I was unsure if it was the real thing. Thank you everyone so much for your advice/information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 be sure you get the right species as they are not suitable for cat and dog the preps are different you can kill your animal if you get it the wrong way round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craven fowl Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 I saw that on the news, people buying dog stuff from the supermarket and using it on cats. It was on BBC news, I think. The vet was talking whilst holding the most beautiful Siamese cat I had ever seen. He said that at least a third of the ill-cat cases he saw a week were caused by people inadvertently poisoning their cats with dog medication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 You can't get the Combi on t'internet Sarah - that one does need a vet prescription - it has a different formulation from the plain Frontline. Our local pharmacy has just started selling vet stuff (incling frontline combi) for much cheaper than all the local vets, so the vets have all had to bring their prices down. Reminds me that I need to get some too Thanks for that. I will keep an eye out for other local places selling it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgley Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I saw that on the news, people buying dog stuff from the supermarket and using it on cats. It was on BBC news, I think. The vet was talking whilst holding the most beautiful Siamese cat I had ever seen. He said that at least a third of the ill-cat cases he saw a week were caused by people inadvertently poisoning their cats with dog medication! Yes, permethrin is extremely toxic to cats & is in some dog preperations but should never be used on cats! It will kill them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I buy mine online, unless I forget and ask for it while at the vets. It's SOOOOOOO much more expensive there though. Ouchy expensive. Nearly three times as much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Might be worth mentioning to your vet the price you've found it for. I get my Frontline from my vet as his price for 6 months worth is about what your vet is charging for 3. May be the thought of loosing profit might be enough to get hime to reduce his price for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I'll keep this in mind too... I've just stocked up on all flea/worming treatments at the vet too for the next 6 months, and as I have five cats it does cost a fair amount... will have a look online next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I've found that Frontline seems to have stopped working on my 'ole Tigger. Are fleas like nits, in that they can become immune to certain treatments? I get all my treatments (including tiggers special food, at half the price the vet charges) from www.petmeds.co.uk , by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The vets I work in are not asking anything like the prices you are quoting - its just over £3 for 1 frontline and we sell them singly - also the frontline combo is dearer and lasts less time so we are back to using the ordinary one - it lasts longer and is just as good. Buy it online if its cheaper - it will be the right thing and is able to be bought now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I'm going to check this out before the annual MoT and vaccination trip in June - I swear by Stronghold, and having had flea infestations in the house some years ago, I am not going to risk that again! But it is expensive. I tend to use it regularly through the summer, but then have a break of a few months in winter when I think the chances of him picking up fleas are less. This may be entirely unscientific, but it's worked so far - I will start applying regularly again in March. I do agree that supermarket stuff doesn't work, and if you once get fleas in the house, it's very difficult to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 The Frontline Combi helps to stop and eradicate any household infestations Olly, it has an effect like the old Program stuff in that it renders them sterile so that they can't breed in the furnishings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Please, I need some advice/information.My local vet charges £37.00 for a pack of six, which only lasts us 3 months, as we have two cats. Now on the internet, we can find the same 6 pack for £14.57 with free delivery. How safe is it to buy veterinary medication over the internet? Why is it so much cheaper? Is it the real thing? Thanks. We buy in bulk. Some of cats seem very resistant to fleas, and some of them have fleas constantly - Dilly, Arthur and Cleo all have to be done once a month, whereas Evie never has a problem and Nero has none either. Occasionally I forget, and get frontline at the vet and then have to pick my jaw up from the floor at how much it costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Our local chemist now sells it cheaper than the vet, but they don't sell the combi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 It's also worth adding powdered Brewer's Yeast to your cats food. They seem to like the taste and cats with it in their diet are less attractive to fleas. Works for us. My cats have a vitamin mineral mix I make my self and to tell the truth we only use the Frontlin about half as often as we should. 10 years of cat ownership and no fleas so far, and our cats wander in scrub and bramble next to the railway line, they come up against enough sources of fleas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
