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[abwsco]

Just curious as to how much vets charge for seeing a chicken and treatment eg baytril. Our last visit to a vet was years ago with a poorly hamster and that cost £8. Would love an idea so I can start a fund for it as I would imagine it's dear and we've got 6 chickens. Thanks

[Scottie]

HI there

 

I took one of our girls to the vet a fortnight ago and she was given a course of Baytril. That appointment with the antibiotic cost £20. The follow up visit (with a probiotic sachet) cost £3.

 

Sheila

[safari chick]

Hi - I am due to pick up my ex-bats on saturday and want to register them wwith a vet asap in case of illness.

 

Did you register yours with a town vet - I'm worried they wont have experience with chickens - or with a village practice where they might have other chickens on their books?

 

Thanks

[TAJ]

I cannot remember the website, but there is a searchable list of UK vets online - you put in your postcode and tick the type of animal and it gives you a list of vets that deals with them.

 

Tracy

[Christian]

It is www.findavet.co.uk ?

 

I paid about £30 for the consultation and medication. Plus £7 a night when one of mine was kept in for a week.

[Nature Chick]

Hi there

I am not familiar with the treatment you mentioned but when I have taken my girls to the vet it has cost the price of an appointment (£12 at one vet £24 at another!!) plus about £4 per chicken for lice treatment and a bag of wormer for three hens was £5 (didn't need an appointment the second time I got the wormer).

One thing I would say is if you take a poorly hen to the vet - take all of your girls if you can - I took my hen (turned out to be lice) but had to go back with the other two to be treated as well therefore had to pay for 2 appointments!!

Hope that helps

Sophie

[abwsco]

Thanks everyone. I've just rung a local vet and it's £27.53 for the consultation plus meds on top. Looks like I will be saving up just in case.

[Olly]

My vet, when I go with the cat, charges around £30 for a consultation, plus any medicines or treatment. Having a cat put down last year was nearly £60, disregarding a fee for having got the vet out of bed at 4.00 am.

 

I have only taken one chicken to the vet so far, when poor Pepper has to be put to sleep. I was pleasantly surprised to receive a bill for just £9.65. I suspect that they factor their charges according to the value of the animal concerned.

[Omletina Kyckling]

I may be wrong but I'm sure I once read somebody on here saying that you should always make sure they are registered as pets rather than livestock as the vet would charge more if they were livestock?