ali-s Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 This week I got a 60g tub of flubenvet 1% premixture from a local Vet. When I was paying I did think the price was a bit steep at £20.99. My last lot of flubenvet lasted me nearly 4 years, was cheaper and was a larger tub. I put the price rise down to inflation. I have just been on the best pet pharmacy website and their price for the Flubenvet is £12.57. So either the Vet is making a massive profit or the internet company selling at a loss (which I doubt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The new 1% is much more expensive than the old 2.5%.....which is still available. The company seem to have jumped on the back yard chickens bandwagon and made one especially for that market......at a cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 The Flubenvet on the Best Pet Pharmacy website is exactly the same as I got from the Vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 If you haven't opened it, you could always take it back to the vet and ask for a refund - I'd tell them why too. I bought diet food for tubby puddy from the vet initially till finding it nearly £10 cheaper on the web . When the vet asked me if I wanted any more, I explained as diplomatically as I could that I was buying elsewhere - he didn't seem surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 yep i would say u have..i know horse wormers are really expensive in shops vets etc i always get things like this of the net. However to be fair at least the vet will give u advice if u need it whereas the net wont! so i suppose u r paying for their knowledge and correct wormer. But yep that is steep indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've already started using the wormer. When I asked for some Chicken wormer the vet mentioned a wormer I have never heard of. I was insistant that I wanted flubenvet as I have used that before, it worked and there wasn't any egg withdrawal. The vet was not happy and tut tutted the whole time he was looking up flubenvet in his drug book. I can't remember the name of the other wormer it wasn't any that have been mentioned on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You were had I think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would phone them up and ask why it is so much dearer you expect it to be a little dearer as the internet pharmacies dont have surgeries to heat and lots of staff to pay so can operate cheaper and can buy things in bulk - understandable like cash and carry's do with food but not so much dearer. We keep flubenvet 1% on the shelf for chickens all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 I am going to mention it when I take Miley back to have her stitches removed. In fact I have decided that will be my last visit there. There is one Vet in particular I have always found to be pompous, there is just something about him I do not like. I am always relieved when I go if another Vet is on duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
