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Thank you Carolyn......thats the name I gave my lovely daughter......................I have tried to enter a site selling it but with no success,,,,,will now ask my son to try Cheers

Colin Malaseb shampoo is available online,Price for a 120zs bottle is $15.75 plus shipping charge of anywhere between $7.99 & $20.00

I have paid two lots of £500 for ops on my bordier collies crutia tendons... she also has a fungul skin problem and the vet sold me Malaseb shampoo quite expensive . The shampoo carton is now empty,my wife called at the vets but they would not supply anymore without a consultation costing £25 plis the cost of the shampoo............I wrote to the suppliers but they could or would not sell it to me but suggested that I ask the vet to supply it 'between ' consultations................anyone know from where it may be obtained ?

Just seen this thread. I had no problems getting frontline from the vets ( on Tuesday Sept 27 ) and I didn't have to take all the animals in to visit. Had one dog with me at the time but had left three at home plus the cat . Was told just to call in when I need any more , and that they also had a multi tablet combats fleas, ticks and worms if I wanted to try that next time. Oh and I got a household spray that when sprayed is effective for 12 months. Our Vet is good too as will let you do an istalment plan so we can go in and pay some each week Jan

Look what I have found Wednesday 07 September 2005 UK Veterinary POMs Monopoly Broken When government-led remedies to correct monopolies within the UK prescription-only veterinary medicines market, (POMs), come into force in the autumn, the cost of buying medicines to treat our pets looks set to fall. This has to be great news for UK pet owners. Or does it? In October 2001 the Competition Commission, (CC) began investigating the supply of POMs in the UK. In April 2003 the CC reported that it had identified a number of complex monopolies which were operating in favour of vets, POM manufacturers and wholesalers. In February 2005 the Department for Trade and Industry, (DTI) issued its draft Supply of Prescription-Only Medicines (Veterinary Use) Order 2005 for consultation. Following this consultation excercise, and responses from 105 organisations within the sector including: vets, manufacturers, consumers, farming organisations and pharmacy reps., the DTI published its Summary of Comments and Government's Response, on 25 August. The result is that the final Order, opening up competition in the POM market, is expected to be implemented on 31 October 2005. Changes affecting pet owners Under the order, for the next 3 years it will be illegal for vets to make any charge whatsoever for issuing prescriptions to clients. The government hopes that this will provide impetus by offering an initial toe-hold to pharmacies wishing to enter the veterinary POMs market. Previously vets could charge what they liked for writing prescriptions, (and charges could range from £0 to £30 per prescrition). The effect of such charges had been to discourage clients from taking their prescriptions out of the surgery to have them dispensed elsewhere. Secondly, under the new Order, manufacturers and wholesalers will be legally required to supply POMs to pharmacies at rates equivalent to those given to vets. In effect the government is introducing a recommended retail price for POMs across the board. Veterinary surgeons have taken the no-fee-prescription as an attack on their professional status. In addition, a further CC recommendation that vets should make public their charges for top-selling POMs and that they should provide itemised bills showing POM charges, were also seen by vets as demeaning. Therefore, in a veterinary-face-saving-measure, the government has agreed with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) not to enshrine these latter CC recommendations in law. Instead, the RCVS has agreed that in future, these recommendations will be included in its veterinary Guide To Professional Conduct. Pharmacies welcome changes Pharmacists have welcomed the changes. Geoff Watson, Director of the online pharmacy Hyperdrug.com, said: 'This is good news for animal owners of this country, we have waited for over 2 years for these monopolies to end and this will ensure that people won't be forced to pay inflated prices for crucial medication for their animals. 'Animal owners have been taken advantage of for far too long and hopefully these findings will ensure they pay an honest price for an honest service.' Consultation fees Cheaper medicines from more outlets would all seem to be good news for pet owners er.. except for a coda from the veterinary profession. It appears vets are not about to take the loss on the chin and are warning that any reductions in income from prescribing and dispensing POMs will need to be accounted for somehow. And, somehow, that looks likely to mean a hike in vets consultation fees. So, while pharmacists may be celebrating today, pet owners would be wise to wait a little bit before joining them. Bob

we had to have our elderly cat put to sleep . The vet was marvelous and aksed if we wanted to take the ashes home and sent us a condolences card.

We're on our third cat - the previous two we had to let go over rainbow bridge, the first with cancer and the second (her daughter) with kidney failure. The first cat we had to carry out dead in its box, stand at the reception desk and pay up, me in floods of tears. The second puss, same surgery but different vet, we were allowed to go out the back door and on the way out he said 'don't worry about paying, come back when you've got over it, no problem' Smashing vet, absolute diamond, now treating third moggy with allergies and asthma. Totally different to his colleague. The asthmatic one has to have inhalers, the same ones used on people. Vet gives us her 'prescription' and we trot off to Boots to get it for her. Comes out with 'Tiger the Cat' on the labels! Only prob is its thirty pounds a pop and our insurance only covers us for the first year of the condition. Lisa

Our vets pratice in Chester will sell frontline drops over the counter. However, the vet has suggested we buy the spray instead because its much cheaper. The theory is you put on a rubber glove, put the desired amount into the palm of your hand and rub it all over the cat. Trouble is both cats run a mile from the sound of a spray bottle so we have not done it.

Seemingly in the Uk it is the law that you can't get a repeat percription for your animal if the vet hasn't seen them for 6 month. My dog has been on some tablets to control her bladder since she was 12 month she is nearly 12 now but they still won't let them out without seeing her even if I have run short unexpectedly. They will FIT YOU IN. I can go for a year or more without seeing the doctor and still get a repeat. Don't know what the difference is. Only you have to pay for a consutation fee. Would they be so strict if you weren't paying 'I wonder' Germaine x

In Spain we have an assortment of animals including five dogs and two cats, all except one are rescued. My wife reckons that everything animal welfare wise is about a third of the UK price. Vets, boarding kennels and Frontline. We used to take Frontline to UK for my M I L cats. Derek

Robert, here in Grenada we can buy Frontline over the counter in a store that sells Farm and Garden stuff. Probably works out about 10 GBP maybe slightly more for 6 months. Our Vets also come out to us. I paid about 12 GBP for the call out and 3 lots of tablets. The next time he came he gave me 3 more different lots of tablets plus 2 injections - cost a little over 20 GBP!! Jacquie xxxx

Must get my glasses fixed. Thought that title was 'Rent for the night'. Then saw it was a male writer - nevertheless I know where to get cheap Frontline, France or Australia ! Maybe they got more fleas ??

Robert i got some flea drops from my local vets and theyve been brilliant, i live right next to a dene with a river and you can imagine its cat heaven but neither me or the kids have had any flea bites all summer so it must have worked - am sorry cant recall the name of the drops right now but i will when im totally sober, they seem to work anyway. Dont us cat lovers spoil them lol

Robert It sounds like there could be a business opportunity looming in supplying the UK with Frontline!!!!!!!!!!

well,i've recently got a kitten(he's fab) and i have found a really nice vet....guess what! he's australian :o) bryan.

Yes please Bob, let me know what its like etc when you get some. Shirley Ann.

I too have two cats one is a rescue and when we first got her I phoned the vet in the village. they said I had to take her in and the fee would be £30 as she was a new patient + the cost of frontline...hence to say I phoned around and got another vet, i have been looking on the internet and have found Australia cheap. Pat

Bryan, that's truly dreadful.

Shirley, I have ordered from a site in Australia. apparently you can import stuff like this for yourself (but VAT may be payable) If you wan't I will let you know if it comes OK. How crazy is it all ? How much could you sue them for if your cat died? Bob

Oh Bryan thats terrible. Must admit the vets I use for the dogs and cats (different one to the sheep one) are fantastic perhaps because it is a husband/wife practice and they don't charge the earth. They have even said I could put a poster/sponsorship form up in the surgery. Jxx