The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: Remy on November 13, 2012, 05:40:15 pm
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I have been charged for a 60ml tube of cream for my GSD's rear end (he suffers from a condition called anal furunculosis - basically ulceration and inflammation of the anus), I nearly died :o :o :o
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Hi, not sure how much but is there any human substitue for it? I find our vet is pretty fair and reasonable, OK, I think no more than £20 but I bet it was more £40!!
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This is a human treatment apparently. Wrong both prices!
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Couldn't you go to your GP for it? :-J
Guess it's a bit difficult to fake... ;D
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£45?
Helen
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Couldn't you go to your GP for it? :-J
Guess it's a bit difficult to fake... ;D
:roflanim: - this may work (ROF in agony!)
I guess £56
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All wrong - think about doubling your guesses :o
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Nooooooooooooooooooo really? :o
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I'd take it back and tell them to stick it up they're rear end :innocent:
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I would do likewise :innocent:
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Is your vet in a posh area? £100? I would get some for you free up here, I do not mind pretending for you,,,, :innocent: fingers crossed that the Dr trusted my discription
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Really????. No way of getting it online with a prescription?
Helen
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£105 for 60ml tube????!!!!! :o :o They told me it was 'expensive' and I only went ahead with it as I am hoping I will be partially reimbursed via insurance (as my dog is 10 I have to pay the first 20%). But I couldn't believe the actual cost. I've Googled it and can get for for £44 online ... but it doesn't seem to be doing anything anyway. So the vets have charged over 100% markup >:( >:( wouldn't be quite so bad if it was actually helping the poor lad!
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OMG.........thats a horrendous price for a tube of cream
Sally
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A friend of mine is using SUDO cream for a similar prob with her dog, not sure if thats as good but have your tried it?
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I greatly suspect with vets that if they know you have insurance they ramp up the costs, it was the same when i went to get my back done privately, once they knew we were paying for it ourselves and not by insurance the price became substantially more reasonable, so insurance is a doubledged sword if you have to pay a big excess.
mandy :pig:
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ask you vet for a prescription then buy it online! That is daylight robbery :o :o >:(
Incidentally, what is the name of the cream? you can get most things (ointment wise) off prescription if you get the generic rather than the named.
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'Sudocreme' is an excellent product for some conditions - it is an over-the-counter medicated cream aimed primarily at the treatment of nappy rash. It contains a water-repellent base (consisting of oils / waxes); protective and emollient agents; antibacterial and anti-fungal agents; and a weak anaesthetic. It can also be used to treat eczema, bedsores, acne, minor burns and sores and minor wounds.
Whether it would help anal ulceration I really don't know, but it's widely used by dog owners, certainly worth a try.
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The cream is more likely to be cyclosporine based which suppresses the immune system in this area. Furunculosis is a serious condition which needs hit hard over a long period by these medications ( sometimes needing cyclosporine in tablet form too ) to have any chance of settling it.
It is very expensive even from the Internet and is prescription only. May be worth checking it out and buying this way if your vet will give a prescription. There are many unscrupulous dealers of animal medications on the net due to uk costs so do your homework before buying :thumbsup:
Atopic a is the most frequently used.