Buying dog drugs online

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ShampooEfficient

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4,266 posts

210 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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HairySE has been diagnosed with mild arthritis, shes a ten year old Staffie. Vet has said to keep a daily dose of Metacam - looking online its much much cheaper to purchase, but I don't want to get scammed, or worse, get something fake. Any recommendations for good online suppliers? biggrin

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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Check the site is British and has a VMD logo (veterinary medicines directorate) basically a voluntary thing for sites to join but should guarantee a legitimate company. Medic animals is one such site. Viovet I think is another.

You will need a written prescription from your vey stating animal/owner details, how much you can have on one prescription (3-6 months usuall) and dose etc. The charge for the prescription will be between £10-£15.

Do not buy from a foreign site, even if this drug is legitimate, if caught you will be the one in trouble for importing drugs from abroad!

Hopefully following that should keep it safe!

ShampooEfficient

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4,266 posts

210 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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That's brill, thank you so much! Will update this topic as things happen biggrin

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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I've always used these guys with no issues

https://www.petdrugsonline.co.uk

Dibble

12,925 posts

239 months

Saturday 11th April 2015
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I used viovet for rimadyl when I was buying it for my dog. Worked out about 75p a tablet rather than £1.50 from my own vet.

Simon Brooks

1,517 posts

250 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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My sadly missed Welsh Springer Sam needed Vivitonin for the last 18 months of his life (16 years, old boy did really well), Told our vet that we could buy it cheaper online, was immediately offered price match if we could provide a printout from the online supplier to prove cheaper cost. Might be worth a shout.

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Simon Brooks said:
My sadly missed Welsh Springer Sam needed Vivitonin for the last 18 months of his life (16 years, old boy did really well), Told our vet that we could buy it cheaper online, was immediately offered price match if we could provide a printout from the online supplier to prove cheaper cost. Might be worth a shout.
That's quite unusual but yep worth a go, generally we can't afford to price match.