Hundreds of people have contacted BBC News about struggling to pay for medicine for their pets, while vets have got in touch saying that they provide “cost-effective” care and that pet owners need to “take responsibility” and pay for insurance.
It follows a warning from the competition watchdog that pet owners may be overpaying for medicine.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now provisionally decided to launch a formal market investigation, which means it could intervene directly in the market in the future.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now provisionally decided to launch a formal market investigation, which means it could intervene directly in the market in the future.
Kelly Imrie, 41, from Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire has a Jackhuahua called Buster. She says her vet practice is “lovely” but that the price of medicine is “ridiculous”.
“The vet googled the price of the medicine herself and recommended I buy it from Morrisons,” she says.
“I’ve just had my dog at the vet. They wanted £120 for a 30ml tube of cream. I asked for a prescription, which did cost £26, but it can be used three times. The equivalent cream costs £37 at Morrisons. Total rip off. Triple the price!”
Steve Moylan, 62, from Sutton Coldfield spent £16,000 on tests, X-rays and treatment when his dog Bruce had a brain tumour. Bruce, “the rescue centre mongrel”, sadly died from the tumour at the age of 12.
Hundreds of people have contacted BBC News about struggling to pay for medicine for their pets, while vets have got in touch saying that they provide “cost-effective” care and that pet owners need to “take responsibility” and pay for insurance.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now provisionally decided to launch a formal market investigation, which means it could intervene directly in the market in the future.
It follows a warning from the competition watchdog that pet owners may be overpaying for medicine.
Kelly Imrie, 41, from Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire has a Jackhuahua called Buster. She says her vet practice is “lovely” but that the price of medicine is “ridiculous”.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now provisionally decided to launch a formal market investigation, which means it could intervene directly in the market in the future.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now provisionally decided to launch a formal market investigation, which means it could intervene directly in the market in the future.
Kelly Imrie, 41, from Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire has a Jackhuahua called Buster. She says her vet practice is “lovely” but that the price of medicine is “ridiculous”.
“The vet googled the price of the medicine herself and recommended I buy it from Morrisons,” she says.
“I’ve just had my dog at the vet. They wanted £120 for a 30ml tube of cream. I asked for a prescription, which did cost £26, but it can be used three times. The equivalent cream costs £37 at Morrisons. Total rip off. Triple the price!”
Steve Moylan, 62, from Sutton Coldfield spent £16,000 on tests, X-rays and treatment when his dog Bruce had a brain tumour. Bruce, “the rescue centre mongrel”, sadly died from the tumour at the age of 12.
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