I guess since I don't know where people live, I can only assume that
the price of pred (or any med, for that matter) is either a lot higher
in more urban areas, or that a lot of vets don't carry the meds they
prescribe, which leaves no choice for clients to go to regular pharmacy
chains.

My Teddy has insulinoma, & has been on pred for just over a yr & a
half. I get my pred right at my vet's office. If I got the pred alone,
the same amount that Jackie gets (120ml) would cost me a little under
$7.00. But since I have FlavoRx added (Teddy loves the Banana Nut bread
flavor), it comes to $22.37 -- the same price I've paid every time, the
entire yr & a half he's been on it.

I've noticed the same issue w/ surgeries. I always read about people
who have to pay anywhere from $700 to $900 for adrenal surgery. I've
never paid more than $300, & that was for a tricky case.

Just out of curiosity, I'd love to hear where people are from (general
area, you don't have to name your city), & what they pay for pred, etc.
As for me, I live in a rural area in north central Ohio. I'm about
half-way between Detroit & Cleveland. W/ *very* few exceptions, my
vet's office provides me w/ all the meds I ever need for my pets. The
only times I've had to get meds from a pharmacy, or ordered from
somewhere else, was for Lupron, & heart meds.

It might be interesting to see what the differences are that we're all
paying for pet meds, depending on where we live.

Just a thought ~

Lin
(owned by the ferrets, Patrick, Teddy, Barret da Ferret, & Poppy, the
cats Punkin & Patches, & the pond fish)

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