18/04/2025
ARE THERE ANY TRULY INDEPENDENT VETERINARY PRACTICES IN MORAY?
I have been a loyal customer for all my rescue animals with my current vet for almost 15 yrs and had ben happy until the trend for the independents to join finance consortia.
Suddenly my vet bills have rocketed sky high.
I booked one of my rescues in for a routine dental expecting the bill to be in the region of £200 at the most. When I dropped him off this morning I found the bill once all the obligatory additions were added was likely to be in the region of four times my previous invoices for similar work carried out.
I was horrified. I did not ask for jewel-encrusted canines for the cat; all I wanted was a simple extraction of the tooth/teeth causing him painful eating.
I fund all veterinary costs of the many animals that are "dumped" with me and fund their medical care from the profits of the cattery and have done since 2006.
I feel strongly there should be an Ombudsman to regulate these outrageous pricing systems.