12 Month Supply
How do I ask my vet this in a polite way?
My vet reccomends this heartworm/hookworm/flea egg pill for my dog, you give it to the dog once a month but it costs $200 a year and it's a 12 months supply so you can't break it up. I've found the same 12 month supply for around $100 online that's HALF the price but you need a prescription to buy it. So I would need to tell my vet I want the prescription but that I want to get it from somewhere else. Is there a nice way of saying that?
You're right, it's awkward. But I've done it for several years. I know that veterinarians don't like it ... they would rather you buy the pills from them ... but my attitude is that it's not like I'm totally asking the vet to do something for free. After all, I paid the veterinarian to do the annual check-up on my dogs in order to be able to obtain the prescriptions, so, if they can't be competitive price-wise with the pills, I am within my rights to purchase the pills elsewhere. (I order mine from 1-800-PETMEDS ... I assume that's what you're referring to ... or a similar company.) I still feel awkward about it -- but not awkward enough to quit doing it. Money is money.
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