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Frontline shipped to the UK.
Hello I am new to posting on newsgroups; I am wondering if anyone can
help me find a good online pet store that will ship frontline for cats to the UK. I have frankly had it with my vet and paying her the equivalent of $40 every 2 months just for her to walk in give me a smile and quick thumbs up after having just barely glanced at my cat, I swear the receptionist knows more than this woman. So having even confronted her with the absurdity of paying her for the privilege of buying frontline from her she recommended I may want to try and find a method more suitable to me....if I could that is. I figure while I am at it can anyone also tell me why this is still prescription only from the vets in the UK when it is widely used as an over the counter product in the USA, surely the first time it is used maybe it would be a good idea having the vet (or her receptionist around :-) after which really there should be no need for them if kitty has shown no ill effects to the product. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks for reading. |
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Are you not able to buy it from the reception like I am at my vet?
Kim x Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? |
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Are you not able to buy it from the reception like I am at my vet?
Kim x Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? |
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Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so
called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? I just think that is so silly. Advantage and Frontline have been on the market long enough they have a proven track record--far surpassing Hartz and other over-the-counter products in fewer allergic reactions, and I've *never* been able to find one, single death attributed to them. Yet you still have to get them from the vet. If there's a valid reason for this that I'm missing, I'd like to hear it. Otherwise, it just seems like a racket. Sherry |
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Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so
called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? I just think that is so silly. Advantage and Frontline have been on the market long enough they have a proven track record--far surpassing Hartz and other over-the-counter products in fewer allergic reactions, and I've *never* been able to find one, single death attributed to them. Yet you still have to get them from the vet. If there's a valid reason for this that I'm missing, I'd like to hear it. Otherwise, it just seems like a racket. Sherry |
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"izy aranh" wrote in message
om... Are you not able to buy it from the reception like I am at my vet? Kim x Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? Frontline Drops come in 3 and 6 month packs, is your vet splitting packs ? FWIW as long as my cat has a 12 monthly check up I can get flea treatment without further consultations with the vet, maybe it's time for you to find a new vet ! -- Shirley see my cats at http://communities.msn.co.uk/Friendsfamilyandfelines2 http://uk.msnusers.com/friendsfamilyandfelines3 |
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"izy aranh" wrote in message
om... Are you not able to buy it from the reception like I am at my vet? Kim x Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? Frontline Drops come in 3 and 6 month packs, is your vet splitting packs ? FWIW as long as my cat has a 12 monthly check up I can get flea treatment without further consultations with the vet, maybe it's time for you to find a new vet ! -- Shirley see my cats at http://communities.msn.co.uk/Friendsfamilyandfelines2 http://uk.msnusers.com/friendsfamilyandfelines3 |
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"Sherry " wrote in message
... Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? I just think that is so silly. Advantage and Frontline have been on the market long enough they have a proven track record--far surpassing Hartz and other over-the-counter products in fewer allergic reactions, and I've *never* been able to find one, single death attributed to them. Yet you still have to get them from the vet. If there's a valid reason for this that I'm missing, I'd like to hear it. Otherwise, it just seems like a racket. Sherry Off topic, but the newest dog remedy K9 advantix caused a bad reaction in 1 of my friends 3 dogs and the other 2 were itching but not as drastically. Her poodle with the bad reaction had to have a couple of doses of benedryl since once it is in the system, it stays there for at least a month. Poor lil girl... she shows her and the poodle was ripping her fur out. |
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"Sherry " wrote in message
... Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? I just think that is so silly. Advantage and Frontline have been on the market long enough they have a proven track record--far surpassing Hartz and other over-the-counter products in fewer allergic reactions, and I've *never* been able to find one, single death attributed to them. Yet you still have to get them from the vet. If there's a valid reason for this that I'm missing, I'd like to hear it. Otherwise, it just seems like a racket. Sherry Off topic, but the newest dog remedy K9 advantix caused a bad reaction in 1 of my friends 3 dogs and the other 2 were itching but not as drastically. Her poodle with the bad reaction had to have a couple of doses of benedryl since once it is in the system, it stays there for at least a month. Poor lil girl... she shows her and the poodle was ripping her fur out. |
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"izy aranh" wrote in message om... Are you not able to buy it from the reception like I am at my vet? Kim x Only for a 2 month supply and only after i have paid to have a so called check up from her, it is not even like i will administer the drops at the vets as i do this at home so why i even need to bring him in every few months is beyond me. This is my first cat and so i figure this is norm for everyone yes? Nope, not the norm, AFAIK. Seems to me you should be able to purchase it from the front counter at the vet's, without a check-up - & it's attendant fee - each & every time! An annual check-up makes sense, but not what you're dealing with. Is there another vet nearby who you could switch over to, perhaps? If so, a phone call first, inquiring about their policies (incl. the use of Frontline!), might help to decide. Or ask people who you know have pets, & see which vet(s) they're happy with. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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