Vet robbery

I am bloody furious. We have had an ear problem with our 1/2 Corgi for around 8 years & have thrown away a small fortune on useless vet fees, all to no avail.
We were told 6 or so months ago, that he has a yeast infection, but there was no internal treatment.
We went to the vet, the other day & were charged more than a doctor for the visit. I was given 7 Nizoral 200 Mg tablets & charged $38.00 for them. These tablets have been around for years & used to treat humans. I have been to a chemist friend, who advises me that the tablets are covered by PBS & cost $5.30. However, if you have not got a Health benefit card, they will cost you $15.50 for a card of 10. The $15.50 charge allows a profit, to the chemist, of around 30%, which means they cost the chemist, or vet, around $10.50, or $1.05 per tablet. The vet is charging $5.43 per tablet !!!!
There has got to be a way to stop thit rip off.

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hi innes,about 4yrs ago i had a german shepherd who constantly had ear trouble which was costing us a small fortune with vet visits so my husband who was very sick and knew before long i would be on my own suggested i get her ears operated on to stop the problem and so save me money after he passed away,well i had it done for the grand total of $780 !!! did it stop the problem,nooo,she has since passed away too,and there was nothing i could do as the vet had said an op may not help the problem,i think i will come back as a vet,

Vet fees are phenominal - but they do have to keep the same standard for their operating theatres as those for humans. I'm not defending them, far from it. I've had my horror stories too. Operations that were'nt successful, and probably not really necessary, except for the vet's pocket. There's one particular vet I would never visit again - he charges $75 per office visit. He has to - only those people who don't know, ever visit him.

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