New rules force UK vets to show their prices
Written prescription fees are now capped at £21.40 for the first medicine.
One dog owner told BBC Morning Live she was quoted £1,700 for dental work here. So she took her dog to Brittany instead, where a vet charged £300.
New watchdog rules for UK vets are now in force. Written prescription fees are capped at £21.40 for the first medicine, and vets will have to publish price lists and give itemised estimates for anything over £500.
The changes are being phased in over up to 12 months.
Should it really have taken a watchdog to make vets show their prices?
Full story: Mirror – Money
