Cheaper Medicine for Dog With Seizures?

Nancy Collins

March 13, 20080 found this helpful

Is there a veternary teaching hospital near you? If so, it may be able to do things at a much reduced price.

For pain, my vet recommended Ascriptin, an over-the-counter buffered aspirin for my dog with arthritis. Works as well as the very expensive vet. medicine.

Hi...

I work for a Veterinarian and I can advise you NOT to give any form of aspirin to your k9 unless your Veterinarian tells you to. Please find out what pharamaceutical company makes your phenobarb and call them and ask if they have a discount policy...some do. Ask your Vet if he/she can give you a discount for return visits and lab fees as they are quite expensive. Don't be afraid to ask. At our hospital we try and work with our clients so we can provide the best treatment possible for their fur baby.

Good luck....

Is there a less expensive vet that you could take the dog to? Also, we had a Collie that had seizures and we were told that we could fill her phenobarbital prescription at any regular pharmacy as well. Call around and check prices. Good luck! I know how horribly painful it is to watch our sweet, beloved pets go through such torture!

Jennifer Nelson
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March 22, 20080 found this helpful

My beloved dog has been going through chemotherapy for over a year, not only is that expensive but so are her endless medicines. I found that petmeds.com and DrsFosterandSmith sell her prescriptions for a fraction of the cost. Her oncologist will phone in the prescriptions. I have saved several thousand dollars doing this.

Good luck, I know how expensive these types of illnesses can become.

Jennifer
Northern Virginia