Where to buy prescription food online?

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Gee - 06 Jan 2005 22:12 GMT

Hi, my Charlie has been diagnosed with urinary crystals, and has to be on a
prescription diet for good from now on :( So since his prescription food is
rather expensive, (and it seems other 4 tend to munch it more then him),
just wonder if anyone knows any good online stores that sell prescription
foods.

He is on Walthams "Royal Canin" Urinary LP34, and vet advised he stays on it
for the rest of his life. I run a google search but only got one result for
UK, http://www.petdrugsquick.co.uk , but although cheaper then my vets, I
just wandered if you know any other sites. I don;t mind buying from abroad.

Also as an alternative, Hills CD and I think KD.

Thanks
Gee

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Amy Gray - 07 Jan 2005 00:07 GMT

>Hi, my Charlie has been diagnosed with urinary crystals, and has to be on a
>prescription diet for good from now on :( So since his prescription food is
>rather expensive, (and it seems other 4 tend to munch it more then him),
>just wonder if anyone knows any good online stores that sell prescription
>foods.

Check with your vet. My vet sells the prescription food
for much less than I can get it for online.

For example one of the foods is $19 at my vet, the lowest I
could find it anywhere on line is $29. (And some are even higher.)

Shop around, your vet may be like mine and sell it at cost.

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Gee - 07 Jan 2005 02:28 GMT

"Amy Gray" <JudgeAmyGrayNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> Check with your vet. My vet sells the prescription food
> for much less than I can get it for online.

I did say that the website I mentioned sells it cheaper then my vets, so
that is what I need help with, to find out WHERE else to shop around, so
yeah I did check with my vets. Vets in UK are bl##dy expensive!

Anyone? Any other cat websites?

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Amy Gray - 07 Jan 2005 07:00 GMT

>"Amy Gray" <JudgeAmyGrayNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>Anyone? Any other cat websites?

There are some sites that check around other sites for prices. Handy
because you tell it what you want to buy and it gives a list of
places to try and the prices they charge.

Mysimon.com
pricegrabber.com
pricescan.com

In addition try google.com (froogle)

The thing to check is shipping. Even though your vet maybe expensive
it still may be cheaper when you add in shipping, taxes, etc.

Also prescriptions around here are a hassle, before a company can
ship the prescription they have to receive the actual written signed
prescription from a vet. And then there are restrictions on how
some prescriptions are handled.

Also I get the impression you're in the UK...it may well be cheaper to
get it at your vet than pay for shipping from outside the Uk. Check
shipping and other charges.

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