Has the price of Convenia shot up?

[david68]

A vet has been treating a cat of mine for an ongoing issue, and she recently moved to a different practice, so I went to the new practice because I think continuity of care is important for this case. They gave her a dose of Convenia today and charged $97 for it. I looked at some older invoices from the previous vet (six months ago), and Convenia doses were around $50 for the same cat.

That seems to me to be an awfully large price difference.

 

[stephanietx]

Probably because this new practice charges more. It's very common for different clinics to charge different prices.

 

[LTS3]

Also, please be aware that Convenia is known to cause adverse reactions in cats because the medicine stays in the body for months long after the 2 week antibiotic effect. You can discuss with your vet if you have concerns. Convenia- long term antibiotic: Is it worth the risk?

 

[david68]

I'm aware of the risks of Convenia, but she's had it before and has done fine.

 

[FeebysOwner]

I do agree that it likely has to do with you going to a different practice. I am amazed at some of the price differences I have seen between vet practices in the past year when I took Feeby to at least 3 different ones!

However, I am impressed you were able to follow your vet to their new practice!! A lot of these vets move and leave their patients to deal with another vet in the practice they left. I do think some of this happens, because a vet is not allowed to advice their patients that they are essentially going to a competitor.