Ask your vet if they will write you a prescription for an online pharmacy. I use Pharmstore.com and can get a 3 month supply for around $60. You will need to talk to them to set up an account and it takes a while to get the medication as it ships from overseas, but the savings are worth it.
Yes to this. This is what most of us do.
The medicine is called FLOVENT. Has anyone had experience with this being super expensive? If so, is there a generic? Idk why this is so expensive!
That’s a fairly common price, it’s just as expensive for humans. You can get a Goodrx card or something similar but it won’t take off much. If you get it from the Canada based pharmacy I recommended above the brand name is Flixotide. The $60 is for 3 cartridges containing 120 puffs each. I haven’t had to order in the past few months so the price may be different, but will still be way cheaper.
I second all of this!
Kobe’s Mom
, did your vet already give you a prescription for Flovent/Flixotide? Even if you don't already have it, I'm sure that if you call PharmStore they can tell you what you (and your vet) will need to do. Unfortunately, it's expensive in the U.S. because of how our medical system works. One thing that's cheap here, though, is the Albuterol inhaler, the so-called "rescue" inhaler, which is used when a cat is having an attack. If your cat has regular attacks, it's good to have one on hand, even after getting started on the (preventive) Flixotide/Flovent inhaler. If your cat has fairly mild asthma it's still good to have Albuterol on hand, if only for peace of mind. (Someone here told me that when Ireland was diagnosed and I completely agree. I've used it a couple times even though the coughing was very minor... it's good to know it does help and that I can handle Ireland if she's coughing.)
HI again, so I went to Pharmastore, and they want my banking info for a bank check which I am not wanting to do. wonder why they don't take credit cards. hmmm..... advice? Seems to be the only place to get it for the price.
There are limitations on the use of credit cards (as well as services like PayPal) to pay online pharmacies. You can send a check through the mail to PharmStore, though. It's worth calling them to ask what options they currently offer. (I did a lot of reading about this a few years ago, when Ireland was diagnosed... the American pharmaceutical industry is very powerful.)
