Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A Guide On Buying Pet Medicine

By Adriana Noton


One can obtain pet medicine in two ways: online or from an animal doctor. It is up to one how he or she achieves it. But this decision can depend on various circumstances. If your pet is ill you do not have time to wait for a medicine to be delivered to you, so it has no sense to buy it online. In these situations is always best to go to a veterinarian to buy the medication because the life of an animal comes first.

However, if the drugs are meant for frequent administration purposes such as heart worm, flea, tick eradication, costly joint supplements, long-term prescription and health products, you can opt for online purchase. This is because online purchase can save you money and also convenient considering that you do not need the drugs for emergency purposes.

Before you purchase prescription medicine, visit the vet to ensure that the medication given caters for the pet's condition. Note that non-prescription drugs can adversely affect the pet. Hence, never use any drugs without consulting the veterinarian. Therefore, purchasing the drugs online should never replace a visit to the veterinarian.

Due to the many pharmacies cropping up day by day that are just interested in making money out of frantic buyers, veterinarians are being skeptical of transferring prescription online because you might buy fake medicine which is harmful to your animal.

Even if there are some pharmacists who seek only desperate buyers it does not mean that they are all the same. There are good pharmacies that are there to help. It is necessary to find a pharmacy with a good reputation who respects the rules and guidelines. After that you can go to the vet and assure him that the drugs are excellent and you can buy the medication from the internet.

When you get an honest online pharmacy it is best to let your veterinarian know that you will be making an online purchase. Convince him or her that the reason you are purchasing it online is for convenience and also saving up on money. Professionals that are concerned about your pet and the need for you to obtain inexpensive drugs will let you do that.

In some cases a veterinarian will bring his or her prices down to that similar on the internet so as to retain you as a client. If this happens, let them respond quickly to an online pharmacy that might contact them on information regarding a prescription. By doing this they will be helping to deliver medicine on time.

Having a pet does not give you the right to diagnosis it whenever there is a problem, you should leave that to the expert because she or he knows best what prescription to give. You find that prescribing medicine without consulting the vet is wrong and you should not insist on it, follow the advice you are given by the vet and by adhering to all these guidelines you are lest assured that you will get the right pet medicine that you need.




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