In most cases, your vet will charge more
for sub-Q supplies and therapeutic kidney foods than other sources. If you can
save money on the basics, you will have money available to pay your vet
for regular check ups.
Small local pharmacies may be able to help.
Alternatively, below are some online
suppliers used by members of Tanya's CKD Support Group.
Fluids
Hartmanns Aqupharm no. 11 or Vetivex 11 are
the nearest equivalent to lactated
ringers
solution.
Please see
Subcutaneous Fluids Tips for more information on
the different fluid types.
Normally a prescription is required.
Some fluids sellers have recently closed
down, and many suppliers do not sell fluids, perhaps because
of their weight, but fluids are available from the following:
Sells 100 size 20
Terumos for £2.99. Shipping is
calculated based on weight, but if you are only buying 100
needles, your total cost will be around
£7. Shipping is free for orders over
£49.
Sells size 23 Terumo winged infusion sets
for 59p each. Other sizes are available.
Shipping is calculated based on weight, but is free for orders over
£49 ex-VAT.
Sells a number of therapeutic diets, including some German
varieties, without a prescription. A trial pack of
Beaphar renal diet foods is
available. Delivery is free for
orders over £35. I use Zooplus myself regularly and have
had good service. They also have a cheaper offshoot called
Bitiba, which offers free shipping for orders
over £45. Zooplus and Bitiba have websites all over
Europe.
Sells a wide variety of cat foods, including therapeutic
diets, with free UK delivery for orders
over £29.
Sells the
Royal Canin renal palatability pack
containing a mix of dry and wet kidney foods so you can see
which flavours your cat prefers. Animed will deliver to
some European countries.
Sells a variety of
therapeutic foods online without a prescription being
required. Delivery is free for orders over £40.
You can also ask about buying in bulk from your vet. One of our cats needed
a therapeutic diet which cost US$2 per 5.5 oz can. However, when we
bought a case, the price fell to US$1.40 a can.
If your cat does not like a particular therapeutic kidney
food, many brands will allow you to return the food for a full
refund.
Medications and
Other Supplies
Many of the companies listed above also sell other
supplies. Please also see the following pages:
Links on this page last checked:
04 September 2020
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