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As my vet charges over £25 for a medium bottle of Metacam, I was thinking of ordering online as I see it’s so much cheaper.
However, I don’t know what the procedure is; do I request a prescription by email from the vet and attach it to the order, or does one use ‘snail mail’ and send the script by post.

Plus, how on Earth can I get Dave to take turmeric paste. I’ve tried everything. Only thing left now is to make tiny pills and use the ‘pill popper’.

He can smell the stuff a mile away.

I get regular Bisolven by posting the original prescription - if your vet will give you a repeat prescription you can lodge it with your chosen online company and reorder as you need it - watch out for expiry date though

have a look at this https://goldenpastecompany.co.uk/collec ... c-sausages - there is mention of free samples so that could be worth trying

I got small amounts into my Trigger by mixing it into malt paste, which he loved, and smearing it on his paws so he would lick it off - I never got as much into him as I would have liked though

Grace56 wrote:As my vet charges over £25 for a medium bottle of Metacam, I was thinking of ordering online as I see it’s so much cheaper.
However, I don’t know what the procedure is; do I request a prescription by email from the vet and attach it to the order, or does one use ‘snail mail’ and send the script by post.

Plus, how on Earth can I get Dave to take turmeric paste. I’ve tried everything. Only thing left now is to make tiny pills and use the ‘pill popper’.

He can smell the stuff a mile away.

Everytime you mention 'Dave' it brings a smile to my face...I love the name for a cat x

First thing is to check with your vet if they charge for them, then check on something like Vet UK as to whether it is cost effective

I think Pets at Home will fill prescriptions but they are not as fast as 'over the counter' chemists.

As for the turmeric, you might try to disguise it in a little coconut oil. Purdy just loves the stuff and will lick clean any spoon that has had coconut oil on it. It is a bit messy (and don't use anything plastic!)
but you can make a paste with them and store the excess in the freezer. Both are considered generally safe for cats, though there are always the exceptions. Good luck.