{"id":287345,"date":"2025-10-15T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/changes-proposed-to-vet-prices-as-owners-left-saddled-with-debt-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T21:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:05:09","slug":"changes-proposed-to-vet-prices-as-owners-left-saddled-with-debt-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/changes-proposed-to-vet-prices-as-owners-left-saddled-with-debt-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes proposed to vet prices as owners left saddled with debt | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vrCS0PzcChc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Changes proposed to vet prices as owners left saddled with debt | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrCS0PzcChc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pet owners across the UK could soon benefit from major changes to how vet practices operate, under new proposals revealed on Wednesday by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited report into the UK\u2019s \u00a36.3 billion veterinary industry recommends sweeping reforms to help customers make better-informed choices, and save money.<\/p>\n<p>The provisional plans include:<\/p>\n<p>Requiring vets to publish full price lists<\/p>\n<p>Create a national price comparison site<\/p>\n<p>Tell customers when medicines are cheaper online<\/p>\n<p>Clearly state when a practice is part of a corporate chain<\/p>\n<p>Provide itemised bills and written estimates for treatments over \u00a3500<\/p>\n<p>For Lucia Hart, the reforms can&#8217;t come soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>Her 9-month-old French Bulldog, Arnie, is fighting for his life after a series of complex health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Lucia estimates she\u2019s spent around \u00a310,000 on vet fees so far, including \u00a34,000 for a single stay in animal intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe figures I was given originally were nowhere near the amount it actually cost,\u201d she told ITV News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost is still mounting with aftercare. It\u2019s an ever-growing debt, but it\u2019s a debt I was prepared to get into because I love him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucia was also charged \u00a3156 for medication she later discovered could have been bought much cheaper online, if only she\u2019d been told.<\/p>\n<p>The CMA says that average vet prices rose 63% between 2016 and 2023; far higher than inflation.<\/p>\n<p>It also found that large vet groups charge, on average, 16.6% more than independent vets and that practices bought by big chains saw prices rise faster than those that stayed independent.<\/p>\n<p>Many owners are also unaware they can ask for a written prescription to shop around or that they have a legal right to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Our investigation found striking price differences between vet-dispensed and online medicines.<\/p>\n<p>A diabetes drug for cats was \u00a3136.81 cheaper online.<\/p>\n<p>A medicine for dog dysplasia cost \u00a389.22 less per prescription online.<\/p>\n<p>But only 38% of owners are aware they can buy pet medicines elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why one of the CMA\u2019s headline reforms is to cap prescription charges at \u00a316 and require vets to tell owners when a medicine is cheaper online, especially for ongoing treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Angela Jones, co-founder of Petscribers, says many owners stick with their vets out of trust:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re often worried medication won\u2019t be safe or authentic online,&quot; she told ITV News. &quot;But it\u2019s absolutely possible to buy safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pet owners across the UK could soon benefit from major changes to how vet practices operate, under new proposals revealed on Wednesday by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). 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