Out of hours and emergencies: (555) 010 4477
Out of hours and emergencies: (555) 010 4477
Out of hours and emergencies: (555) 010 4477
Ashbourne · Small animal practice
Ashbourne · Small animal practice
Every price we charge, and what each one leaves out.
Every price we charge, and what each one leaves out.
Most practices publish a phone number. We publish the list: twenty-one procedures, the price we start from, the range we usually land in, and the costs that sit outside the number.
Most practices publish a phone number. We publish the list: twenty-one procedures, the price we start from, the range we usually land in, and the costs that sit outside the number.
Procedure
From
From
Typical range
Typical range
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
Routine consultation
Routine consultation
Consultation
·
Dog or cat
In the plan
From
From
$65
$65
Typical range
Typical range
$65
to
$95
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
Any medicine, vaccine or test given during the visit
Any medicine, vaccine or test given during the visit
Extended consultation
Extended consultation
Consultation
·
Dog or cat
From
From
$98
$98
Typical range
Typical range
$98
to
$145
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
Diagnostics ordered on the day, and repeat visits within 14 days
Diagnostics ordered on the day, and repeat visits within 14 days
Second opinion consultation
Second opinion consultation
Consultation
·
Dog or cat
From
From
$120
$120
Typical range
Typical range
$120
to
$180
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
Copies of imaging or notes requested from another practice
Copies of imaging or notes requested from another practice
Puppy vaccination course
Puppy vaccination course
Vaccination
·
Dog
In the plan
From
From
$96
$96
Typical range
Typical range
$96
to
$135
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
The microchip, and the health check before the first dose
The microchip, and the health check before the first dose
Kitten vaccination course
Kitten vaccination course
Vaccination
·
Cat
In the plan
From
From
$92
$92
Typical range
Typical range
$92
to
$128
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
FeLV and FIV testing before the first dose
FeLV and FIV testing before the first dose
Annual booster
Annual booster
Vaccination
·
Dog or cat
In the plan
From
From
$62
$62
Typical range
Typical range
$62
to
$88
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
The annual health check when it is booked as its own appointment
The annual health check when it is booked as its own appointment
Rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccination
Vaccination
·
Dog or cat
From
From
$45
$45
Typical range
Typical range
$45
to
$72
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
The travel certificate, and the tapeworm treatment before travel
The travel certificate, and the tapeworm treatment before travel
Rabbit vaccination, RHDV and myxomatosis
Rabbit vaccination, RHDV and myxomatosis
Vaccination
·
Rabbit
From
From
$78
$78
Typical range
Typical range
$78
to
$105
What the price excludes
What the price excludes
The nail clip and dental check usually done at the same visit
The nail clip and dental check usually done at the same visit
Updated 24 August 2026.
The column nobody prints
The column nobody prints
Three costs sit outside almost every estimate
Three costs sit outside almost every estimate
01
Laboratory work sent away
Laboratory work sent away
An in-house panel appears on the estimate. A sample posted to an external laboratory does not, and it is usually the one that decides the diagnosis.
An in-house panel appears on the estimate. A sample posted to an external laboratory does not, and it is usually the one that decides the diagnosis.
02
Imaging taken part way through
Imaging taken part way through
A radiograph taken to answer a question that only came up during the procedure cannot be priced before the procedure starts.
A radiograph taken to answer a question that only came up during the procedure cannot be priced before the procedure starts.
03
Medicines dispensed to go home
Medicines dispensed to go home
Pain relief, antibiotics and a recovery collar are almost never inside the procedure fee, and they are almost always needed.
Pain relief, antibiotics and a recovery collar are almost never inside the procedure fee, and they are almost always needed.
The lifetime number
The lifetime number
What a policy costs across a whole life, not a year
What a policy costs across a whole life, not a year
Premiums are banded by age and rise every year. An excess is paid per condition, per policy year. Most policies add a co-insurance share once your pet passes a senior threshold. Change any number below and the comparison changes with it.
Premiums are banded by age and rise every year. An excess is paid per condition, per policy year. Most policies add a co-insurance share once your pet passes a senior threshold. Change any number below and the comparison changes with it.
What this cannot see: the model prices claims as a deterministic annual average. It cannot see variance, and variance is the single catastrophic claim insurance exists for.
What this cannot see: the model prices claims as a deterministic annual average. It cannot see variance, and variance is the single catastrophic claim insurance exists for.
Health plans
Health plans
Three plans, priced monthly, with the exclusions printed
Three plans, priced monthly, with the exclusions printed
Core
Core
$22
a month
Includes
Includes
Annual booster, one health check, twelve months of flea, tick and worm cover.
Annual booster, one health check, twelve months of flea, tick and worm cover.
Excludes
Excludes
Dental work, diagnostics, surgery and anything given out of hours.
Dental work, diagnostics, surgery and anything given out of hours.
Complete
Complete
$38
a month
Includes
Includes
Everything in Core, plus two health checks, a dental assessment and a nurse clinic each quarter.
Everything in Core, plus two health checks, a dental assessment and a nurse clinic each quarter.
Excludes
Excludes
Anaesthetics, extractions, imaging and out of hours.
Anaesthetics, extractions, imaging and out of hours.
Senior
Senior
$46
a month
Includes
Includes
Everything in Complete, plus two blood panels a year and a blood pressure check at each visit.
Everything in Complete, plus two blood panels a year and a blood pressure check at each visit.
Excludes
Excludes
Anaesthetics, extractions, imaging and out of hours.
Anaesthetics, extractions, imaging and out of hours.
Out of hours
Out of hours
Four situations that cannot wait until morning
Four situations that cannot wait until morning
An out of hours consultation costs three times a daytime one. These four are worth it every time, because all four get worse on a timescale of minutes.
An out of hours consultation costs three times a daytime one. These four are worth it every time, because all four get worse on a timescale of minutes.
Difficulty breathing
Difficulty breathing
Open-mouth breathing in a cat, or a dog that cannot settle and will not lie down.
Open-mouth breathing in a cat, or a dog that cannot settle and will not lie down.
A distended abdomen with unproductive retching
A distended abdomen with unproductive retching
A deep-chested dog trying to be sick and bringing nothing up. Minutes matter.
A deep-chested dog trying to be sick and bringing nothing up. Minutes matter.
A seizure over five minutes, or seizures repeating
A seizure over five minutes, or seizures repeating
One short seizure that stops is different from one that does not.
One short seizure that stops is different from one that does not.
Any suspected poisoning
Any suspected poisoning
Bring the packet. Treatment is cheapest and most effective before signs appear.
Bring the packet. Treatment is cheapest and most effective before signs appear.
Or call (555) 010 4477, any hour
Advice
Advice
Written by the vets who do the work
Written by the vets who do the work
What an estimate does not include
What an estimate does not include
Three lines appear on almost every veterinary estimate. Four costs sit outside all three, and they are the ones that move the final bill.
Three lines appear on almost every veterinary estimate. Four costs sit outside all three, and they are the ones that move the final bill.
All pets
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5 min read
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Insurance excess, in plain numbers
Insurance excess, in plain numbers
A policy that pays 80 per cent of a claim does not pay 80 per cent of your bill. Here is where the other money goes.
A policy that pays 80 per cent of a claim does not pay 80 per cent of your bill. Here is where the other money goes.
All pets
·
6 min read
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When out of hours is the right call
When out of hours is the right call
Out of hours costs three times a daytime consultation. Four situations are worth it every time, and one common worry usually is not.
Out of hours costs three times a daytime consultation. Four situations are worth it every time, and one common worry usually is not.
All pets
·
4 min read
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Registering a pet takes four minutes.
Registering a pet takes four minutes.
Send us the name, the species and your old practice. We request the records; you do not have to.
Send us the name, the species and your old practice. We request the records; you do not have to.