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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

...medical first opinion practice. Most practices now have digital X-rays, ultrasound machines, endoscopes and blood testing machinery and the tests are done instantly. It is like a cross between a GP, an accident and emergency room, and a hospital, all merged into one. All of those costs have to be paid for, including staff, who also have to endure the cost-of-living increases and who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...'s word that it has not gone up by 50%. Likewise, we can only take the word of the people who are on the front line saying it has gone up by 50%. I take on board that vets do a lot more than a GP clinic. I had my own experience with my dog during Hallowe'en and I got excellent care from the vet, but it cost €2,500. If I was not in a position to pay that, the dog would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...24 relate to financial and medical circumstances. That does not sound right. I disagree with Mr. Cashman in one respect. In my area at least, it is as expensive to go to a vet as it to go to a GP. I know he has to represent the views of his members but I have to represent my constituents. I hear that on the ground and, as I am a dog owner, I know exactly some of the costs involved....