 Purred: Sun Jun 28, '09 8:05am PST |
 | |  | | Ask the vet about the difference in dosage between a pet pharmacy and human pharmacy. If what your Mom's coworker says is true, I would think that you would want the purer dose. I would think that when the researchers were testing the drugs on cats, they were using the purer form of the drug to make sure their results were accurate and not the cheap rejects from the pharmaceutical companies.
Also, your dosing schedule might make a difference. Some cats take it everyday for a certain number of days, then stop for a certain number of days. I took it 3 times a week, so it was Monday, Wednesday, Friday (or when Momma forgot, Monday, Thursday, Saturday. MOL!)
If you have AAA, you know, the roadside assistance company, they offer discounts on certain prescriptions with your card. I was on a human anti-nausea medicine that Momma had to get at CVS. At first AAA didn't pay, but eventually they kicked in and saved us some money.
At the start of chemo, it is more expensive because of the blood tests. The chemo can affect white blood cells which make you unable to fight off infections. That's why they test often at first to make sure you're OK. After a while, you can get tested less frequently like every other month or every three months.
Have you looked into Care Credit? It's a credit care for medical stuff including vet bills. They usually have special offers if you qualify, like if you charge a certain amount it's "interest-free" for a year. It's not really interest-free but interest deferred, so you have to be sure to pay on time every month and pay it off within the year or you get hit with all the finance charges. Our vet charged the card $1000 up front so I could get the special offer, then let me carry a credit on my balance with them until the $1000 was used up. (Most vet visits were between $150 - $300, but that was when I was out of remission and on IV chemo once a week.)
Best of luck,
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