Common additional tests can include a cytology ($84.00) and skin scrape ($84.00).

In November 2023 we surveyed 73 vets all around the country. The average cost in the UK of a vet consultation stands at £53.82. There's massive variation nationwide. The cheapest price we found for a vet consultation was £26.28 at a practice in North Wales and the most expensive was £69 in North London.

A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon, is a professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.

Mars, while not a private equity firm, is the biggest consolidator of pet care companies in the United States, owning pet food companies, pet pharmacies and veterinary care clinic chains such as Banfield Pet Hospitals and BluePearl.