Is this vet package worth it?

[thunders-mumms]

So found a new vet after a dreadful visit from the local one. They say they see plenty of rabbits and the cost is cheaper, a vhd jab is only £16 and a spray is £50. They also do a package which is £8 a month for a year which includes health check with 2 myxi jabs, health check with the vhd jab, a years supply of worming treatment, a bottle  of rear guard against fly strike, bag of excel food (which is what she is on) and a microchip. This sounds great, however she is a house bun, so is the microchip and fly strike treatment necessary? Plus I have already paid £20 for her first myxi jab last week. 

[Elrohwen]

Opinions differ on whether microchipping rabbits is a good idea. Personally I haven’t done it because I haven’t seen the research that it’s safe on such small animals, plus mine do not go outside.

As for fly strike, it’s very unlikely that an indoor rabbit would suffer from this, so I don’t think it’s necessary. I doubt regular worming would be necessary for the same reason.

[KatnipCrzy]

I think members from hte UK? will need to put their input on this. There are no vaccines for bunnies in the US, house bunnies are not as likely to get flystrike, and most often a fecal sample is checked for parasites- and wormng is based on the results. But I know that things are different over there- people often have small gardens that their bunnies can play in, and there is a different risk for disease and parasites that I just would not know anything about.

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