I will try that. Thanks for the advice. She is due for her next 3 month checkup at the end of this month so I will try to speak to the manager when I phone down to arrrange it this week.

Trouble is we are not in an area with any other vets and to go elsewhere would require transport. The tablets are prescription but, as I said she has been taking them and having regular checkups every 3 months for 5 years and has no major problems apart from her age. I would not just stop the tablets as I would never do anything which might harm her, but it is getting to be quite a job getting her down to the surgery each time now.

My dog has been taking tablets for 5 years now and the vet still insists on me taking her to the surgery every 3 months for a checkup. Surely if the tablets were going to cause any problems this would have shown up ages ago. Can the vet refuse to give me another 3 months supply if we do not attend the surgery? (My dog is now getting old, she is 17, and cannot walk that far, although she is generally well and enjoys her food, potters around the garden etc. I have no transport to take her so, after 5 years, is it still essential that I have to find a way to get her down to the vets again just to get her next lot of tablets?