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06-06-2010, 11:55 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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| Neutering prices I'm getting my nearly 8mth old boy neutered and called my usual vet for a quote. I was expecting @ £60 or so but was shocked to be quoted £135!!! A quick call around 4 other vets showed me their price was within the £50-£70 mark. My question is what to do?? My usual vet is actually my horse vet, they are more expensive butthey are the best large animal vet in my area and I rust them with the horses but my other pets are elsewhere. I registered my pup with them as he needed his jabs when we had terribel snow (and no car) and as we has a vet coming for one of the horses we got her to give our pup his initial shots and check over. In other circumstances I would go with the cheaper quote (and nearer actually) but the expensive vets asked how much my pup weighed and I wondered if that had a bareing (ie, costs more for little dogs?). What do you think? |
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06-07-2010, 04:19 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Temple GA
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| If the other vets are small animal vets, I would pick your favorite amongst them because anesthesia in small animals is very tricky and your horse vet has much less experience than the vets that work with small animals every day. |
06-07-2010, 06:43 AM | #3 |
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| Phone prices in my experience are different than actual prices. Also, ask if pre-op blood work is included, or if it is an extra.
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06-07-2010, 06:50 AM | #4 |
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| If it were me I would use the vet with the most experience with small dog.
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06-07-2010, 06:56 AM | #5 |
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| I would go with the vet that you trust the most with small dogs. Anesthetic protocol is extremely important.
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06-07-2010, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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| What does the pre op bloodwork show? I have had my kitties spayed/neutered and don't recall pre op bloodwork. When I got pricing for spay and neutering my two dogs, pre op bloodwork was mentioned as extra and no explanation what this would be for. It is optional. I also have the choice of laser surgery versus the traditional surgery. I know laser surgery for humans is a easier and shorter recovery/healing. |
06-07-2010, 02:20 PM | #7 | |
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