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Originally Posted by sallen15  Thanks for the break-down of your costs. It does seem like my vet prices are high, I guess I never thought about it since we've been going for so long but they just built a new clinic so that's probably reflected in the prices.
I will def. be talking to the Animal Care Center that I have the free spay certificate with and see what it would cost me there.
How much does your vets charge for an office visit/exam, mine charges $42 for a puppy wellness exam, last night we spent about 90 bucks on an exam, rabies shot, DHPP booster and 1 vial of revolution. |
The well exam is about the same price as yours. A few weeks ago, I brought my girls for the last DHPP shot of first year. They also received rabies shots, dewormers, and short exam (that's how they called it). I paid a total of $150 for two puppies. I remember the first visit though. It was the well check up right after I bought the puppies. It seemed like this trip was necessary to make sure the puppies were fine. It cost me a total of $90 dollars just for the well check to make sure I don't have to return the puppies to the breeder. There was no lab work, no shots, just checking and weighing the puppies. .... Really need to find a better way to save the cost at the vet!
I talked to the neuter/spay clinic. It will cost me $71 there to spay one puppy, plus the optional pain medication $15 (which of course is necessary). One thing I know I will include is the heartworm test (which is $23 there, at the vet $35). He also said the preanesthetic panel is not required because I have young puppies. (it's required for older dogs.) The surgery itself is pretty much the same thing, with Isoflurane Anes included. And IV is not necessary, because the operation only lasts twenty minutes. And acquiring heartworm preventative later on is also necessary. You can also acquire all the shots there at the spay clinic in the future (such as future rabies, distemper/parvo; bordetella). There is even one package that offers all vaccines plus heartworm test at the cost of $56 (heartworm preventative extra).
So you definitely want to check with your free spay service to find out what they cover. And in the future, you should be able to find a neuter/spay clinic in your area as well.