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Originally Posted by BakersDozen  I am in Oklahoma, and a C-Section is around $200 here also. Emergency C-Section $300-$500 depending on vet. Spay is $60, neuter is $50. Ultrasound around $100, and X-rays $40-50.
This is not just one cheap vet, this is the average among many vets in the surrounding area. Just because a service is cheaper in a certain area, doesn't mean the provider is less able. Prices, on the east and west coast particularly, are much higher in some areas, as is the cost of living. For example, we have a lot of people moving to our area from California. They can sell their house in CA for half a million dollars, and buy a comparable house here for $150,000. (or less) Same house, different price.  |
I agree. The "animal hospital" here charges wayyyyyy outrageous prices. The vets office just a few miles away charges about half of what they do, and my vet from where I grew up, probably a quarter that, and I feel more comfortable with him because he truely does what he does because he LOVES animals and not for the money.
Heres an example, I got a quote from the hospital for a spay and declaw of my cat.....$270, vet down the road, $150, my old vet $70. When I worked for the animal hospital and got to see how it was from the inside, I just wanted to tell everyone going there to take their animals and run to a different place! Its the biggest nicest place around with the most seemingly nice people, but behind the scenes its totally different. Someone brought their dog in that the neighbor had poisoned, we made it puke, and charged them $250 for the emergency call. They didnt have any money on them at the time and they were the topic of gossip for the next couple of days.
There needs to be more vets that are in this business for the right reasons.