Ellie's spay was less than $150.
That price is with no blood work.
That is about $100 more.
Her vet office charges more than some but they do low cost spay/neuter.
After spending 8 years in college, coming out with over $50,000 in loans to pay back, being an intern and possiby working 16 hour or longer shifts, doing surgery in the middle of the night, sometimes being on call, having to deal with people who are devastated about sick pets and having extreme pressure to do surgery and make sure it is perfect is worth every penny they ask for in my opinion.
Oh, and there patients can't tell them what is wrong and some of them bite.
The average vet salary is somewhere between $60,000-$70,000 a year (more if you own the practice) which is nothing for what they do.
The sad part is, some owners just can't afford it.
I can't blame it on the vets though.
Dog insurance might be good for spay/neuter...