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Sounds way too less. Wow, 200.00 for a c-section! That is so cheap, makes me wonder. I have had two recently and the forst one was $558.00 during working daytime hours and not an emergency situation, but needed to be done. The second one was around 10:30 at night and was $785.00. And we know each other well, so I get a great discount.
C-sections depend on the hour and reason - emergency situation by situation case. I have heard the normal after hour cost is normally 1,000.
It is a good thing that you are researching now. I think you will find out that it is a lot more than one think to breed. You are also have to have extra cash after delivery for mom alone - many times they need check after delivery = office visit, x-rays afterwards in some cases, medication, etc...
My last delivey was normal delivery, but she had still some of the afterbirth still inside and we could not get it to come out. So we had to take her in to get checked - oxy shot needed and perscription for Amoxi, and an x-ray to make sure there was not another pup caught in the way - reason afterbirth was not coming out. All that was extra cost.
When we had the c-sections, my first girl got am infection and was running a fever - so we had to take her in to get rechecked=another office visit and amoxi. perscription and fluids - 128.00. She also would not eat on her own and I had to stay home and hand feed her all around the clock.
The 2nd c-section - we had one pup that would not suck on her own and had to take her back to the vet twice with bottle feeding and then tube feeding her around the clock every hour or two hours. We lost her after 5 days.
So breeding is very costly and time consuming. Not everyone knows this when they get into it. Most just jump feet first and learn as they go. I would not recommend this.