Aside from being invoiced for services not rendered, the vet fees involving the dental work comes out as follows (in Canadian funds, of course):
A) 1st consultation with new/referred vet (decided to use a different vet recommended by another yorkie owner who just had her little boy's teeth done) + typical puppy wellness/physical exam + pre-op bloodwork = $221.
B) Drop-off for dental work and same day pick-up.
- Anesthetic Maintenance $140.70
- Penicillin Injection 27.30
- Metacam Injection 31.50
- IV Fluid Therapy 89.25 (which, btw, was NOT necessary but charged anyway as they used the "estimate" invoice unrevised...)
- Hospitalization 26.25
- Medical Care/Supervision 23.10
- Antirobe 25mg Capsules(14)12.25
- Metacam Oral 7.29
- Canine Dentistry 240.00 (cleaning tarter off back tooth?)
- Tooth Extraction (4) 112.00 (only 3 k9's pulled... 4th non-k9 left in)
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709.64
GST 35.49
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745.13
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We need to smack husbands who pay blindly without reading invoices, and wives who say, "Oh well, we'll just forget it since I don't plan on going back to him again and it's a long drive away."
So anyway, the amount it costs seem to vary depending on time required, the anesthetic used, and how many anesthetic technicians they have on monitoring duty during the operation.
That last tooth left in is still firmly in place and causing gum inflammation and definite bloody breath when prior to the dental work, even with retained puppy teeth, her breath wasn't so bad. I believe she's swallowing her own blood regularly which is obviously bad for her health. The lint and strings from her chew toys' fabrics wrapped around between her tiny adult and baby tooth aren't helping either. So get them all pulled at once when you do decide to go get it done so you wouldn't have to put your baby through the same discomfort twice! Use this waiting time to research a good, honest, reliable vet!
Good luck!
