[Ellie May]

I may be the only one that feels this way, but that is not too much.
A lot of vets do lower cost spay/neuter just so owners get it done.
That's great as long as they are following good protocol but not all vets offer such a great deal. Think of it this way. It is a major abdominal surgery...a hysterectomy. It is routine in that it is done all the time but it is not routine in that no abdominal surgery is that easy... If you can find a vet that you trust to do it cheaper, great. However, in my opinion, $600 for a major abdominal surgery with everything (blood work, IV, pain meds, etc.) is not unreasonable.

There are some organizations that offer it cheaper and some of those do a great job. Then some of them do line surgeries, use cheap anesthesia, don't do IVs, etc. So getting it done cheap is not always a deal.

That said, if my dog was under 3 pounds and had reacted to anesthesia before, I would go to a vet that I trusted and pay whatever they ask. If I questioned the vet's ability, I'd sooner skip the spay.

Ellie's spay was about $135 and then blood work. The office offered low cost spay/neuter without cutting corners. Her oral surgery was about $600.