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SoCalyorkiLvr · 11-10-2005, 05:05 PM

I am the first to admit that I paid a lot for my yorkies but I have spent way more than their original purchase price on vet bills for all three and not because they were unusually sick or had accidents or anything. It was just normal stuff that puppies have happen.

I would save the cost of the puppy and then have at least $1000 in reserves so you can not stress out too much or possibly delay taking them to the vet because you fear you may not be able to pay the bill.

When Ava had her corneal ulcer and I took her to the emergency vet in the middle of the night when she was crying from the pain they charged $1500 on my credit card. It ended up costing $900 and all they did was run tests to rule out parvo, coccidia and hypoglycemia and they rehydrated her.

When Buddha wouldn't walk on his hind leg and we thought he may have broken it, it was $600 for the x-rays and the sedation for them to tell us he was fine. We realized afterward that he was probably stung by a bee but the vet did not diagnose this.

Princess Chai developed Kennel cough after a trip to the vet but I still had to take her back there, and when they couldn't diagnose it, I switched vets and paid again for the second opinion.

I use a homeopathic vet for second opinions a lot, and he has actually saved me money with the western style vets on unnecessary vaccines and surgeries but I have to pay him for his time and advice too.

Just from reading the stories on here you can see that the vet bills are expensive. My microwave repair guy this week told me he just spent $1300 to have his 15 year old yorkie's eye removed for health reasons. It all adds up and we all want the best for our babies so.....we all need to be as prepared as possible for the unexpected.

11-10-2005, 05:05 PM	#10
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	I am the first to admit that I paid a lot for my yorkies but I have spent way more than their original purchase price on vet bills for all three and not because they were unusually sick or had accidents or anything. It was just normal stuff that puppies have happen. I would save the cost of the puppy and then have at least $1000 in reserves so you can not stress out too much or possibly delay taking them to the vet because you fear you may not be able to pay the bill. When Ava had her corneal ulcer and I took her to the emergency vet in the middle of the night when she was crying from the pain they charged $1500 on my credit card. It ended up costing $900 and all they did was run tests to rule out parvo, coccidia and hypoglycemia and they rehydrated her. When Buddha wouldn't walk on his hind leg and we thought he may have broken it, it was $600 for the x-rays and the sedation for them to tell us he was fine. We realized afterward that he was probably stung by a bee but the vet did not diagnose this. Princess Chai developed Kennel cough after a trip to the vet but I still had to take her back there, and when they couldn't diagnose it, I switched vets and paid again for the second opinion. I use a homeopathic vet for second opinions a lot, and he has actually saved me money with the western style vets on unnecessary vaccines and surgeries but I have to pay him for his time and advice too. Just from reading the stories on here you can see that the vet bills are expensive. My microwave repair guy this week told me he just spent $1300 to have his 15 year old yorkie's eye removed for health reasons. It all adds up and we all want the best for our babies so.....we all need to be as prepared as possible for the unexpected. Last edited by SoCalyorkiLvr; 11-10-2005 at 05:08 PM.