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Originally Posted by BonBon  I don't mean to upset you or insult you by saying this but Banfield is widely known for wanting to do unnecessary procedures, give unnecessary vaccinations, etc. in order to increase their profit (I'm not saying that all of them are this way, but many of them are). It doesn't surprise me that they're urging you into two separate procedures where you'll have to pay twice. Especially if you bought into their "insurance" plan and prepaid for the spay. 
My vets have always strongly encouraged me to have the baby teeth extracted at the time of spay/neuter. There is always a risk any time anesthesia is used on people or pets. My advice is for you to check with a different vet. |
I rescued a dog and she was in such bad shape when I picked her up that I took her to the vet first to get checked out before taking her to my home. My vet was closed by the time I got back to my town (drove 2.5 hours to get her). Anyway I was basically forced to take her to Banfield because they were the only ones still open for routine type visits. She turned out to be fine and just had some simple skin issues from being kept outside and in filthy conditions. They gave me the option of doing a thorough workup at the tune of 600 dollars. I said no, paid my 35 and we left with her 7 day supply of antibiotic.
My normal vet cringes when Banfield is mentioned because they do exactly what BonBon just said - unnecessary procedures and vaccinations. They also have a health plan that is very hard to cancel as I have been told by some who had it and then tried to cancel it.
You have done such a great job of looking out for her. I agree with the others, take her to another vet.