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Originally Posted by Verbena

I would definitely find another vet. Galen had 17 puppy teeth out and I did not get charged any more then if he had 4 teeth out what they thought in the estimate. A lot of people do not like my vet because he is a little higher priced but he tells me like it is. He knows what kind of person I am and he doesn't sugar coat anything for me. Rosencrantz had a cold. I brought him in. And few days later Guildenstern was brought in with the same thing. He did not charge me for the visit. So I may pay a little more but he does give breaks. I would go online and check where there is some vets. I would also ask some people when I shop at the pet store. Good luck

See and I'd be willing to go to a more pricey vet (two of these 3 were), so long as they're reasonable and I'm getting my monies worth. The 2nd vet I had to leave cuz any concern I had meant I'm leaving with a $50+ prescription . If Dr. #3 could have justified some of the charges he was making, fine, I can live with it... but when I mentioned some yorkies need more than 3 teeth removed, he looked at me like I was crazy and said "who told you that? 3 is the worst case!" Oh really!!

Originally Posted by LoALAnna

I would recommend Angie's List! It is very reliable and gives you a chance to review your experience, too.

I had not thought of Angie's List, thank you for bringing that to mind! I'll give that a look

Originally Posted by pstinard

The adult teeth should have come in already. I had Bella spayed at 7 months, and not only did she have all of her adult teeth in, the vet only had to remove two baby canines. Maybe Billi's teeth are coming in slowly because of her small size? Either that, or your vet doesn't know what he's talking about and it's time to find a new vet. With a Yorkie that small, you might be able to wait longer until you get her spayed--maybe until 8 months--or you could wait until after her first heat providing you can keep her away from male dogs during that time. But definitely find another vet!

I've checked her mouth a few times & thought for sure she's been teething, since she loves to chew, loves ice & bully sticks, etc. But I've noticed she has a huge gap between her molars and front teeth. I figured the rest of her teeth were adults by now and those middle teeth were on their way... Either this doc is totally off, or she really has no big girl teeth yet. He wouldn't tell me when to expect them, but I'm hoping her tiny size is delaying it. Which would delay a spay, which annoys me more cuz he was pushing for it ASAP so much!