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Originally Posted by ladyjane  That is about what I pay. The xrays are ultra important...that is great your vet does them! |
Yeah, it's worth my peace of mind to pay their prices because I trust their care so much so I know I'm getting what I am paying for. The dental radiographs are low price $150, high price $170. They do fluids through IV, intravenous catheterization, isoflurane, antibiotic injection the morning of (and antibiotics I am to give beginning 3 days prior - they want to do just in case any infection since his gums are slightly red, they'd rather be safe). Of course a pain injection and any meds to go home is included as well. They put extractions in the estimate just in case.
I think the low cost clinics could likely do a sufficient job for most dogs but I want to know I did everything in my power to give him his greatest odds, basically. I even got him his echocardigram after our vet heard a heart murmur back in March so that I had peace of mind with that (result was innocent murmur and nothing to fret over at this point).