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03-13-2013, 04:54 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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| Question about cost of anesthesia ... Last week i had to have some dental work done on my little guy, Baci. At 13 months a couple of his baby teeth hadn't erupted, another needed extraction, and some gum tissue needed to be cut away to give his adult molars the best chance of being retained. Anyway, I was was charged $700 by the dental specialist for just the bloodwork and one hour of anesthesia (propofol), NOT including the procedure itself. Now, i am happy to provide him with everything he needs to be healthy and happy. I so deeply love him and gladly accept my responsibilities as his guardian, so that's not the issue. I'm just wondering if this is a fair price. I also want to thank you all for this wonderful place to learn and share. I have been incredibly busy between work, school and my son, and have been remiss in posting pics of the sweetest, handsomest yorkie on the planet :-). I fully intend to remedy that soon along with a donation to this fantastic site. In the meantime, I thank all of you, from the bottom of my heart, for selflessly giving me the knowledge to be the best guardian I can be for be for my Baci. |
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03-13-2013, 04:58 AM | #2 |
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| Wowzers! Not normal. Propofol is an IV injection and then anesthesia is maintained with gas (Iso or Sevoflurane). None of this is clse to $700.
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03-13-2013, 05:01 AM | #3 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| ive never heard of it costing that much for just bloodwork and anethesia! hope you didnt get rooked.
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03-13-2013, 05:05 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: the land of high taxes
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| Just had my little girl spayed, had 4 retained baby teeth removed and several other teeth that were ready to come out extracted - she also was kept over night - total cost $391. Why did you need a dental surgeon? Why didn't the vet do it, and if he/she did - then WOW they have got very high fees. On the other hand, it is over and you did the very best for your puppy. I would certainly check around for another vet if your pup needs any other work. |
03-13-2013, 05:07 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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| Thanks for replying! Also included were things like appointment cost, continuous ekg monitoring and nursing care... |
03-13-2013, 05:11 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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| Oh, and xrays... My regular vet doesn't do it. Going to be looking around for another, it seems..:-( |
03-13-2013, 05:21 AM | #7 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| or at least make some calls around to see what another in your area wouldve charged you for the same things....
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03-13-2013, 05:29 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wainfleet Ontario Canada
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| As this is already done you probably can't do anything about it now. For future reference and for anyone reading this post, please have those canine teeth removed when they are spayed or neutered. I ask my families to spay or neuter at 8 months of age as those baby canines are ready to come out and it will save you an expensive surgery later. I had a family spay the pup at 5 months old and the vet sent her to a tooth doctor who removed her baby teeth plus 8 adult teeth. I had told them about removing the teeth when they spayed her but I told them 8 months of age not 5 months. |
03-13-2013, 05:44 AM | #9 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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03-13-2013, 06:27 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wainfleet Ontario Canada
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| The canine teeth are twice as long below the gum as above and not all vets are able to pull them but it sure sounds like you got totally ripped off. Try contacting whatever organization governs vets in your area and put in an inquiry. I encourage people that buy my pups to come back to my vet to be spayed or neutered as I have never had an issue there with teeth. People with yorkies generally pamper them and I think these pros know it. |
03-13-2013, 06:33 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker | I have an appointment to get my Maya Spayed at 6.5 months, it looks like she will have to have some baby teeth pulled....unless they fall out sometime between now and then. The lower canines are all the way in and the baby canines remain. I would like to ask: when do the females usually begin to become fertile? Is it better (or safe in that regard) to wait till 8 months for spaying? Why does my vet recommend 6 months? Thanks! |
03-13-2013, 06:33 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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| The issues were that there were no signs of the adult teeth erupting, so they didn't even know if he had any . They said to wait until he was a year old to see if they erupted. They didn't. However, xrays showed they were there. That's why they extract during neutering -- a practice I also heartily recommend if you can!! |
03-13-2013, 06:34 AM | #13 | |
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Did the vet give you an estimate beforehand? Whenever my kiddos need something done, the vets give us a very detailed ballpark estimate so there are no surprises...and they always err on the high side, just in case.
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03-13-2013, 06:36 AM | #14 | |
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03-13-2013, 06:39 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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| Ya, they did...and my bad. We only have 2 dental specialists in my area, so i just went with it. Live and learn, I guess. Fool me once... |
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