Laser Spay/Neuter

[Superstarkba]

I am wanting to get Dakota spayed by laser, but I am having trouble finding a place that does it. Well while I was searching for it heres a link I came across. http://www.metzgeranimal.com/JanFeb_Kees_pgs38-41.pdf

Its very in detail, sick stomach ppl please don't read.

[Ellie May]

That is cool. Ellie should be spayed this year and I don't wanna.

[Tillys_mom]

Tilly was just spayed a few weeks ago and she had laser surgery. You can't even see where she had the operation now. It was only like $25 more, it was so worth it. She did so good with her spay. The next day she was back to her normal self. Yay! I won't have to mess with her diapers.

[Superstarkba]

Theres a vet around here that does it, and I have been meaning to call and get a price, but they haven't hooked there machine up yet, but I am not going to get her fixed until Novemember!

[kalina82]

If you can find a vet that does it without hiking the price way up then go for it. Most places around me over charge for this procedure. Honestly i wouldn't get it done because there really is no difference in the recovery rate. The only difference is the size of the incision and if you have a good vet there really isn't much of a difference in that either. Morgan's incision was an inch to an inch and a half long. So if the price is right, then go ahead, but its its alot more then don't bother. your pet is still going under anesthesia and is still going to get everything it would for a non-laser procedure.

[Yorkiekids]

I'd only do it if the price wasn't a whole lot more. Otherwise the old fashion way has always worked for me.

[Superstarkba]

one place was around $300!!And to get it done regularly by my vet would only cost $130, maybe? Plus that even includes microchip. That $300 price doesn't. and plus it wasn't even close and they MAKe them spend the night, I got away with bringing Aubrey home when he got neutered.

[Ellie May]

I would be very nervous if a vet did a spay for under $250. Is this vet (that charges $130) doing spays at his/her cost or only charging for material? If this is the price for any abdominal-type surgery there I wouldn't do it. A microchip costs atleast $15. Now we are at $115 for the spay. A vet gets paid about $25-30 an hour (atleast). A spay takes 15 minutes to 1 hour. Now we are at $85. I am a strong believer in antibiotics after a surgery. They are about $15. So $85-$15 is $70. I would never spay an animal without pain meds. Ellie's vet agrees and gets really upset when people won't use them. The only time pain meds aren't given at Ellie's vet after a spay is if the dog is nursing puppies. Pain meds are about $12.50. That is $57.50. I will go on the low side here and say an IV catheter is $15 (it is LOTS more than this though), so we are at $42.50. There is waste disposal which would be about $5. So that's $37.50. Now we have anesthesia. The best kind is quite expensive. I would say the low end at a normal vet office would be well over $30 for an hour. I will use $30 though. Now we are at $7.50. We have an e-collar (which most vets make you take. Lets just say $5 for that. That is $2.50. I guess the clinic makes a profit of $2.50? The problem is that the techs (who monitor your baby during anesthesia) haven't been paid. Neither have the receptionists. The monitoring (as in breathing and heart) that they do is in question. The electricity and all other bills there haven't been paid. And we didn't even do preop bloodwork (which cost me about $95 for Ellie for a surgery). I really hope your vet takes a loss on spays and neuters to help people. If so, that would explain the price and that is wonderful. If not, I would be scared. I see so many people get major surgery done too cheap. I can tell that you love Dakota so much and I am sure you will make the right choice for her. These are just my thoughts and I realllllly don't want anyone to be offended.

[omega]

One vet I use charges around $230.00 for the laser spay. That includes a week of meds to bring home. You do have to pay extra for the blood work, which is about $30.00.

I compared with other places and with the the extra charges other places add in, the price is pretty close.

[Superstarkba]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

I would be very nervous if a vet did a spay for under $250. Is this vet (that charges $130) doing spays at his/her cost or only charging for material? If this is the price for any abdominal-type surgery there I wouldn't do it. A microchip costs atleast $15. Now we are at $115 for the spay. A vet gets paid about $25-30 an hour (atleast). A spay takes 15 minutes to 1 hour. Now we are at $85. I am a strong believer in antibiotics after a surgery. They are about $15. So $85-$15 is $70. I would never spay an animal without pain meds. Ellie's vet agrees and gets really upset when people won't use them. The only time pain meds aren't given at Ellie's vet after a spay is if the dog is nursing puppies. Pain meds are about $12.50. That is $57.50. I will go on the low side here and say an IV catheter is $15 (it is LOTS more than this though), so we are at $42.50. There is waste disposal which would be about $5. So that's $37.50. Now we have anesthesia. The best kind is quite expensive. I would say the low end at a normal vet office would be well over $30 for an hour. I will use $30 though. Now we are at $7.50. We have an e-collar (which most vets make you take. Lets just say $5 for that. That is $2.50. I guess the clinic makes a profit of $2.50? The problem is that the techs (who monitor your baby during anesthesia) haven't been paid. Neither have the receptionists. The monitoring (as in breathing and heart) that they do is in question. The electricity and all other bills there haven't been paid. And we didn't even do preop bloodwork (which cost me about $95 for Ellie for a surgery). I really hope your vet takes a loss on spays and neuters to help people. If so, that would explain the price and that is wonderful. If not, I would be scared. I see so many people get major surgery done too cheap. I can tell that you love Dakota so much and I am sure you will make the right choice for her. These are just my thoughts and I realllllly don't want anyone to be offended.

Where I live vets are around that price. Micropchipp is $50, then the spay is 85 I think? This vet has A TON of patentients and they are always busy, they don't charge a lot, which is why they have a ton of customers. And plus all the vets in my area cost around that same price. I have seen ppl on YT pay a lot for something that would only cost me a little. I think my vet only makes a little bit off each animal, but if you have 50 coming in a day (which they almost do) then you make a lot of money by that. This vet is different, and I love them, which is all that matters. You don't even have to have an appt. And you can see the same doctoer and you don't have to wait forever once you go in there.

[Ellie May]

Wow, it must be nice. Anywhere around here I would run away at that price. In fact, Ellie's vet has atleast two doctors doing appt. in a day (from 6am-9pm), so they have quite a few clients. Anyway, office calls are still $38 and oral surgery was $600.

[Superstarkba]

Wow. Vets in my area arn't like that. Now if I go down towwards Atlanta it would be like that. My vet just had a price change, with a couple dollars for everything, so they actully went up on there prices.