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Help very frustrated I took my Henry to set up an appointment to get his neutering done and when they gave me the estimate, I almost fell over, it was almost $500.!! When I questioned the cost the vet said that the laser was optional and with such a small dog was probably not necessary, that was $85 and they included microchip, which he already has, that was $35. But when you took the optional stuff off the bill is still over $300. I called some other vets to compare prices and some of them don't do the stuff that my vet does, such as an IV and sending them home with pain medication and pre-op blood work, so of course they are cheaper. My frustration is in what does he really need, I certainly want this to be as comfortable for him as possible, but as easy on my wallet too, can someone please tell me where can I draw the line? |
$300 for your area of the country is about right, I'm afraid. He definitely needs pre-op bloodwork. That will alert your vet to any unseen issues he may have that would make anesthesia dangerous for him. Post op pain medication is a good idea, too. Does he have any retained baby teeth? The time to take them out is during the neuter so you don't have to pay another $300 in a couple months and put him under anesthesia again. |
Please make sure you have the pre-op bloodwork done. Toby was neutered at 6 months. I trusted our vet (at the time) to do what was necessary. The day of his procedure another vet in the office did the surgery without pre-op. She apparently had no experience with little dogs. Toby suffered a cardiac arrest after the surgery and we almost lost him. I know it seems like extra money, but it is so worth it. Thankfully, Toby is ok now. He just had his teeth cleaned this month, first time he'd been under since the mess 2 years ago. He did fantastic with the proper care. Good luck to you! |
Well, Rily's neutering bill was only $100, but we have taken our 13 yr old schnauzer to this vet for years. Rily did great and even was pretty much back to his normal self by the next morning. He just needed to sleep off the meds. But, I live in rural VA not NY. |
Hi. I would definitely get the pre-op bloodwork. Neutering a dog is not major surgery and shouldn't take more than 5 minutes (actual surgery), so I wouldn't do the IV fluids, maybe have the needle put in for emergency access if needed (provided no problem with the bloodwork) and pain meds are relatively new, and as neutering a male is not major surgery, I would wait to see how he does. Pain will keep him quieter so he can heal, and resting after surgery is a good thing. The only other option I can suggest is to use a vet that works at a 24 hour full service animal hospital. That way, if a problem occurs, you don't have the added expense of moving him to an overnight facility or the added stress to the animal. |
Pre-op work is very necessary. It will show any problem you may not be aware of before your baby goes under. The price is very normal, if not, less expensive than NY. Buddy was neutered 5yrs ago and it cost me $425.00 encluding an over night stay to be safe. My daughter took her pug to the local SPCA with a voucher from them and had him neutered for $50.00. I wanted to stick with my vet, I felt better doing that. I didn't question the amount I trusted him to keep Buddy safe. That is all that mattered to me. Look into the local SPCA, they do it for much cheaper. |
I almost died when I got an estimate of $450 for neutering. So I took him somewhere else where they did the blood test and neutering and teeth pulling and thats it. He didn't need pain meds or anything special, I put a onesie on him to keep him from licking his incesion for about 2 - 3 days and he was fine, the stitches dissolved so I didn't have to go back. He didn't show any signs of suffering or pain just slept a lot which was good for him to heal. |
I think around 300 is average, but he is a male so I suppose male's are cheaper to fix? I got an estimate of $282 including pre op blood work for Lola. This isn't my regular vet but this is the vet she has been seeing which I am going to stick with, they have much more decent prices there, are very kind an friendly, actually will call to check up on your pet. Since we're moving in two weeks her spay will be put on hold until we're all settled in to our new place, at least this vet will be a bit closer to us now. :) |
I'm curious about this as well. Chloe will be 6 months at the end of September so we're getting ready to make her appointment for spaying. She's five months old now and only weights 3.4 lbs, so I was concerned about having the surgery so early. The vet seems confident that she'll be fine though, and said they do many small dogs. However, she also recommended three different pre-op things that runs us up about $100. One is the pre-op blood work, and one was a shot to help keep her from getting hypoglycemia since she has to do without food for so long. The vet also wants to do the IVs. I wasn't sure if all this was necessary, but I sure don't want to lose her just because I didn't want to spend much money. I think the total cost is going to be about $240. I also worry about her having to be stuck with needles and such too much. It's a scary thing to go through and I'm nervous!! -C |
Neutering males = small incision through the sac, each testicle is pulled out, tied off, and removed. Then the sac is stitched or glued. Done. Actual surgery lasts 2 - 5 minutes. Outpatient surgery: normally goes home same day. If male is cryptorchid, see below if undescended testicle is in the abdomen. Spaying females = major abdominal surgery. Incision through the abdomen,to access the abdominal cavity, ovaries and uterus are found, tied off, and removed. Animal is closed usually with stitches and/or staples and kept overnight. Actual surgery (not including prep and recovery) is 30 - 45 minutes or more. |
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I just had Piper spayed last November. She had bloodwork, spayed, 4 teeth removed, overnight stay and sent home with pain meds, cost $197. I have been using the same vet for 25 years. |
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I did blood work Iv bc he was about 3lbs and I didnt want to risk anything Pain meds to go home Pain shot after sx and microchip I think thats about it...I would def do the pre blood work and try to do an IV. You dont have to, but if something were to go wrong, the Dr would already have the IV in him ..I have seen it happen and I have seen dogs saved due to that! :D I am just crazy and will pay the extra to know that he is safe |
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