amount of $ spent on a spay, and dental ?
 

I just recieved a call from one of the vet techs about a price estimate regarding Suzi's spay, pre bloodwork, pain meds , denetal cleaning, and a possible tooth extrattion and more pain meds sent home. The whole thing will cost me between $300-400 dollars. Can any others tell me how much your total costs were if you have been through this ? Is this the ball part amount spent for having your dog go through the surgery?

Here in Maine , way opposite side of the country, I paid $360.00
for my Shih Tzu for spay , bloodpanel.

Somewhere between $350.00 - $450.00 when all was said & done with pre-op labs.

Yes, ZoE's spay was about the same, but she did not need a dental or any teeth extracted. It was just for exam, bloodwork, spay & pain meds. She did have it done a Thursday prior to a holiday weekend and I was given the option..and chose to...buy extra pain meds as the office would be closed through Tuesday.

I know there're places that will do it cheaper, but I was really happy with the care that she received at her vet, their communication with me throughout the day of her spay, and she recovered very quickly and has no scaring...you can't even tell she was spayed to look at her belly!

I think that is a pretty good price. A spay here is $230 and that includes blood work, pain medicine and laser therapy, this is actually the cheapest price as I checked all the vet clinics in the area. It cost me around $300 for just a dental and tooth extractions. I was told it would be about $400 for a spay and extracting 4 baby teeth, a dental would be much higher.
I would be very happy with a spay, dental and tooth extraction if needed for $300-400, that would be a bargain.

Riley was neutered Nov. 12, 2010, here in the city and at that time,
this was the cost:

$300.00 = Neuter/25lbs and less, including pre-op blood work
$ 17.99 = Rimadyl Injectable
$ 13.79 = Rimadyl 25 mg (3 pills) Vet said to give 1/4 morning & night
$ 65.00 = Microchip & Registration [OUCH!!]
$ 12.25 = E-Collar

$409.03 = TOTAL

RileyDC's post made me realize I lied in my post...as our cost also included being microchipped....my bad!

Dental plus blood panel, and extraction of 4 baby teeth was $450.00....spay is $350.00.....JUMP on your price of $400.00 before they go up!

spay with teeth extraction and meds 160 ,full blood panel 80

thank you for all your replies. i have not gone through this before on a small dog, only cats who were spayed. But, I want the best care for my little Suzi. The highest would be $495 but they have never charged me the highest fee. It all depends if the ned to extract the bad tooth, or pull any others. I've set aside the money for her surgery, so we are set financially for her surgery. It will be on the 11th of this month, I am confident in her vet that she will have the best care,but still very nervous, and the "what if's" cross my mind daily. so i'm trying to stay strong, especially for my son , who Suzi loves and my son is very attatched to. The vet tech told me as I was getting a proce breakdown they lost a dog during surgery, who had not recieved the preblood work, if they did the preblood work they would have known the dog was not strong enough for surgery. So I know how important this is, to spen $70 extra dollars on .
Once this is done, will Suzi stop the humping behavior? even when she is not in heat she has tried to hump my legs when taking a nap, which is very annoying to say the least. Suzi is a fiesty, tough little yorkie, And I think after she starts feeling better the most difficult part is making sure she is calm and not jumping on furniture. they told me it takes only 7-10 days for things to heal , and they use the disolveable stitches on the outside, so their won't be a need to take her back to have any stitches removed. I just want to get this done and over with for the health of Suzi, but still very aprehensive, about her going through this process.
I had both dogs microchipped a few months ago by our vet , they only charged $35 each.

Wow!! I feel blessed. Our vet charges less than $100 and does not charge extra for extracting any teeth done during surgery!!! This fee also includes pain meds!

bamawife you are a lucky one. So for the lowest quote I have received has been $300. Maybe that's why we haven't been yet for the dental and spay. :( and with Nali being only 4.5lbs i'm very nervous about putting her to sleep if it's not really necessary.

I have Hope's surgery scheduled for Sept and they quoted me $375 for blood work, spay, pain meds. Sounds like it's a pretty good deal if you are also having dental done too. Praying your little one does well. Makes me a bit nervous too!

Jada had a non-cancerous tumor removed from her back a couple of months ago. I had her dental done at the same time since she was due for one. I think the total for everything was around $350.00..surgery, blood work, pathology for the tumor and teeth cleaning and antibiotics and pain meds.

I agree that that sounds like a great price!

Here, a spay is around $250 with bloodwork, dentals start at $200 for just a basic cleaning, no extractions. I've spent upward of $800 on dentals with extractions, depending on how involved they where!

morgan got neutered/full blood panel/baby teeth extracted/ microchipped for $250

Boy I really need to find another vet. I wish our vet wasn't charging so much. I just found out for a spay and dental at the same time it would cost $580.

If Truffles wasn't in wellness care plan, spay was $650 plus baby teeth total $600's top to that spay.... crazy~!!! we are planning to drive few hours away to other vet for dental work for less $$ but hope it comes out natural before that :)

Ellie's spay was about $150 but that office did lower cost s/n. Dentals start at $200. Baby toth extractions are probably a few dollars per tooth.

higher prices don't always mean good care, but very low prices often mean corners are being cut. So while I think it is wise to make sure a vet is not really overcharging, there are so many other considerations. Is the best anesthesia being used, who is monitoring, how is your pet monitored, how closely are they watched in recovery, is the office up to date, etc. All these things cost lots of $$$. For instance, while not extremely important with baby teeth, when the mouth looks bad xrays are needed...dental xrays. A very large number of offices don't have this capability. It is expensive. Cutting corner by not having it. Using cheaper pre anesthetic sedation is another possible way for them to charge less. And at some low cost s/n clinics, vets are required to complete these surgeries within a set number of minutes..or at least that is what is preferred, Very bad idea. Sooo please everyone be careful..

Our local SPCA has a spay/neuter program where you pay based on your income. You fill out the form, provide proof of income, and they'll schedule an appointment for you for whichever local vet you choose that is participating in the program. We ended up paying $175 for 1 spay and 2 neuters, plus $50 a dog for 2 of them to get teeth pulled while they were under. You might want to check your local SPCA and see if you qualify.