Cosita just got Spayed...

[bettyeanne]

Originally Posted by orinskye

How much did the spay or neuter cost? (just curious) i know you can get reduced cost by going through a "care" vetrinarian or clinic

IMO ... the vet you choose is as important as a good breeder if your baby is extremely small. They have to be treated a little differently ... since they are small they have to have smaller doses of meds, less anesthesia, etc. It's amazing to me the number of horror stories about perfectly healthy babies that go in for routine procedures and never wake up! This happened to one of our breeders babies ... she insists, on those rare occasions when she sells one of her pups, that you bring it back to her for spay/neuter. She had a lady buy one of her pups and promised to bring her back to her to arrange for her spaying. The lady just went on and took the pup to a vet on her on ... the baby never woke up! Our breeder still grieves for that poor baby! Fortunately for us, the vet that our breeder uses [which, by the way is over a hundred mile drive for her] specializes in these tiny creatures and it's only a 45 minute drive from our home! We gladly drive that distance because we have complete confidence in Dr. Lucy! You are doing all your research before you find your baby [which is what we also did] so I just wanted to share this!

[Maddie-Rudy-Mom]

I have to agree with Toto's mom, it very important that the vet that spayed or neuters your puppy has experience with small breeds. I would ask alot of questions before You have them fixed. Maddie did great after she was spayed, they bounce back so fast. I was worried about Rudy when he got neutered, he is alway running and jumping. He did great and didn't even try to lick his stiches. Glad Coista is doing so well...............Cindy

[Raiza]

Hi Babbie, if I would had known I would had contacted the animal control and see if they do it for free as well. Well, I live in California, I doubt anyone would do anything fro free here. We have to pay even for the air we breath...

orinskye: I paid pre surgery test $66.08 (some blood test and see if everything is ok to do the surgery, well that was optional, but I decided to go ahead and do it)

OVH 20 Lbs-less $148.20
anesthesia ISO (add'l 1/4 hr) $34.35
Pain Relief anlgesia $35.20

Total of teeth removed $102.15

and the Derm caps (some oil 6 omega that helps with skin and healing) $14.40

So my total bill was $400.47

I still would check to see if some organization would do it for free. It never crossed my mind.

R