vjgrey Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Is it normal to pay over $500 for a spay, or is my vet just obscenely expensive? I did request all of the "optional," pre-surgery bloodwork, etc . . but I expected something more in the $300 range. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koolaidnconner Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would say that is expensive here in Winnipeg. It's about 200.00-300 with bloodwork being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 $500 is wayyy tooo high. Usually, it is around $200 or $300, give or take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredracers Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 It depends on where you are... prices here can go from $200-$600 for a spay. Quote Elphie, Kulee, Amanda, Harmony, Alex (hound mix), Phantom, Norbet, Willis (dsh), Autumn (Siamese) & Max (OSH) & mama rat, LaLa & baby Poppy! My bridge kids: Crooke & Mouse (always in my heart), Flake, Buzz, Snake, Prince (GSD), Justin & Gentry (Siamese), Belle (Aussie/Dalmatian mix), Rupert (amstaff) and Fred, Sirius, Severus, Albus, George, Hagrid, Hermione, Minerva, Marilyn, Wren, Molly, Luna, Tonks, Fleur, Ginny, Neville, Bill, Percy, Rose & Charlie (rats) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevdog Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Dallas was around $120 for hers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Wow! Our prices for dentals are higher than most (making me think this area is higher priced than many) but I've never heard of a dog spay going over $220, even with all the "bells and whistles" Quote Forever in my Heart Joe T Greyhound, Charly Bear, Angel Daisy, and Katze & Buzz Kitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreysAndMoreGreys Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I paid over $500 for Pooh recently We did go with the pre anesthetic blood work. No dental or anything other then the spay. I even had the meds (pain and antibiotics) so there was no charge for those. But then again I know my vet is crazy high on their prices. Heck I paid $40 for a bag of fluids. Yes just the bag of fluids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 I wouldn't mind paying a small fortune if I were happier with our vet. In Oklahoma, I used a vet who I knew was expensive and drove 45 minutes to see him. I didn't mind at all, because he was phenomenal with my dogs, and he has a lot of experience with greyhounds. This vet isn't bad, but he's not good enough to justify what we're paying. We're moving soon, so it's a moot point, but if we weren't, I'd definitely be changing vets. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 That's a bit high for our area. When Tater was spayed, with the pre-anes. bloodwork I think it was around $300. She didn't need a dental, so that was just the bloodwork and spay. The post-op pain killers we had at home already, but that doesn't add too much to the bill anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 It depends on where you are... prices here can go from $200-$600 for a spay. Agreed. I paid almost $600.00 when Pooter was done. She had all the pre-op blood work done and she also had a tooth extracted. Normal for our area and I don't mind paying it for excellent work. Pooter came home the same day and was eating that night. She did beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBSFlame Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 With bloodwork that's about right for the Charlotte area. My recent vet bill for them washing out Star's nose and a few stitches including a few cultures is up to $600...so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kodywyoming Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 O.O I'm always amazed at the spay prices. I paid about $80 to have a cat spayed a few years ago. People say, well, that's just a tiny cat...but to have a horse neutered (which would almost always be a home/farm visit), it's about $100-200, and we're talking about a 500+lb animal. And then you pay up to $600 for a dog?! This does not make sense to me. (Luckily, Zoey's spay was covered by the adoption group, because I would never have been able to afford that right off the bat.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I live in a rural part of Pa. my last cost we $285.00 but that was with additional cost of a rabies, heartworm testing, and heartgurad meds, and a removal of a dew claw that grew back after removal from the breeder, nail clipping and microchipping at the same time, I know vet cost due depend on what part of the country you live in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RocketDog Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 There is a spay/neuter clinic in my area that does all the vetwork for my group's dogs, and I think it runs somewhere around $150 for a spay, not including fluids or pre-op bloodwork. There is an even lower-priced mobile spay/neuter clinic that will do a spay for $60-90 depending on the weight of the dog, and that includes pain meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I paid $250 at a fairly high dollar vet in Dallas about 5 years ago. This thread makes me think of my first grey Little Girl. She was sort of a private adoption, not via a group. The deal was I had to pay for her spay and shots. In 1999 I wrote Doc Smart in Abilene, KS a check for $50 to cover both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 $150 for bloodwork here and unless I'm dropping off an animal that had bloodwork done in recent weeks, they are not doing surgery on a dog of mine without bloodwork. No idea what the price is here for a spay or neuter. When we dropped T off for his neuter, I signed paperwork saying he was to have bloodwork done before hand and if the shelter didn't normally pay for it, I would. When I was looking at adopting an unaltered female, I think I was quoted around $300-400 in Salem, MA for the spay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hvacman250 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Our group pays $105 for a spay at a decent vet. My personal vet, who is greyhound savvy, charges $125-175 depending on age and weight. A full blood panel is $100. I would pay no more than $250 for a spay/neuter WITH pre-op bloodwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WhiteWave Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I always purchase a voucher from the Humane Society for $60, all vaccines $30, pre op blood work $80. So under $200. The vet that does them does a great job, small incision- usually just glued. On the 2 female Greys she did for me, the incisions were around 1" long and healed very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Wow! Our prices for dentals are higher than most (making me think this area is higher priced than many) but I've never heard of a dog spay going over $220, even with all the "bells and whistles" Ditto... until... Called my vet here in the Atlanta area for a quote for my little Deehound mix, 60 lbs. The quote was $500 which did include blood work & pain meds. Next I contacted the vet clinic that does the Greyhound spay/neuters for our adoption group. Their quote was in the $200's & I know they have loads of sighthound experience. In the end, that is where I took my girl. For $230 she had pre-op blood work, was spayed, got pain meds to take home plus she was microchipped. She breezed through it all. I love my vets & will continue to use them but sometimes when it comes to price ya gotta vote with your feet so I hoofed it over to the affordable place who I trusted just as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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