~Shepherd~ Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 My vet of 15 years for 30kgs is around $180 or less for a male. They also do our rescue WGSDS for $110. It is an expensive area where they are located. In surrounding areas there seems to be a $150-$200 difference. $300 is excessive, no wonder there are so many undesexed dogs. Another vet I sometimes use has a discount desexing day. Bitches 30kg + are $220. Certainly not a cheap area or cutting corners. The vets at these practices have been the same owners for at least 15 years. One of them also offers payment plans on very expensive bills. Its not a matter of getting what you pay for. There are no 'bulk billed discount vets'. A procedure is a procedure. Unless you have heard terrible things about a particular place why not find what you can afford? If the clinic was that bad it wouldn't be a business would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I won't quote Sarge's price because he had undescended testes so it's not relevant. Muddy was done a few months ago and it was about $120, if he weighed over 15kg it would have gone up $20, not sure what the price would be for 20kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 belgian.blue said: Two places I called had a difference of $100 .. just not sure why they can charge such a difference when it's the same OP with pain releif etc. I'm not seeking the cheapest place, I just don't want to get ripped off really. Just getting a rough idea on how much others have spent, with this being my first ever male dog .. that is all Can't give you advice about a male dog, but I've called around a few vets for our female and found the same thing -- big price differences. The cheapest quote I found was $310 and most expensive $450 (she's just under 20kg). Our usual vet is $410 but one of the other local vets with a good reputation is $320, so I'll probably be going with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Mim said: I won't quote Sarge's price because he had undescended testes so it's not relevant. Muddy was done a few months ago and it was about $120, if he weighed over 15kg it would have gone up $20, not sure what the price would be for 20kg. Ditto, Zero also had a couple of other things done while he was under so it's irrelevant. Personally I would just find a vet you trust and pretty much ignore the cost of the procedure if you are in a position to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyra Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 belgian.blue said: Booked him in for $210, poor boy is getting done this Friday. Heard good things about this clinic from a Doler awhile ago so I'm certain he will be fine. Just forgot they existed until I looking in the yellow pages. I was just about to say Hanly vet clinic in Maddington does male dogs 20-40kg for $160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzat Xolo Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 belgian.blue said: I want to look into getting Badger neutered but he is my first male dog and a few places I have called were around the $300 mark. That seems very high to me? So how much should this procedure cost for a male dog, he is over 20kg. Thanks sorry just have to say I spat my coffee everywhere over your title wholeness! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Remember to be comparing the same thing... What anaesthetic is used? IV fluids? Pre anaesthetic bloods? What monitoring equipment do they have? Is pain relief included? Suture removal (or are they internal?) is a buster collar included? It doesn't sound expensive too me...but .. if it were my dog.. I would want IV fluids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Melody said: I feel like I got it good. My golden was 28kgs when he went in for desexing. Cost me $180 which included a small lump being removed as well. About the same here........for a cattle dog of about 24kgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Sir WJ said: I'd advise anyone who is having a procedure done on their dog, to just ask what is included in the cost. ie pain relief, revisit for sutures out etc. Will your dog even have an IV catheter in place (not IV fluids) in case of an anaesthetic emergency? That is great advice. Price doesn't necessarily equal quality so far as surgery is concerned - many very good clinics heavily subsidise spays & neuters to encourage people to speuter their pets. But some clinics offer very cheap speuters as they are cutting corners. Some clinics save you money by skimping on things that can be really useful for ensuring anaesthetic safety or animal comfort. Cathether placed or not - do you want us to waste precious minutes trying to find a vein if your animal has an anaesthetic emergency? Blood pressure monitor and IV fluids - how risky for the kidneys do you want the operation to be? Post op pain relief - would you want this if you had had your reproductive organs chopped out? etc, etc. Most of the time you get away with omitting these things with healthy young animals, it's not even exactly bad practice - it's just that sometimes you don't get away with it. Up to you how much risk you're willing to accept. If I was looking for a clinic to spay my girl, would ask what is included in the price of the surgery, so I knew I was comparing apples with apples. I'd also pick a clinic with a good reputation, that seems clean & with staff that seem very caring & knowledgeable. I'd ask them if they'd lost any animals during routine neuters during the last year (in most practices this is a very rare occurrence - in some it's sadly a little more common). I would also always get IV fluids when my animals go under GA, even for a totally elective procedure. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha (Alexander) Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ~Woofen~ said: Why is that considered expensive? I look at how much a human surgery of the same length of time and really think I am getting a bargain with my animals. I wish ALL vets would charge just a little more!! pay them double then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzlestick Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Staranais said: I would also always get IV fluids when my animals go under GA, even for a totally elective procedure. Always. As I did when having my 5 1/2mth old whippet speyed last Friday. Perfectly healthy, but there's no way I'm risking kidney problems, blood pressure dropping too low, or not having IV access should it be needed intraop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Sir WJ said: As I did when having my 5 1/2mth old whippet speyed last Friday. Perfectly healthy, but there's no way I'm risking kidney problems, blood pressure dropping too low, or not having IV access should it be needed intraop. I did a spay last week on a healthy 5 year old dog, with a BP monitor fitted, and it was a huge heads up to me to find out first hand how very low BP can drop before you notice a problem with perfusion just based on clinical signs. Our specialist anaesthetist (watching over my shoulder!) says she's had several calls over the years from vets who didn't fit a BP monitor, gave NSAIDs after the operation as routine pain relief, and then called in a panic when the dog went into acute renal failure due to the combination of low BP and NSAIDs... like I say, it was a huge learning experience for me. Sorry to go OT, OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest belgian.blue Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Kyra said: belgian.blue said: Booked him in for $210, poor boy is getting done this Friday. Heard good things about this clinic from a Doler awhile ago so I'm certain he will be fine. Just forgot they existed until I looking in the yellow pages. I was just about to say Hanly vet clinic in Maddington does male dogs 20-40kg for $160 Maybe a little too far for me. karly101 said: Remember to be comparing the same thing...What anaesthetic is used? IV fluids? Pre anaesthetic bloods? What monitoring equipment do they have? Is pain relief included? Suture removal (or are they internal?) is a buster collar included? It doesn't sound expensive too me...but .. if it were my dog.. I would want IV fluids. I will call them back tomorrow and ask these questions, thanks. Pain relief for 24 hours was as I asked that when I called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atua Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 that sounds expensive seeming its a male. I live in Brisbane and got my 2year old 30kg female desexed and all up it cost $177. Was done about 2 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaar Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ~Woofen~ said: Why is that considered expensive? I look at how much a human surgery of the same length of time and really think I am getting a bargain with my animals. I wish ALL vets would charge just a little more!! I wish ALL vets would charge a little less... not because I have a problem paying them, but because there are many people out there who are not rolling in money and often, the animals don't get desexed because of how expensive it is. $200 to someone making $400 a week is a LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I think that my vet is around $250 for a Whippet??? Haven't had mine done and not going to but from memory a dog WHippet size is about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncarter Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Staranais said: Sir WJ said: As I did when having my 5 1/2mth old whippet speyed last Friday. Perfectly healthy, but there's no way I'm risking kidney problems, blood pressure dropping too low, or not having IV access should it be needed intraop. I did a spay last week on a healthy 5 year old dog, with a BP monitor fitted, and it was a huge heads up to me to find out first hand how very low BP can drop before you notice a problem with perfusion just based on clinical signs. Our specialist anaesthetist (watching over my shoulder!) says she's had several calls over the years from vets who didn't fit a BP monitor, gave NSAIDs after the operation as routine pain relief, and then called in a panic when the dog went into acute renal failure due to the combination of low BP and NSAIDs... like I say, it was a huge learning experience for me. Sorry to go OT, OP. congratulations Staranais was that your first spey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ncarter said: congratulations Staranais was that your first spey? No, but thanks. I'm glad it wasn't, since the little doggy was quite an exciting anaesthesia in several ways - definitely kept us on our toes the whole time & made me glad we were so well supervised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverHaze Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 And if you want to hear the ridiculous - we just had one of our pet people get ripped off totally. Approx 20kg dog, with one retained testicle - and the vet charges them $1275 I am horrified at this price - makes me sick to think vets can rip people off like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Shaar said: ~Woofen~ said: Why is that considered expensive? I look at how much a human surgery of the same length of time and really think I am getting a bargain with my animals. I wish ALL vets would charge just a little more!! I wish ALL vets would charge a little less... not because I have a problem paying them, but because there are many people out there who are not rolling in money and often, the animals don't get desexed because of how expensive it is. $200 to someone making $400 a week is a LOT. Do you realise how much desexing is already discounted? To castrate a 30kg dog with us is $250.70 (pain relief, fluids, overnight stay, top of the line monitoring system). Now if I were to calculate the same operation as if it were a 15min lump removal with an overnight stay, it would start from atleast $375. I'm sorry, but owning a pet involves costs. What happens if the same animal gets hit by a car and breaks its leg? Should we discount that too because an owner can't afford to pay? People seem to expect so much from vets. They want the best anaesthetics used, fluids, everything monitored etc to ensure the safest, smoothest surgery, but expect it to come without cost. Edited October 4, 2010 by stormie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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