Leema Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 For others who have had planned caesarians, how much did it cost you? I have a vet just quote me $977 and to me that seems a little bit excessive considering it's 'planned' (for a c-section on a Sunday night with a stressed bitch and puppies, it would seem reasonable). I am not really too fussed, and I'm quite happy to pay that. But I was just a bit surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kia Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 On 17/10/2011 at 6:24 AM, Leema said: For others who have had planned caesarians, how much did it cost you? I have a vet just quote me $977 and to me that seems a little bit excessive considering it's 'planned' (for a c-section on a Sunday night with a stressed bitch and puppies, it would seem reasonable). I am not really too fussed, and I'm quite happy to pay that. But I was just a bit surprised. I had an unplanned C-section a few years back for a aussie but it was nowhere near that sort of price. It was during normal surgery hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab lady Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 sounds about right to me, i have had a bitch have an emergency at 10pm it was just over $1000 and one during surgery hours at just under $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedsur Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 We had an elective C-section for a bitch that was having a singleton pup and didn't want to risk it. It was $700 on a Saturday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verhexen GSD Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I had an emergency c section 2 weeks ago and it cost me just short of $1,800! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) On 17/10/2011 at 6:24 AM, Leema said: For others who have had planned caesarians, how much did it cost you? I have a vet just quote me $977 and to me that seems a little bit excessive considering it's 'planned' (for a c-section on a Sunday night with a stressed bitch and puppies, it would seem reasonable). I am not really too fussed, and I'm quite happy to pay that. But I was just a bit surprised. I would be very happy with that considering that I have paid $2100 and $2200 for after hours em c sections - and $1100 for an em c section within office hours. Edited October 17, 2011 by Andisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I think our vets are about $700 to $1000. It varies with the size of the bitch and how many puppies there are. A small bitch with a singleton will use less anaesthetic and have a much faster surgery than a large breed with 10-12 puppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ours are generally around $1000 plus depending on time of day, length of surgery etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 That's a huge variation in costings. I expect emergencies to be more because of the extra stress for everyone, but for a planned one. I've had some messages regarding some well respected vets in my area to use, that aren't $977, so I'll be doing some shopping today. It's really not a matter of price - to be honest, the $977 quote came from a vet that I was just asking because I was there and had little serious intention to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakeydoak1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 My emergency caesar for my BC bitch was $800 that was about 2 1/2 years ago though. They said that if I was to have an elective next time it would have been around $600 (but we have a very reasonable vet). Funny thing was though a couple of weeks later we had an emergency caesar for a cow that they had to come out for and they only charged $720!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The one and only I've had done was $577 , out of hours, calling in a nurse as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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