Approx Cost Of Removing A Male Dogs Wholeness

[raz]

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.

Maybe people should take that into consideration before buying an animal and factor it in to the overall cost. Vets dont run a charity - it's their livelihood.

[indigirl]

Costs $110 at my vet for male desex regardless of weight of dog. Retained testicle can cost a little more depending how long it takes for it to be located.

[OSoSwift]

That is a very reasonable price Stormy.

Ours does not include fluids, but does include pain relief antibiotics and up to date monitoring.

[aussielover]

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.

That is alot! were there any complications during surgery?

[SilverHaze]

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.

That is alot! were there any complications during surgery?

Apart from an overly long time to find the retained testicle - not that we are aware of. If they screwed something up, and are trying to palm off the extra costs on the owner - well thats highly unethical.

This was a pure and simple money grab on an unsuspecting pet person bringing their first dog in to be desexed.

I have consulted with a number of vets after this, and they are all shocked at the price.

Believe me we will be pursuing this further.

And in the future all our pet puppies will be coming back to our vets to be desexed. I feel sick that someone has been taken advantage of life this.

[aussielover]

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.

That is alot! were there any complications during surgery?

Apart from an overly long time to find the retained testicle - not that we are aware of. If they screwed something up, and are trying to palm off the extra costs on the owner - well thats highly unethical.

This was a pure and simple money grab on an unsuspecting pet person bringing their first dog in to be desexed.

I have consulted with a number of vets after this, and they are all shocked at the price.

Believe me we will be pursuing this further.

And in the future all our pet puppies will be coming back to our vets to be desexed. I feel sick that someone has been taken advantage of life this.

Agree!

Practices located in a higher income area will often charge more due to the cost of renting building space, higher maintenance costs etc but I've never heard of a castration going over $1000 unless there were significant complications.

I hope you can resolve this, it is very embarassing and damaging to the veterinary profession if they are acting unethically

[Monah]

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.

Maybe people should take that into consideration before buying an animal and factor it in to the overall cost. Vets dont run a charity - it's their livelihood.

I agree, I'll be paying $800, just for x rays tomorrow. It is what it is. I have to travel 3 hours, leave at 4am. The specialist is wonderful, so I don't mind.

Just hope the alarm goes off.................................

[Guest belgian.blue]

Another question .. I called the clinic where I have Badger booked in. The quote for $210 doesn't include IV fluids as they don't have a problem with male dogs needing it and they spay a lot of them. It is your personal choice for an extra $75.

Do I opt for IV fluids? I don't mind paying but if he really doesn't need it. Both testis are descended. Of course different for a female as their OP is internal.

[Shaar]

Wow, I was making a point, obviously it went over peoples heads.

[aussielover]

Another question .. I called the clinic where I have Badger booked in. The quote for $210 doesn't include IV fluids as they don't have a problem with male dogs needing it and they spay a lot of them. It is your personal choice for an extra $75.

Do I opt for IV fluids? I don't mind paying but if he really doesn't need it. Both testis are descended. Of course different for a female as their OP is internal.

Personally I would always choose to have my dog on fluids due to a quicker recovery time from surgery and quick IV access in case of an emergency. At the minimum, I would want an IV port, in case of an emergency.

Having said that, we castrate MANY dog without fluids and they do just fine.

In a young healthy dog, the risk of complications are very low.

My guide dog puppy was speyed recently and didn't have fluids or anything and she recovered very quickly.

[Lucy's mama]

Banjo's was $225. He weighed 27kg and the cost included fluids, 5 days of pain relief/ anti-inflamatories and a return visit to take out the stitches. If I had opted to have bloods done it would have been $80 more, if I had decided not to have fluids it would be $75 less.

[Guest belgian.blue]

Banjo's was $225. He weighed 27kg and the cost included fluids, 5 days of pain relief/ anti-inflamatories and a return visit to take out the stitches. If I had opted to have bloods done it would have been $80 more, if I had decided not to have fluids it would be $75 less.

Damn you have a good vet.

I have two days to decide if I want Badger to have fluids.

[tianakaesha]

I've been quoted between $180 and $310 to have my female rabbit spayed. It varies quite significantly depending on the vet. I just didn't expect *that* high of a cost before getting a female rabbit. I expected around $120 - $150... it just seems to change depending on where you go!

[karly101]

Its interesting.. I'm really surprised clinics are downplaying fluids... my clinic won't do a surgery without them (exception is kitten castrations) just like if you went to a hospital you'd be on fluids....

I would opt in for fluids....the benefits are huge, if there is an emergency you are better equipped to deal with it, it supports the kidneys. IMO from being in clinics which use and don't use fluids, recovery is much quicker and better with fluids. But it is up to you and yes plenty of desexing is done without fluids and without even a IV catheter!

[Rappie]

Our 15-30kg dog castrate is ~$240. Pre-anaesthetic blood profile is option, PCV / TP done on each patient, premedication of opiod and sedative, every patient has an IV catheter placed before anaesthesia, Alfaxan induction, isoflurane maintenance, individual packages of suture material, every desexing patient is on IV fluids, blood pressure monitoring by a nurse who sits in the surgery for the entire duration (no wandering to clean the clinic while listening to beeps). The patients have personal attention until they can right themselves after extubation and then are monitored by our kennel nurse, and get an NSAID injection once they are waking up (or at a time dictated by the vet if there are issues with blood pressure etc). Cost includes post op checks at 3 days and 10 days post surgery.

The middle of an anaesthetic crisis is the wrong time to be placing an IV catheter, so even if fluids are not administered I would have one in place before they are asleep (on the odd occasion with a truly feral patient, it will be immediately after anaesthetic induction).

Antibiotics are not required for most short surgeries (<90 mins and not involving the gastrointestinal or urinary tract) performed under aseptic conditions. They should not be given routinely.

(For comparison, the basic cost for a GA and day in hospital is around $250).

[Jumabaar]

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.

I wish mechanics would charge a little less. I have to save up to get my car serviced each year. But since it is my choice to own a car and i dont know enough to do the upkeep myself I accept that they need to make enough survive and make a profit.

[Staranais]

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.

I wish mechanics would charge a little less. I have to save up to get my car serviced each year. But since it is my choice to own a car and i dont know enough to do the upkeep myself I accept that they need to make enough survive and make a profit.

Yup. For the people who do want spays to be cheaper than a "regular" surgery of similar size, I'm wondering, where do they want the subsidy to come from?

Do they want vets to scrimp on monitoring & materials to make speuters cheaper (& owners should just suck it up and accept any additional risks that goes along with that)? Do they want speuters to be subsidised by making other procedures at the vet a little more expensive (which is what ultimately happens at many practices - but is it really fair)? Or should vets & vet nurses not be paid to do spays?

[jrm88]

Yup. For the people who do want spays to be cheaper than a "regular" surgery of similar size, I'm wondering, where do they want the subsidy to come from?

Do they want vets to scrimp on monitoring & materials to make speuters cheaper (& owners should just suck it up and accept any additional risks that goes along with that)? Do they want speuters to be subsidised by making other procedures at the vet a little more expensive (which is what ultimately happens at many practices - but is it really fair)? Or should vets & vet nurses not be paid to do spays?

Nooooooo! I already get paid so little as a vet nurse!

Seriously though...its as if people think that because we love animals, all procedures/drugs/consults should be basically so cheap that we are working for nothing.

I love my job and all the animals that come in, but I still need to make a living. If people want a pet, they need to be prepared for the costs. (both expected and unexpected)

I would also definately get Badger on IV fluids. We monitor blood pressure with every surgery, and it is so good to be able to give them a bolus of fluids or up their fluid rate if I see their blood pressure drop a little bit (and it does happen quite frequently!)

I also think those on IV fluids recover so much quicker/better than those without.

[Winterpaws]

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.

;)

[Guest belgian.blue]

Badger is currently at the vets having his wholeness removed

Poor boy wasn't happy with getting no breakfast but Ivy came for a drive to the clinic to offer moral support and to share the fresh morning wind.

He is going to be a BIG sook tonight but I'm home all weekend so he can be doted upon. Cooked roast chicken for dinner tonight if he feels like eating, which I'm sure he will.

After speaking with his breeder we just went for a straight OP with no IV.

I can call from noon to see how he went, so just under two hours until I can call ..