We are currently in AZ and our dog, a Japanese Chin has an abcessed molar. Took her to the vet here $166.00 for an office call with added charges for meds and blood profile on top of that for a total of $243.00. Surgery estimate to remove the tooth is $900. Over $1,000 to have 1 bad tooth removed. We are in sticker shock as a little over a year ago, we paid $250.00 in the midwest for the same service. We are near Phoenix so there are plenty of vets in the area. We did check with 3 others randomly and were getting the same type of quotes , so this is the a normal charge here. Why the huge difference? Anyway, if you are going to AZ, make sure your pet gets their dental before leaving home and any needed work is done before the trip. It's probably cheaper at home. We are full-time so have had dentists in MI, IL, MS, TX, AL and none charged anywhere near this.

Paid almost $1,000 dollars to have a tooth removed in our dog. It was a canine tooth, maybe their more expensive. We're in Michigan.

I know I spend a bit of money to get my two Collies teeth cleaned each year. They do a full health profile, x rays and a teeth cleaning. Add to that a couple of six packs of heart guard and antibiotics. Then add Cooper's medication (another $200). Not uncommon for me to drop over a thousand dollars in Kansas.

That's less than what our old vet charged. Unfortunately it's a "what the market will bear" type of system.

Be sure you are comparing "apples to apples." Look at the itemized costs, not just the total cost. I bet the cheaper vet bill did not include some services! Of course, whether those services were necessary would be for another discussion.

Might want to drive to Denver to PPP.

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Oldmaple
Explorer
Nov 08, 2018
Paid almost $1,000 dollars to have a tooth removed in our dog. It was a canine tooth, maybe their more expensive. We're in Michigan.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Nov 08, 2018
I know I spend a bit of money to get my two Collies teeth cleaned each year. They do a full health profile, x rays and a teeth cleaning. Add to that a couple of six packs of heart guard and antibiotics. Then add Cooper's medication (another $200). Not uncommon for me to drop over a thousand dollars in Kansas.
Crowe
Explorer
Nov 08, 2018
That's less than what our old vet charged. Unfortunately it's a "what the market will bear" type of system.
DownTheAvenue
Explorer
Nov 08, 2018
Be sure you are comparing "apples to apples." Look at the itemized costs, not just the total cost. I bet the cheaper vet bill did not include some services! Of course, whether those services were necessary would be for another discussion.
donn0128
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2018
Might want to drive to Denver to PPP.
ksg5000
Explorer
Nov 08, 2018
Dental work cost plenty in my area - especially on small dogs which are harder to work on.
Hondavalk
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2018
You should see my annual horse dental bills.
westernrvparkow
Explorer
Nov 08, 2018
Hondavalk wrote:
You should see my annual horse dental bills.
Obviously your horses were not gifts, since everyone knows you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. :)
chindog
Explorer
Nov 09, 2018
That's ridiculous. We usually pay about $185 for a dental plus about $15 for tooth extraction, and then pay for bloodwork in addition to that. But not $900. As full timers, we've found varying prices around the country, so we usually wait until we are in the SE before having dental work done.
westernrvparkow
Explorer
Nov 09, 2018
chindog wrote:
That's ridiculous. We usually pay about $185 for a dental plus about $15 for tooth extraction, and then pay for bloodwork in addition to that. But not $900. As full timers, we've found varying prices around the country, so we usually wait until we are in the SE before having dental work done.
The OP's dog has an abscessed tooth. To me, that is pretty close to an emergency that needs to be taken care of immediately for the dog's comfort and health. I don't think the dog would appreciate waiting until they can travel to the lowest cost provider in the country.