Spay at shelter
I passed an animal shelter near here today with a sign outside advertising $20.00 spay/neuters. January 8 I am going to have my kitten spayed at a Veternarian for roughly$350.00. I am not trying to...
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rwj146 wrote:
Dr Doug, I just spoke to the technician at the Vet's office and she said almost verbatim what you wrote. I am going to stop by and ask the low cost place a few questions and get a 'feel' and then decide. The pain medication thing and monitoring her makes me lean towards the Vet. And aftercare.
I like this new vet and hate to agitate her.
Spay/neuter clinics do not do pre-op blood work, nor do they usually send home post-op pain meds. However, you can often buy some from them at a reduced rate. I had a foster dog spayed at such a clinic in my town, and I asked for pain medication, which only cost me $10 extra for a week's worth. They also removed her stitches for me 10 days later at no additional cost (she also had a hernia repair, so she had interior and exterior stitches, poor thing; a normal spay may only entail gluing, rather than stitches). I'm not sure if your clinic will do this, but it's worth asking about.
