vet prices

I have two dogs and live in south-central PA. Sounds about right...in fact, it may be a bit less than what I pay. The office visit ALONE for two dogs would be $62 EACH. Maybe you thought you were only charged for one visit?
Even though you took two dogs in, I'm sure the charge was for two.

Be happy. I took my 2 in for shots and nail clipping. $424 total. Included 20 Xanax for Bat-dog, but still...

I pay it because I like this office - they handle Bat-dog's people fear well and don't do things to upset her (like prior vet who created the fear in the first place by the way she handled her).

I do miss my old vet who kept costs down and offered shot clinics and spay/neuter clinics. Helped a lot when I was fostering.

Now that we are on the road full-time, we have seen several vets in different areas, so see different prices and as new patients many times know that we will not get any kind of discount. One vets office charged $25 for a nail trim which I thought was outrageous. Most charge around $15.

I can get a physical for my Min-Pin for around $65, that includes the worm test and the rabies shot. Then to have her nails trimmed I take her about 10 miles in the other direction where I can get her nails clipped for $4 and a bath for $12 more.

Vet prices are edging up toward people prices. We got our 1st dog in 1974, and our last dog passed in July of 2013. Traveling is much simpler now, but I never would have given up any of our dogs.
Brian

I consider my vet to be a bargin. Cooper got his teeth cleaned, anesthesia, blood work up, x-rays, antibiotics for around $350. Vet's have to have extensive training, building, property tax, utilities, insurance, staff, medical equipment and inventory. Lots of overhead. My vet has met me at all hours, once to sew up Lassie's dog snout that she split open from a fence. Another time on a holiday. The quality of my Collies care is very important to me. I'm extremely grateful to have a such a great veteran who has a genuine care for my Collies.

My people doctor charged me over $200. for less then 10 min to tell me it was probably alergies.

Pet Smart trims nails for $10

Vet bills? Heart Worm when we rescued him, took two treatments & 6 months each. 5 Cancer surgeries, prescription food for digestive problems, allergies to everything, trained as a service dog. Spending the kids inheritance on the baby still @ home. Just did his heart worm check - $17 that won't buy 1/2 case of his food.

Large animal vet visits are usually cheaper than the dog visit and the large animal vet comes to us.

Charlie had a stroke about 2 years ago and one more about 6 months after that. He has congestive heart failure and arthritis and the three meds are a little over $100 a months. He can't get up steps any more but he hasn't made a mess inside yet so all is good.

old guy wrote:
I have two dogs, went in today to get their nails trimmed and their two shots. got dewormed and temp taken and it cost me $264 dollars. I thought I was going to need oxygen before I got my debit card out. but they are worth it, they are our babies.

Boy do I hear you on increasing vet bills. Here is what I have learned about the ever increasing vet bill.

What I have seen, and I am actually experiencing it with the vet I am using now:

Many 'owner owned' vet clinics are selling out to 'corporations'. They don't ever send the clients a notice about it either that they have sold out to a corporation. Your vet and others may even stay on. So you won't even know your vet has sold out.

BUT you most definitely WILL see a huge spike in vet costs. Simple blood tests costs will skyrocket and be sent out instead of doing any type of blood workups in house.

The vet I am using now, when you go in to see a vet they NO longer will 'diagnose' your dog. You know, like use what they learned in vet school to diagnose problems in dogs?

Now they 'require' a blood test be taken for $120.00 that is sent out soooo you pay $65.00 for first visit to find out the vet will not diagnose your dog without a blood test.

And then you have to come back and pay another $65.00 to find out what the 'LAB' says is wrong with your dog. :R

All in all what used to be a simple trip to the vet for the cost of an office visit to have the vet 'diagnose' my dog. Now costs me $250.00 to find out, yup your dog has an ingrown toe nail.

The average pet owner usually can NOT afford the rates at these new Corporation Owned Vet Clinics. :(