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jolinar of malkshor · 01-13-2010, 05:06 PM

My wife and I rescued two puppies last October. It is getting about that time to have them spayed and neuter them. The rescue agency we got them from has a deal with a vet up in barhead which is almost 2 hours from where I live. That vet will do both dogs for $135.00 each which I think is reasonable, especially for the female. I called around to some vets in my home town and in Edmonton to see if I could get a similar price. No chance. One vet want $550 for both docs and another vet wanted $625 for both dogs. I called a few others and they were in the same ball park.

IMO those prices are way to high. No wonder people don't fix their pets. For me I would have done it no matter the cost but there are a lot of people out there who wouldn't be able to afford those costs. If I had to pay the going rate it would cost more to fix my two puppies than it did to geld my two horses.

On another note, my Grandma has a cat that has a infected tooth. She took the cat to the vet and the vet said it would cost her $1000 to pull the teeth. The operation would take 15 mins. Unbelievable.

Anyhow, what do you guys think? How much have you paid for these services?

01-13-2010, 05:06 PM	#1
jolinar of malkshor #1 Goaltender Join Date: May 2006 Exp:	Vet Costs My wife and I rescued two puppies last October. It is getting about that time to have them spayed and neuter them. The rescue agency we got them from has a deal with a vet up in barhead which is almost 2 hours from where I live. That vet will do both dogs for $135.00 each which I think is reasonable, especially for the female. I called around to some vets in my home town and in Edmonton to see if I could get a similar price. No chance. One vet want $550 for both docs and another vet wanted $625 for both dogs. I called a few others and they were in the same ball park. IMO those prices are way to high. No wonder people don't fix their pets. For me I would have done it no matter the cost but there are a lot of people out there who wouldn't be able to afford those costs. If I had to pay the going rate it would cost more to fix my two puppies than it did to geld my two horses. On another note, my Grandma has a cat that has a infected tooth. She took the cat to the vet and the vet said it would cost her $1000 to pull the teeth. The operation would take 15 mins. Unbelievable. Anyhow, what do you guys think? How much have you paid for these services? Last edited by jolinar of malkshor; 01-13-2010 at 06:23 PM.