Shared Experiences on NEUTERING

[Meranda]

geesh everyone around here in louisville ky has quoted me $200 including hospital stay and everything.

[zdk753]

Duke didn't have to stay over when I had him neutered. He went in at 8 a.m. & at 3 p.m. they called & said he was ready to be picked up. What about the spca? Do they have a spay & neuter program there?

[Meranda]

i dont know, i havent checked iwth them yet. i think we are going to wait till the big spay and neuter your pet promotion in spring so we can save some money.  but around $200 is the going price around here for the laser.  the only problem with waiting is that our vet doesnt really want to microchip cubby till hes under anestetic to get neutered since its a really big needle.  i may just have to have them do it anyways with just a local or something like that.

[Donnalee]

HOLY MOLY!!!!  I took Naughty Harley in for a shot last night & got an estimate for neutering.  Between $350-$450 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So...I'm thinking...how BAD would it REALLY be for Naughty NOT to get neutered???  Ok, I'm kidding (not really)....oh dear!

[SuperMax (Susan)]

the only problem with waiting is that our vet doesnt really want to microchip cubby till hes under anestetic to get neutered since its a really big needle.?

 ? You know I've seen local pet fairs doing the microchip - so they must do them all the time w/out putting them under?

HOLY MOLY!!!! I took Naughty Harley in for a shot last night & got an estimate for neutering. Between $350-$450 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make sure you are comparing? "apples to apples"!? ?I had shopped around too.? And I found one place that had a really LOW "base price" then added all these "extras" if you wanted them.... for example they charged "ala carte" for things such as "a warm blanket", heart monitor during surgery, preliminary blood tests, etc.? Basically they were saying "The more you LOVE your dog, the more you'll spend"!!!?

The vet that ended up performing the surgery had just one price - as the nurse told me "We do everything to make your pet comfortable and ensure that he is safe - we don't charge EXTRA for that!!"?

[Lynn]

I know this is about neutering but if I was going to just do the spaying for Shiloh it would cost me 350.00? ? but being I'm getting her microchiped it will cost me 387.00. This will happen this Wed...

[Hollywood]

I know this is about neutering but if I was going to just do the spaying for Shiloh it would cost me 350.00    but being I'm getting her microchiped it wil

Where do you live? It cost me $230 to get Prince neutered (including the check-up).


Prince was a bit sleepy when I brought him home from the Vet. An hour later he ate a bit but refused to drink any water. He was too scared to go pee so he held it in the entire night which added to his discomfort. The morning after I took him outside and he peed 5-6 times for at least 10 seconds each time. Poor baby.He was back to normal, running around, full of energy and kissing everybody in sight.

[prissybaby85]

we need to gte lucky neutered soon im scared i just dont want him to be scared and in pain o my baby

[zdk753]

Prissybaby, I know it's scary to bring your baby to get neutered, but just think of all the good reasons to have it done. Yes for the first few days Lucky will be hurting & not himself, but before you know it he will be blitzing like crazy again. Let us know when you plan to have it done. We will all be here for you  .

[Kristen363]

When I had Baxter neutered it was under $200, maybe about $150 really including the e collar they had to put on him. He was microchipped when we got him so that's one thing I dont have to do!
  There's a group called www.friendsofanimals.org that you buy a certificate from them to cut the cost of spay/neutering.  Check the website out and it'll explain it better than I can!  --I didn't know about this when I had Baxter done and havent scheduled Sam's yet--although I need to!

[Donnalee]

we need to gte lucky neutered soon im scared i just dont want him to be scared and in pain o my baby

I was the same way until I finally made up my mind to get it over with.  Harley was just neutered a week ago.  I picked him up the next day and he was already back to himself! (not necessarily a good thing!) I'm so glad that I did it now.  I never even had to give him the pain medication that the vet provided.  Maybe if you have a talk with the vet, he'll ease your worries. 

[BenjisMommy]

I never got pain med for Benji??? but i guess it's because he spent 2 days at the vets.. Here in Ontario you usually have to bring the puppy in the night before the surgery and they run some tests i believe to make sure he is ok tohave surgery????? and then early the next morning at 8am they operate and he goes go the following day after 4pm so i guess he didnt really need pain med.....

[Kristen363]

I checked Baxter's paperwork, it cost me $85 for the neutering (they dog by weight and it's $85 for under 50 lbs) then an additional $12 for the e collar. I opted not to have the preliminary blood work done for an additional $40 (they threw that at me when I dropped him off and I was like "huh"?)  They did not offer pain meds afterward--and he was fine once we took the e collar off so I really dont think he needed them. As I said, he did not have stitches and was back to lifting his leg the next day. ;-)

[Donnalee]

Naughty's surgery was pretty steep $$ wise.  Here's the breakdown I got:

Pre blood workup...................................$45.00
IV fluids................................................. 25.00
Pain meds.............................................. 26.50
Castration..............................................220.50
IV Cathetor.............................................32.00

It's amazing to see the differences in pricing for the same procedure.

[Kristen363]

I just had Sampson (lhasa apso) neutered a week ago yesterday. I bring him back Monday for the stitches to be removed.
I know he's not a bichon but I wanted to add this experience in case someone else goes through it with their Bichon.
 Sam  had a cryptic testicle (one hadn't dropped) the vet had explained to me that  if it was cryptic, then it could be a life threatening situation requiiring emergency surgery so he recommended neutering.  My husband was NOT for it, mainly because we weren't having any real dominance issues with Sam (we did have some with Baxter with mounting/humping/marking)  but because the vet couldnt tell me for sure if it was just high or not there, I decided to go ahead with it.  I was TERRIFIED last week when I dropped him off, they checked him again right there and told me they thought it was there and just high but wouldn't know for sure until later.
  Sure enough it was cryptic, so definately having him neutered was the right decision.  They had to cut him twice, once as they normally would to neuter (on the testicle) and again on his abdomen where they had to DIG (their word) to get to the other testicle. They kept him overnight, and when I went the next day to get him, he was very sore.  They did not have to use the e collar on him. He would go out to pee and squat, get up, squat again, etc--like it hurt to get in position.  He was VERY bruised, it looked blood red, the day after I brought him home he was very swollen. BUT, once the swelling went down, it's been clear sailing.  Now he's running around, peeing/pooping he's back to his old self. (as old as a 7 month old pup can be!)
   Sam also had no pain killers.  ????  Guess it's my vet?  His surgery cost me $122