I will preface this by saying I know different vets have different charges and are mostly independent businesses trying to keep afloat. I also understand that they work very hard and a decent vet is worth their weight in gold.
We have an adult bitch who needs to be spayed. We adopted her and took her to our local vets. We have been told £400 for a standard spay based on her weight and an extra £150 for keyhole surgery.
The charity we rehomed from have said that this is quite steep and have recommended their vets.
I telephoned another nearby vet (driving rather than walking distance) and they charge £300 for a standard spay and said that they don’t really recommend keyhole surgery for an older dog who has had several seasons because everything is a bit bigger than if you got them at a younger age and that internally they still have to recover.
I don’t know what to do - really we just want to do the right thing for the dog. We don’t mind paying more if it’s worthwhile. Can anyone offer some advice?
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Cost of spay and keyhole or not?
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Boffin9207 · 16/01/2019 07:48
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