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Quoted £650 for treatment - is this a lot?

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 28/02/2017 21:18

I have a 10 year old ex-racing greyhound. I have just been quoted £650 to remove three of his teeth and scale the remainder. I know he will need a GA, but it seems a lot (especially as he is not insured Sad). Should I shop around or does this sound about right?

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ImBrian · 28/02/2017 22:30

That sounds a lot! My friend just paid £250 to have a fish hook removed from dogs mouth and anti biotic/painkillers.

Noitsnotteatimeyet · 28/02/2017 23:22

Depends where you are - it cost £650 for my cat to have 4 teeth removed under general anaesthetic two years ago ... he has a hereditary condition which means he'll probably be toothless in the next few years (he's only 6 or so now) and so far has needed three lots of dental surgery so it sounds about right to me ...

3boys3dogshelp · 28/02/2017 23:30

It sounds a lot to me (vet) but there is a huge variation between practices.
Dental work can be very time consuming so it's not an unfair amount if the practice charges by minutes of operating time. Eg one dental took me two hours operating time once my patient was asleep and stable. A dog castrate might take 15 mins.
As a practice we charge in 'bands' based on how much work needs to be done and our most expensive dental work is £420 including GA and all pre and post op medications. We often don't make much money on them though!

Floralnomad · 28/02/2017 23:35

At our vets (SE) anything which includes an anaesthetic always costs upwards of £550 and that's on a 13kg dog and I imagine your grey is a lot heavier than that .

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 01/03/2017 06:17

Thanks for the replies. From 3boys response it sounds like it may be worth ringing around to see if other practices have a different charging system.

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stonecircle · 01/03/2017 06:51

I think we paid about £350 a year ago for one extraction and cleaning for a Labrador. SE London.

It was a broken tooth so our insurance paid some of it (refused to pay for the cleaning even though the vet said it was necessary to avoid infection at the extraction site).

Tamberlane · 01/03/2017 11:29

Also depends on the teeth being removed...if its the canines(largest in front) or a carnassials these often take longer
Especially the canines in a large dog so do tend to be more expensive!

No harm in ringing around though!

For 650 and a ten year old greyhound, I would be expecting that to include full bloods-(checking liver kidneys and blood pararmeters etc to make sure the anaesthetic will be safe in an oldie) before the op, a cather and intravenous fluids throughout the procedure and all painrelief and antibiotics(if required) to be included and would be checking with other vets whats included in their pricing....some dont give pain relief to go home on as standard :( etc

CornflakeHomunculus · 01/03/2017 14:38

It cost £350 last year for DWhippet3 to have one of his upper carnassial teeth removed. It was a difficult job as well because he'd sheared most of it off chewing on an antler Hmm The price also included a scale of his other teeth (although he's young and has good teeth so not much needed there), the optional pre-op blood tests and the pain medication he was sent home with.

Garnethair · 01/03/2017 14:41

Which area are you in OP? We have an excellent vet nearby who is very much cheaper than others

AFawnDawn · 01/03/2017 14:58

Definitely ring around for more prices. That seems an awful lot to me - we paid just less than £300 for several removals (3,4 or 5, can't quite remember) for our 4 year old greyhound, though it was 3 years ago. North East England so let me know if you need a recommendation.

And don't worry about the insurance, teeth aren't covered Hmm

AFawnDawn · 01/03/2017 14:58

Oh, and that included scale and polish too.

BellaGoth · 01/03/2017 15:16

We recently paid £380 for 6 extractions, clean the remainder plus anti biotics as she had an infection. That also included 2 follow up appointments to check how it was all healing.

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 01/03/2017 17:53

Thanks I am not working tomorrow so will ring around then. I am in Essex if anyone has any recommendations of a god but cheap vet.

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 01/03/2017 17:57

This is the estimate if anyone has any comments on what is included.

Quoted £650 for treatment - is this a lot?
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Garnethair · 01/03/2017 19:52

I can recommend a vet in Essex, but can't work out how to PM on the iPad! If you PM me I'll let you know!

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 01/03/2017 20:00

I have sent a PM Garnet - thanks

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Garnethair · 01/03/2017 20:17

replied!

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 02/03/2017 19:06

Just an update - a vet's practice just 2 miles away is charging £150 less even with the initial consultation fee. They band the tooth extraction in the same way as 2dogs practice which means that they will take up to 8 teeth out with no extra charge. The first vet charged per tooth so the £650 was only for 3 teeth with each additional tooth incurring extra costs. So definitely worth shopping around.

My boy is now booked in to have the op

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BellaGoth · 02/03/2017 19:28

Great news. Make sure you stock up on wet food for afterwards! When's the op?

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roastpotatoesandsprouts · 02/03/2017 19:38

He should be flashing his new toothless grin this time next week Bella

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