WGD Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Friend of mine asked me today and I hadn't a clue, I would have thought (having had a few injuries stitched under GA) that circa £200 would be about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Friend of mine asked me today and I hadn't a clue, I would have thought (having had a few injuries stitched under GA) that circa £200 would be about right? Yup your in the ball park. Seems to vary like everything round the country. Anywhere between 150-300 Apache wil probably confirm it straight from the horses mouth so to speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 three months ago had my three and half year old patterdale speyed paid £84 which included protective lampshade my usual vet wanted £130 have now changed vets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 What sort of dog? Weight is the biggest factor. I am surprised if anyone can make any profit spaying a bitch for £84, that's only £70 before the VAT. To do it properly takes 30-45 minutes for a vet and an assistant monitoring the anaesthetic. Suture materials, anaesthetic drugs etc would make me very concerned the level of care your pet may be getting for such bargain basement prices. The other thing to watch out for are low headline prices, but they get you when the pet becomes ill, using neutering or vaccinations as loss leaders. With us a small Patterdale would cost in the region of £120/30 including the VAT. Cocker to Springer ~£150, but a giant dog or very fat Labrador would be £200+. Cheap is very rarely best in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) What sort of dog? Weight is the biggest factor. I am surprised if anyone can make any profit spaying a bitch for £84, that's only £70 before the VAT. To do it properly takes 30-45 minutes for a vet and an assistant monitoring the anaesthetic. Suture materials, anaesthetic drugs etc would make me very concerned the level of care your pet may be getting for such bargain basement prices. The other thing to watch out for are low headline prices, but they get you when the pet becomes ill, using neutering or vaccinations as loss leaders. With us a small Patterdale would cost in the region of £120/30 including the VAT. Cocker to Springer ~£150, but a giant dog or very fat Labrador would be £200+. Cheap is very rarely best in life. Can I ask....if the dog is healthy, it's thought upon as a routine op? We're considering having our older springer (9) spayed but because we lost another springer a few years back through complications after a different procedure my daughter is quite worried about going ahead. Edited September 1, 2011 by ziplex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Can I ask....if the dog is healthy, it's very much thought upon as a routine op? We're considering having our older springer (9) spayed but because we lost another springer a few years back through complications my daughter is quite worried about going ahead. There is no getting away from the fact it is a major operation - we are surgically opening the abdomen and removing the reproductive organs, with associated excellent blood supply. There are risks from the anaesthetic, from infection, haemorrhage etc but they are very very small. The benefit from having a dog spayed far far outweighs any risk. It was the first thing I did when we got our Patterdale (she was a year old at the time) that and inserted a chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 There is no getting away from the fact it is a major operation - we are surgically opening the abdomen and removing the reproductive organs, with associated excellent blood supply. There are risks from the anaesthetic, from infection, haemorrhage etc but they are very very small. The benefit from having a dog spayed far far outweighs any risk. It was the first thing I did when we got our Patterdale (she was a year old at the time) that and inserted a chip. Thanks for the info' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 We had our springer spayed on tuesday, that was £144. Injections and galastop? to dry her up before the op came to over a £100. atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Can I ask....if the dog is healthy, it's thought upon as a routine op? We're considering having our older springer (9) spayed but because we lost another springer a few years back through complications after a different procedure my daughter is quite worried about going ahead. We were the same, ours is 8 years old. For 24 -36 hours she was realy quiet but all seems fine now, sitting here waiting to shred the post as normal! atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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