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I have four dogs. I just paid over $1200 including heartworm meds for all. I live in kind of a rural setting though. I'm not looking forward to next month getting dental done on my oldest dog. They quoted me $400 without anesthesia. They would only give anesthesia if they have to pull a tooth.
I have never heard of a vet doing a cleaning without anesthesia. A dog is not going to just lay there and cooperate.
The dental cleaning rate seems exhorbitant. I'd look around and see what other vets would charge. If you live in a city, look into traveling out of the city for this treatment (most vets will require a pre-treatment appointment, which means a nominal fee, but you could save hundreds).
We moved to a new state 7 years ago and to this vet based on friend referrals. We’ve been happy with them but suddenly friends are switching based on “too expensive”. This is coming from different sources and seems to be beyond the current inflationary pressures.
My dog (6 lbs) just had his senior wellness:
Office visit $40
Labs $287
Lepto vaccine $17
Total $344
He had a dental 8 months ago which was $1100. I suspect he will need another one soon.
Any insight on these fees? I am fortunate I can absorb this financially but don’t want to feel ripped off.
I found the dental estimate. It ranged from $650 to $1200 with the actual bill $1100. After decoding the bill and the fact that there were several extractions and my dog has a history of bad teeth that the bill is reasonable under the circumstances.
Thinking back some of the comparisons people are telling me are for simple cleanings and calling them a "dental”, which they are, but are uncomplicated procedures in that instance.
The current issue is they haven’t called back with his blood test results taken on 12/15 (Friday). They said they would call on Monday. No call but i gave it a few days and sent an email. No response after a few days so I called 12/27. Clerk says tests normal but with a confusing note about following up. Clerk says vet is out today and tomorrow (12/28) and no call so now that the holidays are over my patience is running out.
I have never heard of a vet doing a cleaning without anesthesia. A dog is not going to just lay there and cooperate.
I've never had to take a dog for a cleaning, so I have no idea what's appropriate. I will say the dog does allow us to brush her teeth. Anything beyond that is up in the air.
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