Ouch! Cost of Spaying

[HappyFarmer]

I could of swore I just posted this but can't find it?

Anywho, I just called 3 vets for pricing for spaying my 6 month old pyr. All gave me a range of 400-600 ish, the ranges being as wide as $200! None of them will let the pup come home that night.

About 3 years ago we spayed a 6-mo old pyr, cost was 230 and we brought her home for monitoring & temperature controlled enviroment.

I guess daddy pyr will continue coming in the house & his daughter will remain behind the 5' with electric for now. No wonder vets recommend spaying & neutering. Geesh, I can't beleive the price increase.

So, what's your vet charge for spaying a 6 month old?
HF

[farmerjane]

I paid $293 to spay my Border Collie/Greyhound at 6 months old about a year and some ago.

$400 plus is getting a bit ridiculus, wow.

[Honorine]

I wouldn't spay a 6 month old giant breed myself, would wait until she was completely mature and had stopped growing height wise. I feel your pain, my vet wanted to charge me $250 to neutor a less than 20 lb sheltie, I'm going to a different vet, its going to be about $140. Its not cheap and most of the cheap spay/neutor programs are long gone.

[farmerjane]

^ How come ? Just curious . . . I spayed my dog to keep my working Pyr from breeding her .

[thaiblue12]

I would shop around. Check humane societies, google " low cost spay neuter" and your state and see what comes up. That is crazy pricing.
Here the mobile one does dogs of any size for $50 including shots and pain meds. They do cats for $25.
One shelter has a spaying service and it goes from $40 to $80 depending on weight.
My personal vet spays $60 to 95 to spay dogs and around $50-75 to neuter, the range is for weight. Drop off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon/evening.

[whinnyninny]

And people wonder why there are so many unwanted animals running around!

[ladycat]

We have a low cost spay/neuter clinic in my area. I don't remember exactly how much it is, but they charge less than $100 for spaying (I think $60 or something like that).

[DQ]

I have found that you have to go to the small vets. the ones out in the country that practically work out of their house. all the big "successful" vets want to do the whole shebang. heart monitering stuff, pain meds etc.... and charge to pay for all that equipment. you have to find someone willing to do it the old fashioned way. greater chance of losing one do to anesthetic problems but...

a spay/neuter clinic if you can find one is a great option. I think it was 30$ to have a little preggo wild dog spayed earlier this year. of course "mango" lives in the house now

[Honorine]

Originally Posted by farmerjane

^ How come ? Just curious . . . I spayed my dog to keep my working Pyr from breeding her .

Because the hormones that control reproduction are also the ones that tell a dog when to stop growing. Growing taller and having more leg under a dog is a well known side effect of early spay and neuter. When your talking about giant breeds, or those prone to orthopedic problems I feel that your increasing your odds for future problems. I also feel that a dog spayed early just doesn't mentally mature normally, as in acting like a puppy far longer. This is a very informative thread that was on the Pet forum.

Health reasons for neutering a dog?

[farmerjane]

Make sense, same thing with colts. I just never even thought of that with dogs, maybe my female dog being so awful is my fault for fixing her so early, better than bringing a bunch of mongrel pups into the world but still something to consider with her, thanks for the info .

[copperpennykids]

Our vet quoted us $88.00 for a 6 month old Pyrenees female (buyer wanted her spayed before leaving here) that was about 65 lbs. He is a large animal vet and extremely good.

If we went south to Coeur d' Alene, I have no doubt that the price would at least double.

One thing you want to make sure is that the vet understands that Pyrs require 1/10th of the anesthesia of a normal dog. Otherwise, they can put them to sleep accidentally.

[powderhooves]

That's pricey! I can't remember how much I paid for my female but I know it didn't bust the bank. I've seen one vet here advertising laproscopy. I bet that's expensive.

[ladycat]

About that early spay/neuter- I know that can be a bad thing to do.

I do know that if you fix a kitten while it's pretty young, it's personality never really matures. It stays more like a kitten mentally and emotionally. Which may be a good thing if you want a perpetual kitten.

[eross230]

The last dog I had spayed cost $25, that tells you how old I am. The last dog I had neutered cost $15, that verifies my age. Just out of curiosity, how come dogs can't be banded, or surgically neutered just like a goat, or a cow? Is it illegal?

[ladycat]

Originally Posted by eross230

The last dog I had spayed cost $25, that tells you how old I am. The last dog I had neutered cost $15, that verifies my age. Just out of curiosity, how come dogs can't be banded, or surgically neutered just like a goat, or a cow? Is it illegal?

I've heard bad things about banding dogs (infections or something I think). But I do know a lot of the ranchers around here neuter their own male dogs and cats by cutting them.

[betsy h.]

I do vet expeditions with RAM (Remote Area Medical) - there's a post about the one I went to in June on my blog @ http://glastonburyfarm.blogspot.com Go to ramusa.org to see what they do on a worldwide basis.

All medical and veterinary services are free. We neutered and spayed 181 dogs and cats in two days during the last one we did here in early December. There is talk about getting together units for each state to do clinics across the 50 states. The next one here where I live is in April, and then another full blown med/vet unit in July. Volunteers are welcome!

[farmmom]

A banded dog can not only wind up with infection. I helped treat a pair of Labs that someone (not the owner) had banded. They had both severely self-mutilated. They had chewed off a not quite blood free scrotum and severely damaged the surroundig area. Dogs can reach that area quite easily, whereas, most livestock don't quite bend that way, and don't chew on things that irritate them - they lick, if they can reach it

[Charleen]

Our great pyr was spayed at 4 years of age. It was just over $400, high but it's because of her age and size.