Average Vet Costs

Average Vet Costs - National

Here's an interesting article on the national average cost of veternary care for pets. I remembered we discussed this recently in another thread. Thought you might be interested.

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YOU CAN'T CLAIM THEM as dependents on your tax return, but pets are truly part of your family. Need proof? Chances are, the medical bills Tigger and Max rack up rival your own, even if they haven't had major medical problems.

Dog owners spent an average of $785 on vet bills last year, while cat owners spent $516, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. (By contrast, on toys and treats, dog owners spent $115; cat owners $72.

http://foxnews.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060217

Procedure	Average Cost (National)
Repair a broken limb	$350
Sew a torn knee ligament	$383
Gastrotomy (to retrieve swallowed object)	$274
X-rays	$58 for the first, $36 for each additional
Anesthesia (per half hour)	$56
Preanesthetic sedation	$23
Preanesthetic exam	$28
Anesthetic monitoring	$19
Procedures for Dogs	Average Cost (National)
Adult canine wellness visit (Includes physical examination, rabies vaccine, DHLPP vaccine, coronavirus vaccine, bordetella vaccine, leptospirosis vaccine, Lyme disease vaccine, heartworm combination examination [difil/direct/occult] and fecal examination.)	$145.60
Canine spay	$147.90 to $194.60 (depending on weight of dog)
Canine neuter	$127.70 to $156.10 (depending on weight of dog)
Procedures for Cats	Average Cost (National)
Adult feline wellness visit (Includes physical examination, rabies vaccine, FVRCP vaccine, FeLV vaccine, FIP vaccine, heartworm test [occult/antigen] and fecal examination.)	$120.30
Feline spay	$125
Feline neuter	$83.10

* Data from the American Animal Hospital Association and Consumer Reports

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Seems like the pricing is average for South New Jersey area where we live, although I think $350 seems a little low for limb repair. I guess it depends how bad the break is. My neighbor spent almost $1,500 on her Min Pin's back leg but it literally snapped in half.

I guess I pay much less. I take the dog to the Vet once a year.
I get their vaccines at Animal Samaritians. They charge between 8 and 10 dollars per vaccine.
I did pay a lot for Harley's medical problems though.
But yearly charges are lower.
I paid $55 for Rags to be spayed

Pepsi's Mommy wrote:

I paid $55 for Rags to be spayed

Wow, I paid about $225.00 to have Daisy spayed

bestdogsx4 wrote:

Wow, I paid about $225.00 to have Daisy spayed

I was wrong, I paid $50 plus $12 for pain meds.
I just lucked out that this place is close. http://www.animalsamaritans.org/
Pepsi was also neutered there for the same price last year.

Oh I can relate to those vet bills. Just this month I paid 225 dollars for all my kitties to be updated on innoculations and rabies. My vet gave me a 40% discount too or else it would have been more!

The following week I paid 476 dollars for Panda's grooming, sedation, and a host of other things done while he was under.

Not complaining as I often joked that Ralph my three legged cat was a 1,000 cat and Shaggy was my 4,000 dollar dog. Yes, it means I gave up a lot of Starbucks trips and shoes but they are my babies!

Marianne

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