Average cost to neuter a 20lb. dog??? $318???

croll326 · 10-16-2009, 09:50 AM

I am going to get my dog neutered soon. He is 2 weeks away from his 6 month bday and all of he K-9 teeth are in and looking great. My vet wants $318.00 to neuter him. That seems very expensive. I am torn because I feel like shopping around for this procedure could result in a poor surgery, however there are atleast 5 vets in my area that are highly recommended by others. I was told it is based on the dogs weight as well. At my vet it is a minimum of $318 for all dogs under 40 pounds.

I was just wondering if that is very high or in the ballpark. Thanks.

Darkmoon · 10-16-2009, 10:12 AM

Wow... When I was looking to get my 17lb foster neutered, I was looking between $71 and $98. $71 was without pain killers and the $98 was with blood testing and pain killers. But I also live in a smaller town. So that may be the reason behind the cheak rates.

Keep looking around and even get in contact with your local shelters. They may be able to point you in a good direction.

TxRider · 10-16-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by croll326

I am going to get my dog neutered soon. He is 2 weeks away from his 6 month bday and all of he K-9 teeth are in and looking great. My vet wants $318.00 to neuter him. That seems very expensive. I am torn because I feel like shopping around for this procedure could result in a poor surgery, however there are atleast 5 vets in my area that are highly recommended by others. I was told it is based on the dogs weight as well. At my vet it is a minimum of $318 for all dogs under 40 pounds.

I was just wondering if that is very high or in the ballpark. Thanks.

Seems high to me. But I haven't had to pay for one in a long time.

20lbs doesn't seem overly small.

croll326 · 10-16-2009, 10:38 AM

20 lbs. isnt small but the rate is the same from 0-40lbs. then is goes up.

Ayanla · 10-16-2009, 10:56 AM

I paid $210 for a 7lb dog, including tax, bloodwork, pain meds, microchipping, nail clipping, anal gland expression, and collar. We have a few shelters that offer low cost spay/neuter clinics but they're only for cats, as cats outnumber dogs in shelters here 3 to 1. Prices will vary wildly in different areas of the country just like with anything else.

It can't hurt to just call around and ask different vets what they charge. I believe everyone charges based on weight, so just knowing his weight is enough to get you estimates. This is a relatively routine procedure with pretty low incidence of problems, but it may be worth it to pay more to take him to a vet you trust. Only you can decide that.

DogPaw · 10-16-2009, 11:16 AM

I don't remember the exact amount but it was under $200 for my 25 lb Corgi and that was including the blood work and pain meds.

That seems like a lot for a 20lb dog. I guess it depends on where you live.

croll326 · 10-16-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayanla

I paid $210 for a 7lb dog, including tax, bloodwork, pain meds, microchipping, nail clipping, anal gland expression, and collar. We have a few shelters that offer low cost spay/neuter clinics but they're only for cats, as cats outnumber dogs in shelters here 3 to 1. Prices will vary wildly in different areas of the country just like with anything else.

It can't hurt to just call around and ask different vets what they charge. I believe everyone charges based on weight, so just knowing his weight is enough to get you estimates. This is a relatively routine procedure with pretty low incidence of problems, but it may be worth it to pay more to take him to a vet you trust. Only you can decide that.

Thats a great price....for all of that at my vet it would be over $500!!

Keechak · 10-16-2009, 04:18 PM

my vet charges $80 for an animal that small.

angel_baby · 10-16-2009, 05:13 PM

eh, I would look around some more. My vet only charges 60 for a dog that is 0-40 lbs. I wouldn't pay that price for a neuter.

Dog_Shrink · 10-16-2009, 06:14 PM

Thatis an INSANE amount of money for a neuter. Neuters are simple operations more so than spays so I don't think that going thru a low cost program is gonna be too hazardous for your boy. Something else to consider is maybe just get him the sterilization shot that they have out nowadays. Wow talk about rob and pillage.

misty073 · 10-16-2009, 06:47 PM

Wow that is a crazy price. We just had our dog spayed a few months ago and we paid $125 at the spay and neuter clinic and that included her pain med, tatoo and tax. The price with out was $70. and she is only 12.5 lbs (actually the bigger dogs are more).

We just had our cat neutered too (about 2 months ago) and it was $65 at the vet with pain med.

We just recently moved to a new city and I took the dog to the vets to have a burr removed from between her toes it was a bit infected (or so they said we never saw it) so they bandaged it and gave her antibiotics and the bill came to $153...I was shocked! I told them it cost me less to have her spayed and asked how much they charged for spay and they said $200. I guess every city varies...But the price you were quoted seems unreasonable for a neuter. I would phone around and see what the average price is, and I would definatly shop around and compare prices.

Binkalette · 10-16-2009, 06:53 PM

Wow @_@ That's a lot for a neuter.. My vet charges $103 for a SPAY which is a much bigger operation than a neuter. I didn't go with just the basic spay though, I had them use a laser, do the pre-anesthetic blood work and had them microchip her, so it was around $230 when all was said and done.

MoosMom · 10-16-2009, 09:37 PM

Keep looking, my vet wanted $775(yes thats almost EIGHT HUNDRED) to neuter Yoshi when he was 50lbs. I think some things they want to charge us for is a bit of an overkill.

kagome100 · 10-16-2009, 09:50 PM

theres a vet here that will do females under 30lb for only $70. so shoot males would be cheaper there.

driftgirl · 10-17-2009, 01:00 AM

Mine was 160 plus blood work and meds so it was around 225 I think

croll326 · 10-17-2009, 11:46 AM

I have called 5 vets in the area.

Vet 1- $289-329
Vet 2 - $289-329 plus office visit of $49
Vet 3 - $170 plus $52 office visit plus any meds and blood work
Vet 4 - $318
Vet 5 - $350

Ok....I live in Pittsburgh, PA. It is not an expensive city. These are all vets and not "clinics". I am worried that the quality of the surgery wont be as good at a clinic. I am willing to spend the extra money if the procedure is done in a better way but not if they are going to do the same thing.
I have heard that clinics use donated supplies?

MoosMom · 10-17-2009, 12:27 PM

You know when I lived in Colorado we had a place called Hamlet Spay and Neuter clinic. The place takes a lot of crap from the local vets for being a "assembly line" type clinic. They charge MUCH MUCH less than anyone in the area and they are booked out for weeks. I have taken my animals to this place, many of my friends and colleagues have done the same thing and I don't think any of us had a less than quality experience. They are doing their part to keep unwanted litters from happening, yes it might not be in "the perfect" vet office, but the job is done. I personally dont thiink you should worry about the "quality" of work. We're not talking plastic surgery here. Of course if you have heard bad things about one or another choose someone different. They all make sure their supplies are sterile and safe to use on our pets

misty073 · 10-17-2009, 01:01 PM

We took both our dogs to the spay and neuter clinic and it was a lot cheaper than the vet. They didnt get any less treatment. One was neutered and one was spayed and all went well. I think because this is the focus and they want animals to be spayed/neutered they offer at a discount. They probably use donated suplies but not used suplies...they still would have to follow the same rules and standards as a vets office. And my guess (although I have no idea) that the clinics probably recieve some funding?? and donations that a reg vet doesnt get.

Jenna09 · 10-17-2009, 02:29 PM

In Barrie Ontario area we pay at our vet $300 for a neuter (25lbs) and $450 for a spay (for 3 of our dogs from 12-55lbs). That includes the surgery, bloodwork, full day stay at the vet, pain meds and staple removal 12-14 days after the surgery and another exam.

Our vet charges a bit more then other places but she does great work (not including our dog Lola but thats a whole different can of worms!!!).

They also call every few days to make sure everything is going good.

Jenna

heidiann · 10-17-2009, 05:52 PM

When we neutered one of our cats, we got a voucher from a website that cut the price of the neuter in half I believe it was. I don't remember the website now.

When we got Topaz neutered, we shopped around...i figured that's a common enough surgery that it shouldn't matter where we take him for it. We did the same for shots. I was shocked to see the difference from vet to vet on the cost of shots! wow