Re: Anesthetic costs
- From: "pfoley" <pfoley6@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:31:53 GMT
"Peetie Wheatstraw" <peetie.wheatstraw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My 10-yr-old 27 lb (very healthy) dog had her teeth cleaned last
week. The vet bill:
hospitalization $ 9
ketamine/rompun iv anesthetic 58
clean/polish 43
bloodwork 40
Do the anesthetic costs (US $58) look reasonable? Ketamine is a
generic? Rompun is Bayer brand Xylazine.
I've no intention of disputing anything: just sizing up what the
next cleaning should cost. I guess the $58 includes setting up
a drip iv or somesuch.
Thanks,
Peetie
Wow, that seems very inexpensive to have your dog's teeth cleaned. I think
you got a bargain. I was under the impression it was going to cost hundreds,
and I was glad I had insurance. They told me a year ago, I would most
likely have to have that done in another year, but I just took her to the
vet last week for her 3 year Rabies,
3 year Distemper, Leptospirosis Vaccination, Lyme Disease Booster, Combo
4dx Heartworm test and Kennel cough Nasal 6 month spray, fecal test and exam
last week, and when they looked at her teeth this time, they told me her
teeth had much improved over the previous year. I guess last time her teeth
were in the Classification 2/ Moderate Gingivitis category and this time her
teeth were in the Classification 1, Mild Gingivitis. They asked me what I
had been doing, and the only thing different I have been doing for the past
8 months is give her two Nutro Tarter Control dog biscuits a day plus one
beef rawhide chewie. Her teeth are now white and the most of the tartar is
gone, except for her two canine teeth, which she does not use to chew. I do
not want her to go under anesthesia to have her teeth cleaned, so I am
thrilled that what I have been doing actually worked. Again, she did not
need her nails trimmed. Apparently, she must wear them down when I walk
her. The vet said her weight was perfect and that her coat was shiny and
healthy, so it turned out to be a good visit. But, I was shocked and very
pleased at the fact that her teeth were so much better than before.
.
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