[Moorf]

I know many want to know how much it'll cost to take their pets to the vet so thought I'd post these figures... unfortunately Amber has a small tumor on her face that has to be removed :( (benign, that's the main thing).

Costs involved:

Initial consultation at vet with biopsy and anti-b's - $55
Operation to remove lump in one piece under anaesthetic with 1 day stay at vet and few days pain relief - $260
Optional fee to have lump sent for labwork - $130

[Nienke]

Hope Amber feels better soon :(


I've got an invoice for a vet as well, for my cat:

standard consultation: 49.50 dollars
General surgery (removal of fatty lump under anaesthesia): 48.40 dollars for surgery and 50 dollars for anaesthesia
Ultrasonic dentistry with minor extractions: 42.20 dollars

[jubjub]

Poor Amber, (and a poor worried mummy)

Lucky is feeling for her at the moment, he had to have 4 teeth out (face selled up due to infections), total came out to $500...... consult fee $45 cant remember what all the rest was, but surgery time, anaestetic, antibiotics, blood tests..... she even "forgot" to charge me for a couple of injections! He also had a ten day course of antibiotics inc in that price.

[gil]

OK, Olive climbed our rose trellis and cut her pads: vet had to cut off damaged pads and treat wounds @ standard visit fee of $45.
My friend's two labs both needed overnight treatment through eating some kind of poison (never found out what it was) and it came to a shade below $1,000.
Result: Pet'n'Sure dog insurance @ $30 per month. We had it in UK and really found it useful for our dear old Macy.

Gil

[Moorf]

Awww, poor pooches and pusses... hope they're all feeling better soon ...

Sods law applies here Gil - Summer is insured but we hadn't got round to doing Amber yet :roll - agree, pet insurance is sooo worth it. Haven't found as much choice here as in UK though...

"Nil-by-mouth Amber" should be up and bounding around by Saturday :)

[Howie]

Howie ate some fishing line. Trip to after hours clinic on labour day: $100.
Trip to regular vet the next day including X-Ray to discover fish hook: $150
Trip to friends vet for second opinion: $50
Back to regular vet the following day for pre-surgery blood work + x-ray to discover the hook had almost past + days observation at vet to insure hook passed: $200

All up $500 to find out that my dog successfully passed a fish hook and line on his own. Still a better outcome than having it surgically removed.

[jubjub]

"Nil-by-mouth Amber" should be up and bounding around by Saturday :)

How on earth are you managing to keep her away from Summer's food?

At least she is nil by mouth, Lucky had a recovery diet of cubed meat (so it was soft on his mouth and didnt get into his open gums)..... hubby was most miffed to see me frying up a BBQ steak for the dog of a morning, as he was eating his cereal ready to go to work!

in fact having to feed the dog proper meat for a few days probably added at least another $50 to the bill!

our dog is too old to insure now... and if you dont count his airfare he has been very cheap actually... (just jinxed myself there haven't I?)

[dilanium]

All up $500 to find out that my dog successfully passed a fish hook and line on his own. Still a better outcome than having it surgically removed.

and much better than the hook piercing your dog's GI tract and having the contents of it leak in to the body cavity.

[Piper]

Hope Amber's feeling better soon - the skin is so thin on the face too.

I have found that colloidal silver sprayed onto my dog's wounds really helps the healing without having to touch it. This was recommended to me by doggy forum people and I think lots of them use it. I have no idea how much it would cost in NZ but here in the UK it's about £25 a bottle (lasts ages).

The silver came out last week when the daft dog ran into something in the dark and punctured his shoulder. The vet's bill was £105 for a visit, wound cleaned a bit, antibiotic jab and 4 days tablets - with a follow up 20 second look a few days later.

Luckily I have pet insurance for him - he cost over £1500 last year in silly accidents - bit of a clumsy oaf - but this year they removed my no-excess part of the policy (wonder why?) and I have to pay the first £50 now.
It's still worth it though - the insurance company'll never make their money back on him - he won't live long enough!!!

[Jules]

Cost to have my kitty neutered $45, extra pain relief $6.50 (because I didn't want him in any pain after):nice1

Jules

[bob_the_engineer]

Oww its awful when they get sick.

I have a dog who has to go regularly, the vet is really sweet and only charges me about $25 for a visit. If she is worried and wants to re-test between regular visits its $15. That includes a blood test that’s done on site. Some of the visits do cost about $250 but most of that is for drugs.


Bob

[Moorf]

Well, they managed to get the lump out from inside her jaw to prevent any outward scarring, which was great of them.

But, we've had bad news from vet in that the lump was a lymph node and it looks like she has some form of cancer, at least in early stages. The lab hadn't seen anything like it before :( and are confuddled.

Just waiting now for some news.... maybe some finger-crossing would help?

[Jules]

I've got my fingers crossed for you, hope she's ok.

Jules

[Jo Jo]

Me too.

Jo Jo

[Nienke]

Oh no! :( I'll cross fingers as well.

[Smiler]

and me! :(

[jubjub]

Aww poor Amber...

fingers crossed here too.

[Moorf]

No news from vet as 2nd lot of results not back from lab - so I treated them to a long walk down the river... I think they appreciated it - look at the state of them!!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/Moorf/girlsasleep.jpg

[nickydwuk]

Fingers, toes & anything else that can be crossed are crossed for your baby.

[Pip]

fingers crossed here also.

And on the topic of vet fees - $90 for Olive to be sedated, examined and injected with painkillers. We thought she might have been hit by a car as she was dragging one of her back legs around, but turns out that she was probably kicked by one of the horses that are using our paddocks and keeping the grass down.

Anyway not broken, just bad muscle damage, and I don't know what the vet gave her, but she's been charging round like a kitten and not even a limp. I reckon I could do with some of that..:laugh

Lets hope Amber makes a miracle recovery also..

[gil]

Awwww! They look so sweet! Hope all is well,
Love

Gil
x

PS and Olive xx

[Jo Jo]

Ah, I'm glad I found this thread again. One of my cats is at the vets right now and has just had to have 4 teeth extracted, poor little mite. I'm worried sick right now as the vet thinks it is very unusual for such a young cat to have such bad teeth and gingivitis - she thinks it could be a sign of FIV so we are waiting for the results. Hopefully, he won't have it - fingers' crossed.

[dilanium]

Oh goodness- I hope your cat doesn't have FIV.

*crosses fingers for you*

A cat I was very attached to was just lost because of Feline Leukemia, they're both devastating diseases.

[Jo Jo]

Thanks, Dilanium.

*brave smile*

Anyay, the fees were $288 for him to be examined, have a general anaesthetic, 4 teeth extracted, his other teeth to be cleaned, anti-inflammatory injection, and for the blood test.

We get the results tomorrow.

[Jo Jo]

Got our cat's test results - they were negative. Quite a relief, not least because I had no idea how we'd manage to confine the cats to the house for the rest of their lives.

[Piper]

:clap :clap :clap

Now you just have to figure out how to feed him only hard biscuits for the rest of his life instead!

[Moorf]

Awww Jo Jo - just seen this thread- so glad your kitty is ok :nice1

[Jo Jo]

Thanks Moorf. How is your dog?

[Moorf]

Amber is full of beans :yes and all that we can do is check her lymph glands every month. There was never a conclusive diagnosis, which I found weird, but they're erring on the side of it being non-cancerous. :nice1

[Jo Jo]

Oooh, good news all round. Hurrah!

[Gemini]

Glad to hear all is well :)

[dilanium]

That's great Jo Jo!!

I'm really gland to hear your cat is okay. I meant to say glad. I really did. I'm leaving the typo just because I'm so busy studying physiology right now that the mis-spelling is really amusing to me right now.

[Hannah-NL]

We had our Tess (13yr old border collie) gone through some surgery because of a hard marble sized lump under her throat. At the same time we also had the vet check out a big fatty lump on her shoulder she had had for years. Our vet 'back in the old NL' always said it was harmless but after it was removed (400 gr) she moves much better and easier it seems.

Us too, we're 400 dollars lighter :)

p.s. both lumps were harmless, *sigh of relief*

[dilanium]

Hannah- I'm glad your dog is okay, and the lumps were nothing.

[Jo Jo]

My puppy got hit in the eye with a toy, and it swelled up and looked quite sore, so we took him to the vet today. It cost $85 for a very thorough eye exam, eyedrops and anti-inflammatory pills.

I think I may have quite a lot to add to this thread over the next few months!

[sizzlingbadger]

We've been through a really rough patch with one of our whippets.

Took him to the vets with white gums (very bad sign for a dog). Vet thought it was rat poisoning so a course of vitamin k. Not bad as that was $75. A week later he was getting worse so back to the vets for a blood test, $150 and more drugs (not sure what cost). Then another week later another blood test, back later in the week for an urgent blood transfusion (not as much as you might think $30 + the vet's time which we're not sure what that will be).

So running total is probably around $400 mark, ouch hurts when you add it up :( We're not sure what it was but he's on the mend now and finally has pink gums about a month after it all started :raebanana

Oh and for anyone with alpacas we had two castrated by the vet, call out fee and drugs for two was $190, not bad as we had been quoted $380 for 1 alpaca :o

[KerryS]

My cat got knocked over by a car last night. Vet fees are currently at $2000 and rising as I type.
He's been on oxygen constantly since being admitted to the vet hospital, a drip, very strong painkillers and has had three lots of x-rays, a MRi scan and is still being monitored to ensure his lung function is ok.
(Apparantly cats can bleed into their lungs after suffering a trauma in the area and it doesn't show up for some time.)

Thank goodness for pet insurance!

[dilanium]

I hope it turns out okay for you Kerry.

[katandbob]

I had to ring the vet up last night as my horse Keona was lame, so he said if you want to drive to my house and pick up some bute paste you can. (form of anti-imflam/pain relief)

he's sending a bill - so I will let you know when it arrives.

Hopefully Keona will be sound soon - as I had planned a Cavalcade on the 15th so I may need to find another horse:(

kat

[JandM]

All the best to cat and horse.

[gil]

Hope your cat is starting to recover Kerry, and your horse too Kat. We are about to visit the vet as Olive has conjunctivitis in her left eye. It is coevered by her insurance, so will let you know.

Gil

[gil]

It is conjunctivits, so one consultation fee plus antibiotic cream (twice a day for another five days) = $66.50.

Gil

[Jo Jo]

My cat got knocked over by a car last night. Vet fees are currently at $2000 and rising as I type.
He's been on oxygen constantly since being admitted to the vet hospital, a drip, very strong painkillers and has had three lots of x-rays, a MRi scan and is still being monitored to ensure his lung function is ok.
(Apparantly cats can bleed into their lungs after suffering a trauma in the area and it doesn't show up for some time.)

Thank goodness for pet insurance!

Your poor cat; I hope he is getting better.

(This reminds me - I must sort out our pet insurance...)

[Jo Jo]

Kat - I hope your horse is better soon, too, and your dog, too, Gil.

[Moorf]

Awwww, all paws in the house crossed for your pets ;)

[KerryS]

Well, turns out my cat is a real tough guy, and despite the vet thinking he wouldn't make it, he has astounded everyone and bounced back right back to normal this morning.
Lots of bruising, but no broken bones. I can bring him home at lunchtime. Yay!Total cost $2760! Eek!

Hope everyone else's poorly pets make as good a recovery. (And cost less!)

[Jo Jo]

I'm so pleased your cat has recovered, Kerry. :D

[dilanium]

That's fantastic Kerry!

[JandM]

Good news, Kerry.:nice1

[KerryS]

Not so good news now - the little blighter decided he didn't like breathing normal air, and has had to go back in the oxygen tent. He also hasn't eaten or drunk anything in more than 36 hours, and as he ripped out his iv line last night, has had to have another one inserted.
He's going to continue being monitored for another day to see if they can wean him off the oxygen again. And I have to take him in his usual food to see if I can tempt him to eat something.

Pesky creature. Just when I thought I could bring him home too...

[dilanium]

oh geez- I hope your kitty recovers.

[jubjub]

Kerry any more news on your poor ickle puss?

We had to take lucky to the vet, he suddenly decided to walk on three legs and look pathetic...

He has a sore swollen paw/toe, dunno whats caused it she tried to inspect it closer and he howled and tried to bite her... (i had a good grip of his head, so he didnt manage it!) anyhow, 5 days of antibiotics and painkillers, plus consultation $85... back next week to check up on things...

[KerryS]

He's much better thanks Sal. He's currently sitting on the windowsill giving me the sad eyed look, as I won't let him go outside.
Total cost of repair was an eyewatering $4000 give or take a couple of dollars!

[jubjub]

Kerry, you must REALLY love that cat...... eeek to the $$$$.... I guess you will get that sad eye thing for a while...

I went to feed my friends persian cat this morning, all it did was yell at me for not feeding it quick enough!

[KerryS]

He is insured, so I should get the money back from the insurance co. But, yes, I am a complete sook when it comes to my cat. Who wouldn't be with a face like this:

[Moorf]

Awwww bless - so pleased to hear he's doing well :nice1
xx

[jubjub]

Awww, OK, you got me, thats a cute kitty....

[JandM]

What a beauty!

[Jo Jo]

Oh, Kerry, he's GORGEOUS.

It makes me want to get another cat...

[dusk]

yep definitely got that irresistible sad look down to a tee there! :) gorgeous

[Howie]

Just a quick update with another data point.

Quick visit to the vet to recheck Howie's dry nose and goopy eye (he seems to have some skin problem going on - so I'm sure many more visits are in store). Visit + antibiotics for nose + steroid gel for eye = $90

Well worth it as I have the BEST vet.

[lockstock]

To register my two here in NZ I had to get UK Kennel Club Export pedigrees. Because Duke is a dog (in the gender sense) I had to get a vet here to confirm on the form that he had two apparently normal dangly bits! She thought it was hilarious and did it for free! Duke was only mildly amused though.

[nickydwuk]

Although we are in the UK I thought I would post on this thread as it relates a little to NZ. Recently our older dog (he is 7) began limping. He had no damage to his pds that we could see. As they often pull a muscle we rested him for a few days but he still limped. We eventually took him to the vet who wanted to x-ray him. After his x-rays (cost £120) we were told he had arthritis in his elbow - possibly caused by ligament damage and they gave him a 10 day course of anti-inflammatories. We took him back yesterday for a follow up. The drugs seemed to have helped him as he walks a little better and doesn't yelp when he stands. They have given him a further course of anti -inflammatories and said he would need these for life - they are called Rimadyl and cost just over £100 for 100 tablets. As he will be on these for the rest of his life does any one have any idea how much they would cost in NZ? It doesn't matter how much they do cost as he needs them but it is just another cost to factor into our budget.

[Cardy]

our cat molly just had her leg amputated poor thing !1 cost me $500 for that but already spent $3000 trying to save it so we got a discount of about $1000 as it hadnt worked:(

[kiwidebs]

Hugs to all the poor fur babies. One of my cats seems to be a bit accident prone. Last year she somehow got a large tear in her side......$300 to repair that. Then a couple of weeks ago she got into a fight and ended up with an infected wound - $85 for that one (including anti-b's and pain killers). I love my cats dearly but ouch! That's unbudgeted money!

Debs

[dusk]

Cardy, sad news, hope molly recovers well form the operation.

[JandM]

Cardy, sad news, hope molly recovers well form the operation.

Hear, hear, and all the best to furries coming through treatment.

[nippa&pippa]

Our nearly year old puppy, Amber had belated "spray" operation :o
Cost altogether (operation, antibotic, pain relief) $267.80
($230.30 for spary at 15-30kg)

One of our 6 calves was found lie on the field one morning.
Cost of emergency call-out $49.10
Travel fee from Lincoln to Ellesmere $33.30 :eek:
Cause of collapsed was Thiamine deficiency, had injection of vit B $22.20
A bottle of vit B for rest of calves on advised of Vet $52.00
A bottle of Tectonic $22.90
Duplocillin (antibotic) $19.20
Altogether $198.60 for 1 calf....ouch, that happened just over a month ago, she made partial recovery, then struck down with infection and hasn't been right since...now going to put her to sleep in next few days by a friend as it is not going to improve and she is suffering since last few days :wah

[Cardy]

Hi All thanks for th kind words for molly. :) She is recovering well and will soon be back to her normal mischevious self. Some people might not understand but she really is one of the family we were heartbroken when she had to have her leg amputated but she seems to be coping really well except she doesnt like taking all he tablets but what cat does.:yes

[Jo Jo]

I'm glad to hear your cat is recovering well, Cardy. Poor little thing, and poor you - it must have been very worrying.

We've just had to take our older pup to the vet as he's had diarrhoea for over a day. Total cost for exam, electrolyte tablets, and 2 lots of flea treatments for good measure: $146.

[katandbob]

I had to ring the vet up last night as my horse Keona was lame, so he said if you want to drive to my house and pick up some bute paste you can. (form of anti-imflam/pain relief)

he's sending a bill - so I will let you know when it arrives.

Hopefully Keona will be sound soon - as I had planned a Cavalcade on the 15th so I may need to find another horse:(

kat

well the bill finally arrived, $12.50 for prescription, $32 for Bute paste and $31 for Gamgee (cottonwool with gauze on outside) - This I queried since it was nearly as dear as the Bute and it turned out that they had invoiced me for a whole roll not a piece so they have said they will send a new invoice out for that - I sent a cheque for $50 to go one with as I don't want any additional fees

not bad I thought and keona was fit enough for the Cavalcade which was fun but hard going on both me and him:roll need to get fitter for next year

[nippa&pippa]

One of our 6 calves was found lie on the field one morning.
Cost of emergency call-out $49.10
Travel fee from Lincoln to Ellesmere $33.30 :eek:
Cause of collapsed was Thiamine deficiency, had injection of vit B $22.20
A bottle of vit B for rest of calves on advised of Vet $52.00
A bottle of Tectonic $22.90
Duplocillin (antibotic) $19.20
Altogether $198.60 for 1 calf....ouch, that happened just over a month ago, she made partial recovery, then struck down with infection and hasn't been right since...now going to put her to sleep in next few days by a friend as it is not going to improve and she is suffering since last few days :wah

Without any warning, we have found her dead this morning. Poor her :wah