Originally posted by DobenDane
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That does sound about right for Cali (though the spay price sounds like a humane-society special...I'm pretty sure Brembo's anesthesia alone cost more than that). I was quoted anywhere from $2-3k for a laproscopic and ended up spending about $1800 for an incisional spay and pexy. I'm not totally comfortable with the lap. pexy anyways.
There area some things to think about though if you chose to just go with the $127 spay. It will probably jump by more than double by the time she's old enough--our original "quote" when she was a puppy--even though I told them we'd wait 'til she was bigger to do it--was about $400 for spay. By the time it was time to do the surgery, it was closer to $800, and I think the spay part of the surgery ended up being a little less than $1000. Before either surgery, you should make sure the clinic does a complete blood panel including a clotting profile (I'm pretty sure for us this was close to $300...I can look it up later). You also want to keep in mind that if she eventually needs to have an emergency pexy, it will easily cost upwards of $3000 (and can get closer to the $10,000 range).
Oh, you also might, as pp, suggested, check vets in more rural areas or even across the border in NV (Carson City or Reno might even be less expensive...not sure).
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