How much does this usually cost at a vet? I just called for a quote at the vet closest to my place and they said it was $316 to neuter a dog That seems awfully high to me.

1/28/2011 1:31:13 PM

I'm not sure on exact pricing but that definitely sounds reasonable. We had our dog neutered about a year ago and I remember it being $400+.

1/28/2011 1:38:04 PM

Damn, I don't remember the last time we fixed an animal it costing nearly that much. Guess I'll just make an appointment with the SPCA

1/28/2011 1:39:53 PM

man i could have sworn i paid ~150 for my cat.


are cats cheaper? it was a female

1/28/2011 1:46:54 PM

What the holy fuck

It was $55 to spay my cat, same price to neuter a dog

http://www.pcspayneuter.com/

Call up your local humane society

1/28/2011 1:48:55 PM

^ Yeah that's what I'm going to do. I thought it was bad enough paying $250 to spay my cats overseas lol.

1/28/2011 1:53:09 PM

more expensive to spay b'c it's a more involved procedure...

i just had my dog neutered...paid for painkillers and the bloodwork and it was about $270...I think the surgery itself was like $175 or so

but i live in fayetteville so this probably doesn't help you

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM. Reason : d]

1/28/2011 2:10:20 PM

The local SPCA gave me a $75 coupon to get my dog neutered (meaning that a local vet would do the neutering for $75 once he was old enough).

1/28/2011 2:14:30 PM

Our little puppy has something called cherry eye, so her spay and cherry eye surgery is probably going to set us back $750. damned dogs.

1/28/2011 2:17:06 PM

http://www.animalkind.org/fix.html

1/28/2011 2:19:36 PM

^^ our dog has a cherry eye too. vet said it's not absolutely necessary to get it removed, so we didn't. we were also quotes around $700

Quote :

"Call up your local humane society"

i think we paid like $75 at the humane society or something

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 2:20 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2011 2:20:01 PM

http://www.pop-nc.com

We used the Pet Overpopulation Patrol mobile clinic to neuter one of our cats. We were extremely happy with their services.

Dogs up to 60 pounds are $95 and it includes a physical exam, rabies vaccine, and a distemper/parvo vaccine. If you want to add any other vaccines or parasite control, you can.

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 2:32 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2011 2:32:25 PM

rubber band is cheap and works great on hogs

i say give it a try

1/28/2011 8:03:04 PM

it's $60 to neuter a cat at my vet. $40 on clinic days. iirc dog neuter was $80. vet in bfe ftw

we did the spca voucher w/ our female cat about 8 years ago. that worked really well. it was like $70 & we went to glenwood animal hospital, has a different name now.

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 9:13 PM. Reason : ]

1/28/2011 9:12:51 PM

go to the spca website

you can go to the saving lives spay and neuter clinic. its like $60 to neuter/spay a dog.

or you can buy a voucher through them if you make <50K a year and its like $57 to use at a list of area vets.

http://www.spcawake.org/site/PageServer?pagename=We_believe

it can take WEEKS or months to get an appt so call ASAP even if you aren't ready for the spay/neuter.

i had both my dog and cat neutered at the saving lives spay and neuter clinic at the spca....includes rabies shot and meds to take home. for my other cat, i used their voucher program and took her to one of the vets on the list. no problems with either option. but i will say the saving lives spay and neuter clinic takes like 3 months to book an appt, so you have to call ASAP.

edit: they will test for heart murmurs and stuff and then ask you if you want to proceed with surgery if they find one or not when you drop off your pet. i was worried about not getting enough pain meds and stuff, but both of my pets did fine and seemed to have enough meds. they were basically zonked out for a day or so after the surgery. def not happy and acting like babies, but they didn't seem to be in pain.

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 9:53 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2011 9:28:50 PM

Females are more expensive than males because there is a lot more work to it. And depending on what you pay, at the extremes, makes the difference between whether or not pets get enough pain meds, whether or not the surgeon has a tech assisting them, whether or not they have access to the best monitoring and breathing equipment for while the pet is knocked out which can be important with the risk of death associated with anesthesia.

It never hurts to shop around, but its also good to ask about the details, because the very cheapest of options might be cheap for a reason.

(didn't really read thread responses, so I'm not knocking or encouraging any specific option anyone has suggested)

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 9:49 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2011 9:48:39 PM

a pair of garden shears should do it

along with a cage so he doesn't run around and bleed all over the carpet

1/30/2011 5:01:18 AM

SPCA most deff...they did both mines. its all income based pricing. atleast thats the way it is in VA

1/30/2011 1:40:49 PM

Quote :

"http://www.pop-nc.com We used the Pet Overpopulation Patrol mobile clinic to neuter one of our cats. We were extremely happy with their services. Dogs up to 60 pounds are $95 and it includes a physical exam, rabies vaccine, and a distemper/parvo vaccine. If you want to add any other vaccines or parasite control, you can."

I just made an appointment with them. I liked that they have a bunch of add on services as well.

2/24/2011 4:20:46 PM

Dr Wendy at Pop NC is awesome and is a spay/neuter machine. I heard she's done as many as 40 in a day.

2/24/2011 10:34:09 PM