How much did it cost....

**TakeTwo**

To have your dog neutered? The vet told me $225 and I'm wondering if this is the typical  cost.

Otterama

Call your local humane society.  

 

LinZem

It varies pretty significantly based on the area of the country you live and also the size of your dog. There are other factors too- how long will your pet be monitored following surgery, will they provide pain medications, do they do any per-surgery testing? You can all around to a few vets to compare. I can't recall how much I've paid for neuters, though I should remember because my foster was just neutered about a month ago.

kristinanddan

I want to say around $400, including all of the bloodwork beforehand.

AmeliaPond

Ditto on calling the Humane Society. There's also a rescue near me that specializes in providing low cost spay/neuter for the community--I think it's $25. Do some research and you might be able to find one like it near you.

AndysWifey342010

ditto check the humane society. Also if you got your dog from the pound or a shelter some vets might do a package. We adopted our Husky from the pound and our vet had a package where she got all her puppy shots and fixed for $186.

 

ashc2010

I agree if your looking to save, call your humane society. However, this is my opinion you get what you pay. If your shelter does it for say $50 your chances of having your animal on monitors, having a technician there at all times during the procedure are very rare. Our local shelter here does an assembly line sorta speak and are in and out. I just wanted to say do your research. A neuter at my work is around $125, without bloodwork but that includes an IV cath, heart and oxygen monitors, and a Tech like myself watching and maintaining every bit of anesthesia. Hope that helps!!

doglove

I paid around $600 with prebloodwork and neuter for a 150+ pound dog.

LuckyAngel07

We paid just under $500 for our ~35-lb pup to be spayed, which included a basic presurgery blood panel, anesthesia, IV fluids, and post-op care/take-home pain meds.

2009miss

kristinanddan:

I want to say around $400, including all of the bloodwork beforehand.

About this as well. I know in our area they do a spay day where you can get it cheaper, and there is also a program that will fix pit bulls for free during a specific time/date.

Our vet is a little more expensive but worth every penny. I do think you get what you pay for, but I do know Max's mom was fixed (yeah!) and her's was almost free and she had no issues and healed up great. I would just check it out beforehand like I would with any vet.

amys325

Our vet quoted us $450, but we took her to the humane society and they charged $135. 

 

RedheadBaker

Not trying to sound mean, but I wouldn't take the spay quotes that have been posted into consideration. Spaying always costs more than neutering because it's a more invasive procedure.

Just over $200 doesn't sound bad, especially if they do pre-op bloodwork, monitor them after the procedure and provide pain meds for home.  

haus_frau

When we adopted Charlie, he wasn't neutered yet, so we ended up getting a low-cost neuter certificate from our local Humane Society for $95. It was part of their Spay Day program. The Humane Society and a couple of other groups in our area also do regularly scheduled low-cost spays/neuters each month. It's definitely worth checking out if your vet's costs aren't in your budget.

nital

that's what we paid at our vet.  our local spay/neuter clinic is about $70