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    Ive had pets all my life, my mom never took animals to the vet, and if she ever did, i was too young to care how much it costs. Well my pregnant cat has fleas, and my dog has fleas AND i just notice tape worm in her boo boo outside. Do vets charge an arm and leg like the people hospital? I dont want little wormies running around my house!! thx guys. Im gonna call around later on today.

    do they want insurance? or its all pretty much cash?

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    Default Re: avg. vet cost for a dog?

    It's pretty much cash but I believe there is a website where you can purchase certain medications at a significant savings. I believe it's petmeds.com or maybe it was 1-800-pet-meds. Like you could get the flea medication there. Not sure about the worm stuff though. Might be best to take them to the vet initially (especially the pregnant one) they probably need shots then next year just order the flea and tick meds online.

    I *wish* there was insurance! My dog gets her teeth cleaned every year and it costs $300! She only has like 8 teeth left anyhow but her breath starts to stiiiiiiiiiink if they don't get cleaned.


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    Depends on where you go. Average should be $30-$50 for the visit (per pet...they may give you a discount if you bring both in together). Figure about $50 more for vaccines(per pet), $35 per pet for flea control, $20-$40 for de-worming. The tapeworms came from the fleas and you will most likely have to bomb your house to get rid of them.

    And please, as soon as possible get both animals spayed/neutered. Your cat can be done as soon as the kittens are weaned at @ 6-8 weeks old, and the kittens can be done too as soon as 6 weeks. Your local ASPCA should do it very cheaply.

    Are you planning on keeping the kittens? If not...please dont do the "free to a good home" ad. It is an invitation for abusers to collect animals.

    Sorry for the length, but I used to be a vet. tech. and animals are still one of my biggest passions.
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    you can buy insurance for pets, but it's usually not worth it. Just take her. It'll probably be $100ish per pet with the exam, vaccines and medicines.

    Just a tip, you can find vaccine clinics at big pet stores like Petsmart. They run for like $30 per animal. And flea meds are much cheaper online. eBay is even cheaper than petmeds.com and the like. Just make sure they aren't expired.

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    I dont have a dog but sometimes non-chain vets are much cheaper. Petsmart charged me $50 for the visit and $2/min every minute they were in the room looking at my cat. Then of course meds and shots.....came to about $200. ROB. I now take him to a non-chain vet who only charges $15 for a visit and cheaper shots/meds.
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    Also the check with the local humane society. Sometimes they have low-cost vaccination clinics and ususally always cheaper spay/neuter clinics.



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    I've paid a ton to my vet, but have a high maintenance dog. However, it's a LOT less than a people doctor. Last year my dog was hospitalized for appencitis and had to be on an IV over the weekend and then to her regular vet come monday on the IV again. I think it cost $500 or maybe a little more but let me tell you, if I'd have had that done it would be at least $5000 probably. So all in all, I think the vet is pretty affordable when you compare it to people medicine. I wish I could be treated by a vet instead of an MD.

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    I wouldn't bother with pet insurance. It usually doesn't cover what you need. I would just have a seperate saving's account for my little buddies and throw in an extra 5, 10, or 20 bucks when I have the chance. At least you won't have to worry about what is and isn't covered.

    The clinic that I worked for (a very busy and professional clinic) would generally run only 40-70 bucks a visit, depending on vaccines and dewormer. I would also put your pets on a monthly product like revolution to prevent. Revolution is expensive, depending on the weight of the animal, but well worth the effort imo. Especially with heartworm year round in Florida. You can only get it through a vet though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xiomara
    Ive had pets all my life, my mom never took animals to the vet, and if she ever did, i was too young to care how much it costs. Well my pregnant cat has fleas, and my dog has fleas AND i just notice tape worm in her boo boo outside. Do vets charge an arm and leg like the people hospital? I dont want little wormies running around my house!! thx guys. Im gonna call around later on today.

    do they want insurance? or its all pretty much cash?
    For those things? Visit will cost you about 150-200 and that'll include medicine for the tapeworms and stuff that you give them animals to prevent fleas.

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    Default Re: avg. vet cost for a dog?

    my vet will give me an estimate for things though so if you are unsure about being able to pay just make a consult appt (maybe $50) and ask for a written estimate for anything else your pet needs.

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    Call around.I am going through the same thing with my new puppy.I called several and most want you to come in and buy shots,exam and everything.Well,I just wanted to get the worms taken care of first for right now and then maybe next month shots and neutoring.Well,anyways,I kept calling around and finally the most busiest (best) animal hospital in town just asked how much he weighs and told me to come pick up the pills.Its 5 dollars per pill.Needs 2. They just want the description of the type of worms.If is short and squared rice its definetly tapeworm and will give you appropriate pill and you could also get flea stuff too,cuz thats how they get tapeworms.That way you dont have to worry about re-infestations.

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    Default Re: avg. vet cost for a dog?

    I'd say about $150-200 as well.

    And pet insurance IS worth it. Saved me over 2 grand once.


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