There must have been something in my life somewhere that makes me not trust people on instinct. You guys might remember when I initially got a quote on getting Remi neutered, which was between $450-$500. Only having cats spayed/neutered, I was blown away by the dollar signs. One of Remi's testicles didn't drop at that point, so it was a worst case scenario. I was also slightly irritated at my vet, who is by far not a people person and kind of rude and judgemental about how you take care of your pet.
I took Remi to another vet, which I've had great experience with for emergency care, for a second opinion. However, this time, I was super annoyed because the doctor was pushing science diet on me. I was like seriously?! Stop talking. I actually said, "yeah, I can't do that" LOL...
The quote they gave us was closer to $700-$800 for the same procedure. AND the vet said she was 98% sure she found the undropped testicle. Again, I'm totally blown away. I thought the cost would be the same, or slightly more, but not that much. PLUS - All my friends think I'm nuts. Somehow they are getting their animals neutered for less than $100 bucks. It's hard to explain to them that those discount places won't even consider operating on a high risk breed like the bulldog. Not to mention I don't want to take my dog to some facility the equivalent to some back alley abortion shindig.
So, I guess we're going back to the first vet. I keep having this twinge in the back of my head though - do you think vets try to charge bully owners more because they think we're loaded??? Or am I nuts? Paranoid even?
I took Remi to another vet, which I've had great experience with for emergency care, for a second opinion. However, this time, I was super annoyed because the doctor was pushing science diet on me. I was like seriously?! Stop talking. I actually said, "yeah, I can't do that" LOL...
The quote they gave us was closer to $700-$800 for the same procedure. AND the vet said she was 98% sure she found the undropped testicle. Again, I'm totally blown away. I thought the cost would be the same, or slightly more, but not that much. PLUS - All my friends think I'm nuts. Somehow they are getting their animals neutered for less than $100 bucks. It's hard to explain to them that those discount places won't even consider operating on a high risk breed like the bulldog. Not to mention I don't want to take my dog to some facility the equivalent to some back alley abortion shindig.
So, I guess we're going back to the first vet. I keep having this twinge in the back of my head though - do you think vets try to charge bully owners more because they think we're loaded??? Or am I nuts? Paranoid even?