Registered: Sep 2003
Location: wyandotte,ok
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last one my buddy had done was 1200 am and the vet had the vet tech stay the rest of the night with her and keep her for 4 days making sure everything was alright with had some problems during the surgery and he was only charged $900.00

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Registered: Feb 2010
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I was at a hunt this weekend and a guy I know said his son had a lab. that had a pup stuck. It was the only pup and it was dead. C section and hysterectomy $4000 His son lives in Seattle, WA.

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Registered: Jul 2006
Location: East of Huntsville, Alabama
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Really varies depending on the part of the country and ER vs. regular vet. My vet is worth his weight in gold and I gladly pay the extra $200 when I need for him to come in the middle of the night on top of the, if I remember correctly, $500+/- for a section which includes everything as well as a re-exam of mom and dewclaws on the pups the next day. (I band tails myself.)

The ER vet is probably close to 10x that and they'll give me grief about getting the bitch spayed in the bargain. Well worth it to have an established, trusted relationship with your primary vet.

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Registered: Apr 2013
Location: Pea Ridge, Arkansas
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Had a c-section done on a chihuahua and it costed 300 and the pupls made it. one was in bad nursed him back to health.

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Very interesting to see these replies....apparently, I live in the wrong state !!! I have never yet had a C-section for much less than $1,000.00, and most of our sections cost a bit more than that !!

In my breed, the normal litter is only from 1 to 3 puppies, so $1,000.00 is a LOT of money to spend, especially if one or more of the puppies are dead.

I have had a good relationship with my local vet for many years; however, about 6 or 7 years ago, I noticed that NONE of the vets (including mine) within a one hour drive were open past 5 pm any more, nor were they open on any weekends or holidays. The only choice was to go to the 'Emergency Clinic', & pay the big fees - or lose the dog & her litter.

I had a long talk about this situation with a couple of vets that I know, & I was told that the young vets & vet techs coming out of vet school simply refused to take a job where they had to work nights, holidays, or weekends. Many of these new graduates had never raised dogs or been around livestock (other than in vet school), and they were looking for jobs with 'banker's hours'. As a result, the older vets were unable to hire anyone to help them with these middle-of-the-night emergencies, so they ended up having to refer after-hours clients to these doggy 'ERs'...

The last C-section that I had done cost me $1,800.00 for 3 puppies. The original estimate that I was given was for less than that, but they claimed they 'ran into some problems' during the section. As my vet said when he saw the ER report that was faxed to him after the surgery, "They've got you over a barrel, & they know it; where else are you going to go for help ?"

Even if I were fortunate enough to need a section during normal business hours, the cost of the section plus all of the additional fees would still run in excess of $800.00...because of this, I have a special charge card that I only use for canine reproductive emergencies...

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Registered: Nov 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 68

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Originally posted by bonehead
Josh- it was in oakdale,mn. and it was clearly a yuppie vet! she had 15 pups in her, and 10 are living. my goal wasn't at all to make a bunch of money on this, just wanted a pup off her incase anything happened...and this is a prime example of when things can go real bad lol! But she is now living the good life inside the house with me!

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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 339

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Originally posted by Lamona
You need to go to Jim Winsor at Inver Grove Heights Animal Hospital 651-451-4404... His house is attached to the vet clinic and there is always someone on call.. You don't have to pay those crazy e-vet fees

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Registered: Oct 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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Originally posted by bonehead
Thanks for the info!! not only am I out 4600 bucks ive lost every pup but one, and my female died of liver failure today!!! I am sick!

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