Vet bills......

[DMickey28]

I have never handled the vet bills before, my mom always did them.

I am getting a puppy the second week in January. We will bring him for a check up when we first get him just to make sure he is healthy and all....

Approx how much are maintance vet visits? Shots? and how about neutering for a puppy? I have no idea even a ball park range for this...

Thanks!!! By the way this is going to be in the Midwest.... I need to change my taggy thingy...

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Merry Christmas!!!

 

[slimplaw]

Yearly check-ups with vaccines for my adult dogs is about $135 per year. You will be going to the vet a little more frequently with a puppy to start them on their series of shots. The shots themselves are not too expensive, but then you'll have an office call fee.

 

[SJCSuzy]

Congratulations on getting a new puppy! We just got our golden retriever puppy at Thanksgiving. Our vet has a "puppy package" price which includes all the shots and Advantage for fleas and Heartguard for heartworms. It was $125 but it doesn't cover neutering, which in this area of CA is about $100.

Happy Holidays!

 

[preshi]

Our first visit,3rd set of shots and micro chipping (1st and 2nd as well as neutering was done prior to adoption) was about $250 for 2 puppies.

 

[Bojangles]

you can call your vet's office and get a pretty good estimate.

A lot of pet adoption organizations have very young animals that are already spayed/neutered and have their shots. We got a puppy through a Humane Society adopt-a-thon. She was spayed already and we only had to pay a $80 "donation".

 

[Otto's Doll]

Don't forget to figure in the cost of a heartworm test, and then monthly heartworm medication. I don't remember the cost of the test, but the medication is about 6$ a month. It is based on weight, and you can usually get 6 months worth at a time.